Godforsaken place

Yongjing, to me, is a haunted place.
I've wanted to escape it my whole life.

The Chen family is desolate, full of ghost stories.
Ultimately, none of us can truly escape this small place called Yongjing.

// On this day, everything seemed as usual.
Peel back the everyday, and there's blood on the ground, bats in the sky, dead hippos in the fields,
Everything is ominous, everyone is on the verge of collapse. //

Chen Tianhong, born in Yongjing, Changhua, a small place few have heard of.
He is the youngest son; his parents had five useless daughters before finally getting two boys.

This youngest son fled to Berlin, Germany, determined to sever ties with his hometown, but unexpectedly killed his gay partner.
After being released from prison, with nowhere to go, he had no choice but to return to Yongjing. This day happened to be the Ghost Festival.
The gates of hell are open, spirits roam freely, and his return home is destined to collide with ghosts from the past.

The story begins with a day in a small island town,
Parents, eldest sister, second sister, third sister, fourth sister, fifth sister, elder brother, and Chen Tianhong—members of the Chen family appear one after another,
As perspectives shift, the grotesque and collapsing faces of all beings are gradually revealed,
Layer by layer, revealing the family's scars and ugliness, the secrets of the small town, and the horror and ruthlessness of the era.

How do people who return to a haunted place confront their embarrassing past?
How did a small place become a haunted place?