Candle in the Tomb: The Worm Valley

A slow, shadowy descent through caves and old legends, more atmospheric puzzle than thrill ride, rewarding patience with creeping dread.

Created by

Zhang Muye

Genres

Action & adventure, Drama, Mystery

Starring

Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi, Jerry Lee

Overview

Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang and Fatty Wang discover that the rumoured life-saving "dust bead" had become a burial object in the tomb of the King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom and set to find the traces of the mystic object. Following a human skin map, the three pass through the secret underground waterway of the ancient Dian Kingdom under the Zhalong Mountain.

How it feels

Tense, eerie, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Mystery, exploration, survival, obsession

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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