short series

Ghostly Knocks at Midnight

share time: 2025-11-20 06:01:58

Lin Xiaoman, a solo screenwriter, just moved into an old apartment in the city when she faces three straight nights of "ghostly midnight knocks"—she hears heavy knocking clearly, but no one is outside the peephole, only a red string with a copper bell tied to the doorknob. On the fourth night, her best friend, missing for half a month, calls suddenly, voice trembling: "Don't open the door! When I ran to your building last time, he tied that red string to my ankle..." Before she finishes, the familiar knock sounds again. This time, the peephole reflects her best friend's hair ribbon.

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