Chinese ghost stories are always also love stories, because all ghosts are irresistibly drawn to man, to give or receive love, to seek happiness or perish in suffering. The philosopher Martin Buber wrote in his preface that 'these spirits are beings of our world circle, born only in a deeper, darker layer'. This is exactly what determines the magic of these 16 tales of love between humans and demons. They are taken from the rich tales of the poet Pu Songling.