Taiwan's Famous Urban Legend - The Girl in Red

In March 1998, sunlight filtered through the canopy of the Dakeng mountain area in Taichung, illuminating a family outing filled with laughter and joy. The brother-in-law, walking at the very back, was enthusiastically recording the spring trip with his V8 video camera. In the footage, the family's steps were light, and the air was filled with the ease of a day trip. Little did anyone know, this would be the beginning of a nightmare. Not long after the outing ended, a family member who was present that day suddenly passed away. While grieving family members were sorting through belongings, they played the videotape. However, what appeared on the screen sent chills down everyone's spine. At the very end of the line of people, a mysterious "girl in red" had appeared out of nowhere. She followed closely with an eerie gait, but no matter how hard everyone racked their memories, this stranger was nowhere to be seen at the scene that day. Even more terrifying, when the camera briefly focused on her face, it wasn't the face of a child. Her complexion was pale green, her eyes were sunken, and her expression was extremely sinister and ancient, like a vengeful spirit in children's clothing. Subsequently, the face of the deceased relative captured in the video seemed to distort into a ferocious appearance with fangs during a flicker of the camera. Frightened, the family sent this V8 tape to "Ghost Sightings" (神出鬼沒), a very popular paranormal program on GTV at the time. After the footage was broadcast at the end of 1998, it instantly caused a sensation across Taiwan, becoming a widely known terrifying topic.