KALEIDOSCOPE OF DEATH
死亡万花筒
by: Xi Zixu (西子绪)
Summary
It started off peculiarly; first, his domestic cat refused to let him cuddle it.Lin Qiushi soon found that a sense of disharmony and incongruity began to pervade everything around him.Then, one odd day, he pushed open a door, and he discovered that the hallway he was familiar with turned into a boundless corridor.At both ends of this corridor were twelve, identical iron gates.Thus, the story began.Ruan Nanzhu said to Lin Qiushi, “When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back.”Upon hearing this, Lin Qiushi sank into deep contemplation. He then pulled down the zipper of his trousers and aimed at the abyss…Ruan Nanzhu: “…Put your pants on properly!”Super shameless, ill, pampered gong X Shameless, calm shou; a combination of double [or extreme] shamelessness...........................................................................................
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| Title | Author | Genre | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleidoscope of Death (死亡万花筒) | Xi Zixu (西子绪) | Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Fantasy, BL | 139 Chapters + 8 Extras (Complete) |
main characters
Ship Name: NanQiu / 南秋
LIN QIUSHI / 林秋石
(MC, Shou)
- Age: 26 years old
- Height: 1.8 m
- Aliases: Yu Linlin, Yu Qiuqiu, Lin Qiuqiu (highlight the space to read)
- Pet: Chestnut (cat)
- Occupation: Used to be a designer
- Special ability: Hearing is very keen, can hear sounds that others can't hear
- Props: Xu Jin's diary, baby bones, silver pistol
- Affiliated organization: Obsidian
RUAN NANZHU / 阮南烛
(ML, Gong)
- Age: 25 years old
- Height: 1.9 m
- Aliases: Ruan Baijie, Zhu Meng, Lu Meng (highlight the space to read)
- Special ability: Very good eyesight, can see things invisible to others
- Props: Scarlet bracelet, ear studs (presented to Lin Qiushi later), silver bracelet
- Affiliated organization: Obsidian↭
SIDE CHARACTERS
CHENG QIANLI / 程千里
- Age: 16 years old
- Alias: Muyu
- Brother: Cheng Yixie
- Affiliated organization: Obsidian
- Pet: Toast (dog)
CHENG YIXIE / 程一榭
- Age: 16 years old
- Brother: Cheng Qianli
- Affiliated organization: Obsidian
- Special ability: Special sense of smell, can smell the smell that others can't notice
novel
audio drama
audio book
LIVE ACTION
| Title | Status | Production | Casts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Reality (灵境) | Finished filming on 3 March 2023 | Tencent | Xia Zhiguang as Ruan Nanzhu ★ Huang Junjie as Lin Qiushi |
There used to be a manhua adaptation, but it has been taken down only after the teaser was up on Bilibili Manhua. Not sure whether they'll be back or not. Wish it could come back someday...
content warnings
General content warnings
Blood, murders, violence, ghosts, monsters, extreme depictions of graphic gore, graphic injuries, body horror, disemberment, mutilation, skinning, cannibalism, suicide, wrist-cutting, hospitalization, car crash, corpse eaten, body slicing, rain of blades, needle, nail, fire, human skin, nausea, vomiting, mentions of claustrophobia, intrusive thoughts, implied sexual harrassment, bullying, religions, mental breakdown, depression, mental disorder, anxiety, restlesness, tension, dread, hallucinations, human sacrifice, child murder, child death, body shaming, fat shaming, train accident, drowning, hypnosis, disgusting foods, kidnapping, implied abortion, questionable humanity, cross-dressingWarnings for spesific chapters
*heavy chapter
Chapter 9: murder attempt
Chapter 13: mental breakdown
Chapter 14: car crash
Chapter 17: implied suicide
Chapter 22: cannibalism, mutilation, mentions of claustrophobia
Chapter 21-22: child murder, child death
Chapter 23: needle, mutilation
Chapter 24: skinning, human skin
Chapter 26: mutilation, foods made of human body
Chapter 29: mentions of human skin drum
Chapter 31: skinning, rain of blades
Chapter 32: body shaming, fat shaming
Chapter 36: skinning
Chapter 47: mentions of train accident
Chapter 51-52: bullying, car accident
Chapter 55 & 57: implied sexual harrassment
Chapter 56: child death
Chapter 63: mentions of abortion
Chapter 64: suicide
Chapter 70: implied cannibalism
Chapter 82: mutilation
Chapter 86: child murder
Chapter 89: suicide, wrist-cutting
Chapter 119: mentions of car accident
Chapter 120: disgusting foods
Chapter 122: corpse eaten, human face mosquito, disgusting foods
Chapter 123: corpse eaten
Chapter 125: disgusting foods, nauseating scenes related to eating
Chapter 131: corpse eatenDon't read this book if you are:
Eating (there are many chapters which are disgusting and disturbing rather than horror, you might vomit)
In anxiety / down mood / mentality not stable
Going to sleep (if you have a weak heart)
why read?
- If you are looking for horror/mystery survival game danmei, this is for you!
- All of the arcs are super thrilling and interesting! There is no single arcs that boring. Each door world was unique and entertaining, filled with puzzles and tricks.
- Amazing plot and worldbuilding! There are 12 doors in the game, all doors refer to real-life tales, each doors were written very well and detailed. Same case with the character's abilities and their props.
- A huge plot twist at the end that will blow your mind and no one saw it coming!
- Power couple! Both main characters are smart and mature!
- Character development for each characters.
- We have a cat and a dog being besties! They are so adorable!
- Crossdresses ML and the MC later on! (spoiler, please highlight)
- ML's personality when he's outside the door and inside the door is so different, when he was in drag mode he was so clingy and dramatic, he loves playing a heroine. He made everyone in the team cross dress at least once, ooh that sure is interesting (spoiler, please highlight)
- MC is a daddy cat person, he loves his cat sooooo much. He likes to put his face to its belly and breathe in lol
- The romance is slow and consistent, but once they get together there will be massive dogfood and they always want to protect each other no matter what.
- How humankind works in the situation of life and death? Read to find the answer!
