Japanese Ghost

In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help. Here are all the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore: 'rokuro-kubi', whose heads separate from their bodies at night; 'jikininki', or flesh-eating goblins; and terrifying faceless 'mujina' who haunt lonely neighbourhoods.

Emma Hooper thought coming home to small-town life and the family farm would give her a chance to rest and recover from a traumatic accident. But that was before she started seeing ghosts. It was before Grandma Hooper started singing on the roof, and it was way, way before anybody spotted a ghost in a 19th-century cavalry uniform coming out of an outhouse. Can Emma learn to handle her newfound ability to see spirits, while figuring out a confusing relationship with the handsome local doctor? All while solving the ghastly murder of Preacher Jacob?

Hawaii, 1941. War clouds with Japan are gathering and the islands of Hawaii have become battlegrounds of spies, intelligence agents, and military officials - with the island's residents caught between them. Toiling in the shadows are Douglas Wada, the only Japanese American agent in naval intelligence, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy sent to Pearl Harbor to gather information on the U.S. fleet.

A wonderful collection of spine-tingling ghost stories and thought-provoking essays on insects. This new version has an introduction "Hearn and Japan", which details the continuing influence of Hearn on contemporary Japan.

A ghostly visit from her former landlady draws Emma away from sleepy little Hillbilly Hollow to investigate a murder in the big city. But what seems like a straightforward case soon becomes entangled with an event from Emma's past and a personal quest for justice. With the attractive but bungling Sheriff Tucker at her side, will Emma be tempted by the chance to avenge an old wrong?

少しだけ不思議な力を持つ、中学校の国語教師・檀(だん)と、女子生徒の書いている風変わりな小説原稿。 生徒の些細な校則違反をきっかけに、檀先生は思わぬ出来事に巻き込まれていく。

In Ghostly Japan collects 12 ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these stories contain nightmare imagery worthy of a midnight creature feature, others are not ghostly or ghastly at all. "Bits of Poetry" offers an engaging study on verse, and "Japanese Buddhist Proverbs" explains the meaning of several aphorisms based on Japanese cultural references.

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

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When her cozy hometown is visited by death, Emma's investigative skills are enlisted by a secretive ghost. But with the uncooperative spirit holding so much back, and with the handsome local doctor pressing Emma for answers, will she ever get to the bottom of the case? Or will the Hollow be forever haunted by the secrets of the past?

In Hillbilly Hollow, even the dead want the last word...When an eccentric local artist meets an untimely end during the annual Flower Festival, Emma gets pulled into two cases at once. First, the murder investigation. Second, the hunt for a dangerous burglar who has the whole town on edge. After all-brawn-and-no-brains Sheriff Tucker declares the death an accident, Emma's search for the killer hits a dead end... until a vengeful ghost comes calling. Can Emma decipher the mad ramblings of the disgruntled spirit?

In the shadowed corridors of Himeji Castle, forbidden love blooms between the servant Okiku and a prisoner, the enigmatic ronin Shinji. Okiku’s duties and desires collide as she’s torn between loyalty and longing. Yet Aoyama Tessan, a samurai with dark obsessions, covets her fiercely. When a plate goes missing, betrayal, jealousy, and murder unravel Okiku’s life, thrusting her into a nightmare beyond death. Returning as an onryou, her vengeance is bound to her love—but will fury consume her soul?

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.

≪ミステリ・フロンティア≫創刊10周年記念作品静かな感動に満ちた、青春ミステリの新たなる傑作 高校入学から一月が過ぎたころ、ある失敗をきっかけに孤立し、今ではクラス内で「幽霊」と言われている一居士架。誰とも話せない、話しかけられることもない架の高校生活は、ある日の席替えで玖波高町が前の席になったことから変わりはじめる。文化祭の研究発表のための調べ物を手伝わないかと声を掛けてきた高町と、放課後の図書室でともに過ごすようになった架は、彼女の意図を汲みかねながらも、久々に誰かと話す時間に安らぎを見出していた。一方、二人の通う高校の敷地内では、蝶結びのサインを残した動物の死体が続けて発見され、高町は何か気がかりを抱える様子を見せるようになるが……。

A family had an experience and finally lost their child. This true story presents their incredible haunted experience.

ウェールズの貴族・タルボット卿から謎の招待状を受け取ったアリスは、P・P・ジュニア、琉生とともに、イギリスへ。ロンドンの空港に着くと、待ち合わせをしていたシャーリー・ホームズが行方不明になっていた！！

第2回朝日ホラーコミック大賞原作部門大賞作品。女子高生の繭とサラは先輩後輩の間柄。今日も今日とて誰もこない校舎の屋上でのんべんだらりとだべっている。

怪談文学の第一人者ともいえる田中貢太郎が、二十年に渡って書き上げてきた作品を蒐集した、著者のライフワークともいえる「日本怪談全集」。第八巻です。古今東西から集められた怪談の数々を、心ゆくまでお楽しみください。

「四谷怪談」
元禄年間のこと。四谷左門殿町に御先手組の同心を勤めている田宮又左衛門と云う者が住んでいた。その又左衛門は眼が悪くて勤めに不自由をするので、娘のお岩に婿養子をして隠居したいと思っていたが、そのお岩は疱瘡に罹って顔は皮が剥けて渋紙を張ったようになり、右の眼に星が出来て、髪も縮れて醜い顔になってしまった。
お岩が二十一の時、又座衛門は亡くなった。そこで又左衛門の友人たちが相談して、お岩に婿養子をして又左衛門の跡目を相続させようとしたが、なにしろお岩の姿を気にして養子になろうと云う者がない。
ようやく伊右衛門と云う摂州の浪人が候補に見つかった。彼は三十俵二人扶持の地位欲しさに婿入りを了承するのだが、お岩の二目と見られぬ容貌に驚き、次第に嫌悪するようになっていったのだった……

「山の怪」
土佐長岡郡の奥に本山と云う処がある。その本山に吉延と云う谷があって、其処には猪や鹿などの大きな獣がいるので、猟師をやっている者で其処へ眼をつけない者はなかったが、その谷には時々不思議なことがあるので、気の弱い者は避けて行

ハライチ・岩井勇気さんも戦慄！「読んでる間、息を潜めてしまう。何かに見つかりそうで」モヒカン怪談師が恐怖のあまり過呼吸を起こした最恐実話怪談集、ついに書籍化！

半グレと裏社会の実態を生々しく描き出す 東京の闇を描いた究極のピカレスク小説 大きな話題を集めた『半グレ』を文庫化。 かつての裏社会の王者・暴力団が衰退する一方で、特殊詐欺などのシノギを