The Ghost Lore Museum (鬼話故事館) in Jiufen occupies a warren of low-lit rooms near the old street and presents ghosts, demons, and supernatural beings from across Asian cultures — Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian traditions. The displays include reconstructed ritual spaces, mannequins dressed as spirit figures, and explanatory panels on how different cultures relate to the dead.
The museum is intimate rather than museum-standard, and the quirky atmosphere is part of the appeal. Given Jiufen's connection to Hou Hsiao-hsien's ghost-inflected films and the general atmospheric quality of the misty hillside town, a museum dedicated to Asian ghost lore fits its setting better than most. Admission is modest; allow about an hour. The gift shop sells ghost-related items that make unusual presents.