FOLK HORROR
扳不倒儿
A wedding night. An old house. A vigil until dawn.
Folk horror set in the late Ming dynasty: a snowy wedding night, the old He family mansion, and a wooden figure in the ancestral hall.
In development
A quiet beginning
The old mansion
Late in the Ming dynasty, snow falls over the old He family mansion. On her wedding night, a new bride keeps vigil in the ancestral hall, accompanied by a wooden figure known as He Weng. Dawn feels very far away.
Beyond the candlelight lie closed doors, deep corridors, and the hush of an old household. The red of a wedding lingers against the dark. In this house, even a familiar custom carries an unsettling weight.
IN PLAY
The night answers to your fingertip.
Earlier build · No audio Toppled in a dream
Drag downward and the whole scene tips over like a roly-poly toy, then sways back upright.
Earlier build · No audio A fingertip for a lantern
Wherever your finger rests, the lantern shines, and the night path brightens little by little.
Earlier build · No audio Holding her hand through the vigil
Hold her hand and the scene slowly turns cold. Only when you let go does the warmth creep back.
A closer look
A wedding in the snow
Atmosphere
Rain along the corridor
Rain traces the eaves. A line of lanterns leads deeper into the quiet house.
Atmosphere footage from an earlier version · No audio.