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Haunted Japan

Exploring the World of Japanese Yokai, Ghosts and the Paranormal

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Haunted Japan

By: Catrien Ross
Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
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Japanese folklore is abundant with tales of ghostly creatures and the supernatural. In Haunted Japan, author Catrien Ross reveals the legends that have been passed down for generations and continue to terrify us today. To research this book on the country's ghosts, demons, and paranormal phenomena, Ross collected accounts from across Japan including:

  • Sacred Mount Osore, a Japanese gateway to the land of the dead, where people gather to contact those who have passed on
  • The Tokyo grave of the samurai Taira no Masakado, where passersby regularly witnessed his ghost until prayers finally laid him to rest
  • The mummified remains of the monk Tetsumonkai at the Churenji Temple on Mount Yudono - a place where bizarre happenings are common
  • The ruins of Hachioji Castle in Tokyo, which was abandoned for many years because of its many hauntings

The result is an unparalleled insight into the dark corners of the Japanese psyche - a world filled with horrifying creatures including Oni (demons with fierce and ghastly appearances), Yurei (Japanese ghosts who inhabit the world of the living), and Yokai (supernatural monsters).

©2020 Catrien Ross (P)2020 Tantor Customs & Traditions Fantasy Social Sciences Haunted Paranormal Ghost Tradition Paranormal Nonfiction
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The book is good, delivering on its title and blurb but why on earth use this narrator? Her accent is so thick, which ordinarily is no issue, that she is forced to over pronounce every Japanese word in the book. It's painful, to say the least, to listen to staining of every syllable. Further, there seems to have been sections where multiple takes were made as her tone jumps from relaxed to irritated to flustered and back again in just a few paragraphs. It makes it sound like amateur hour. If the author specifically asked for this narrator, fine, don't agree but fine. Otherwise whoever's decision this was should never be put in charge of casting again.

Good book but why this narrator?

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