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Jiangshi: The Stiff Corpse
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Jiangshi: The Stiff Corpse

It doesn't walk. It hops. Arms outstretched, stiff as a board, the Jiangshi hunts by sensing your breath. And if it catches you, it will drain the life straight out of your body.

2026-01-16
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2 min read
chinese-mythologyvampiresundead+2

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