Nine bodies. One haunted house. No way out.

At the stroke of midnight on the Chinese Ghost Festival, nine self-media influencers step into the infamous haunted house on Dongshan Island, hoping to exploit its bloody past for views. But when the clock strikes twelve, the signal and all connections die. Cut off from the outside world, they realize something is terribly wrong—gas begins to leak, tapes rewind on their own, bodies collapse in the dark… and their memory resets.

Back to one hour ago.

A calendar forever frozen on that cursed day. A sunken boat. A dripping bathroom. A cabinet creaking open on its own. A hidden, broken Buddha statue. A missing gun.

The spirits are waking up. The restless souls are coming home. And every whisper, every flickering shadow, every phantom touch is telling them one thing—

Someone never left. Someone has unfinished wills.

Trapped between the ruthless hunger for viral fame and the voice deep within, they have one last chance. The full moon is fading. Can they catch the echoes of the ashes and souls before they are gone?

Of Ashes and Souls is the inaugural production of Shall See Theater. It has successfully run Off-Broadway at The Sam at the Flea Theater from April 25 to 27, 2025.