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#351 - Strange Tales XI.1: Don't Wake the Grave

#351 - Strange Tales XI.1: Don't Wake the Grave17 okt40 min

The leaves are blood-red once again, the coffee’s back to hot, and somewhere in old China, the dead begin to stir restlessly. Grave robbers, well-diggers, strange hobbyists... plenty of folks out there far too willing to go sticking a spade into dirt it doesn't belong. And, of course, consequences ensue...

Tonight’s Tales:

03:28: “A Coffin For Eighteen” [一棺藏十八人] – from Zibuyu, Yuan Mei

05:19: “Adding Insult to Injury” [漢桓帝馮貴人] – from Soushenji, Gan Bao

07:31: “Outfoxed” [漢廣川王好發冢] – from Soushenji, Gan Bao

09:56: “Does It Taste Good?” [骷髏報仇] – from Zibuyu, Yuan Mei

12:27: “I’d Like a Second Opinion” [掘塚奇報] – from Zibuyu, Yuan Mei

18:22: “The Tomb of Cao Cao” [曹操冢] – from Liaozhai zhiyi, Pu Songling

21:25: “Laundry Day” [噴水] – from Liaozhai zhiyi, Pu Songling

24:48: “A Grounded Education” [龍飛相公] – from Liaozhai zhiyi, Pu Songling

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