Love Curse

Name: Love Curse
Genre: Occult Curse, Forbidden Romance, Obsession, Love Triangle, Betrayal

A forbidden Taoist heart-lock spell binds a photographer to a tempting stranger — while his fiancée fights to break it.

20 episodesShortPeakOccult CurseForbidden RomanceObsessionLove Triangle

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The story

The short version. Betrayal, 20 episodes on ShortPeak. A woman works with a corrupt official to use a forbidden Taoist heart-lock spell, aiming to control a man's mind and secure an inheritance.

Love Curse builds its plot around a forbidden Taoist ritual called the heart-lock spell. A woman conspires with a corrupt official, planning to bend a man's mind under the spell and gain control of an inheritance.

The genre blend pairs a modern infidelity triangle with supernatural romantic pressure: the obsession reads as enchantment rather than ordinary choice, turning a jealous-romance story into a curse story.

The opening episodes show the spell taking hold of a photographer, tying him in an obsessive, all-consuming pull to the alluring woman; his fiancée becomes the character fighting against the magic, searching for a way to release him before the curse decides his fate.

Series facts checked against the ShortPeak listing. Notes cover the opening episodes only; nothing here reveals the ending.

Scenes worth the episode

Moments from the opening run that set up the rest.

The Forbidden Spell

A conspiring pair chooses a Taoist heart-lock spell to control a man's mind and reach an inheritance.

The Binding

The spell draws the photographer into an obsessive, hypnotized attachment to the captivating woman.

The Fiancée's Fight

His fiancée becomes the opposition to the curse, trying to break a hold she cannot reason with.

The Inheritance Scheme

Underneath the romance runs the greedy motive behind the curse: control of a family legacy.

Our notes

Written from the opening arc. These are editorial impressions, not audience scores.

WebShorts notes · on the premise

The curse turns a romantic triangle into something sinister: attraction is explained as an imposed enchantment, which reframes the photographer's obsession as danger rather than desire.

WebShorts notes · on the opening episodes

The early run pairs the schemers' plan with the spell's effect on the photographer; viewers drawn to occult romance get the ritual logic early, while the fiancée's resistance drives the second turn.

Best for viewers who like forbidden-occult romance and spellbound-obsession plots; if you prefer grounded contemporary romance with no supernatural device, the magic spell sits at the center of every turn. Compared with most forbidden-romance shorts, the triangle is ruled by a ritual rather than ordinary attraction, which makes the jealousy feel external and coercive.