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| Original Title | 道成寺（一幕劇） |
|---|---|
| Author | 郡 虎彦 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a shadowed mountain temple shrouded in ancient curses, a young monk arrives seeking enlightenment, only to find himself ensnared in a web of dread. The monks of Dōjōji tremble beneath a moonlit sky as whispers of a vengeful serpent spirit haunt the air—a demon born from scorned love, her wrath sealed decades ago within a cursed bell. Now, its hollow groan reverberates through the valley, awakening old terrors. The temple’s head monk, once a paragon of piety, unravels into madness, his hands stained with violence as he hunts phantoms of obsession. Meanwhile, a bell-caster woman, heavy with child and secrets, ascends the slopes as eerie figures emerge from the mist—three spectral women with blood-red lips and hair like spilled ink. As winds howl and flames encroach, the boundary between sacred vows and primal fury dissolves. Shadows coil, blood flows, and the mountain itself seems to breathe with malevolence, promising a reckoning where faith and damnation collide. |
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