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The Game of 100 Candles

Chilling stories from Japanese folklore
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The Game of 100 Candles

By: Paola Cantatore, Toru Terada, Katherine Gregor - translator
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A must-have for anyone fascinated by the darker side of Japanese folklore.

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Beneath the global fascination with manga and anime lies a shadowy realm teeming with Japan's yokai monsters, mutants, and vengeful mononoke spirits. These eerie entities have gripped imaginations with their terrifying allure since the Edo period, weaving a dark tapestry of folklore that continues to captivate and haunt to this day.

In The Game of 100 Candles, 99 uncanny tales, known as 'kaidan', await to reveal the dark side of Japanese folklore. Discover a world of bizarre entities, animate objects, shapeshifters, and spectral hybrids that inspired modern art forms like kabuki theatre, Pokémon, J-Horror, and the monsters of Murakami Takashi.

Step inside The Game of 100 Candles, but beware, this test of samurai courage may bring about an even greater horror.

© Paola Cantatore 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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