Japanese Horror Fiction

Vampires: murderous creatures in the shape of humans, they stalk the night feeding on the blood of innocents. Seemingly immortal, they can be destroyed only by the use of a stake through the heart, severing of their heads, or exposure to sunlight. By the year AD 12,090, vampires have ruled the Earth for almost 300 years, and it is only these weaknesses that have kept these foul monsters from totally overrunning the world. But what happens when those rules no longer apply?

夏祭りにやって来た、裏染天馬と袴田柚乃たち風ヶ丘高の面々。たこ焼き、かき氷、水ヨーヨー、どの屋台で買い物しても、お釣りが五十円玉ばかりだったのはなぜ？

A writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance who is considering purchasing a second-hand house in Tokyo. With its bright and spacious interior, the home seems perfect. But looking closer, the building’s floor plan reveals a mysterious ""dead space” hidden between the walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plan with an architect friend only to discover more “strange spaces” dotted across the house.

Based on Japanese literature and foldlore, Kwaidan contains 17 stories. The story of Loichi, the blind biwa player who was called to perform for the dead; of Muso, the journeying priest who encountered a man eating goblin; of the samurai who outwitted the ghost of a dead man. All these plus 14 other spooly tales are included in this collection.

神紅大学ミステリ愛好会の葉村譲と会長の明智恭介は、いわくつきの映画研究会の夏合宿に参加するため、同じ大学の探偵少女、剣崎比留子と共にペンション紫湛荘を訪ねた。

The picturesque coastal town of Florence was known for millennia as a pleasure resort for the Nobility. As retribution for their decadence, the cruel and beautiful vampire inhabitants were "punished," driven out more than a thousand years ago by a solitary traveler in black. Only one—Baron Meinster—refused to leave, only to be thrown to the waves by the mysterious assassin. Summoned to contemporary Florence by Su-in, sister of a murdered village girl, the enigmatic Vampire Hunter D discovers a vampire curse ravaging the town's human inhabitants.

The strange kid at school, the odd woman in the apartment building, the troublesome man at work. Such people exist everywhere, in everyone’s lives. All it takes is a word for it to start. An unsettling question, a bizarre remark, or even a kind apology. Once their hooks sink in, the cracks form. Darkness floods into the recesses until nothing else remains, and then...Sirens, screaming, dull thuds on the pavement. They have always existed. They just are. And when they show up, people die.

東京都荒川区の超高層マンションで起きた凄惨な殺人事件。

今、なにが怖い？　人気作家、TVプロデューサー、映画監督、配信者など、日本のホラー文化最前線のクリエイターたちとともに考える論考集。

Jonathan is attracted to the ornate mirror from the first moment he sees it in the antique shop where he works after school. But there is something wrong with the mirror, something evil - as Jonathan will discover after he accidentally gets a trace of his blood on its surface in this disturbing tale of terror.

Would you dare to challenge yourself to a spooky night of haunted stories that'll make your hair stand on end? That shiver that runs down your spine might be just chills of the night, or maybe something else has come to visit you? In any case, make yourself comfortable and prepare to sink your teeth into this haunting collection of Japanese Scary Ghost Stories. If something terrible befalls you this night, then don't find me. You have been warned....

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

主人公ナタニエルは、幼い頃母親から子供の目玉を奪っていくという砂男の話を聞かされ、その実在を信じるようになる…自動人形・二重人格など怪奇小説の古典「砂男」を2人語りラジオドラマ化。

【数分で味わえる文豪の世界】　品格、叙情、エゴ、真情、変態性、エロス、醜、美・・・巨星「川端康成」のあらゆる要素が凝縮された「掌の小説」。４０年余の歳月をかけて滴り落ちた掌編をあつめた、文豪の半生ともいうべき１２２編のうちの１編です。川端康成の本質と深く関わる濃密な時間を、じっくりとご堪能ください。　　　監督/吉田純子・編集/三好達也_林岳史

【第4回創元SF短編賞を受賞。雄渾の遠未来ハードSF！】地球と太陽系を喪い、星の世界への進出を余儀なくされた人類は、生き延びるためにあらゆる形態の人間を生み出した。ぼくらもそうして生まれた宇宙船だ。そして今ぼくら2隻は特命を帯び、銀河中心にある巨大ブラックホールに向かって1600年に及ぶ旅を続けている――。

【5分でゾッとする、本当にあったコワい話！】おつかいの途中、気づいたら霊界に迷い込んでいた!?おばけの学校、病院、神社、ホテル……ようこそ恐怖のツアーへ！！小学５年生の春休み。お父さんにおつかいをたのまれてコンビニに向かう途中、幽霊の女の子「レイちゃん」につかまって、連れてこられた先はなんと“霊界”。

目撃せよ！怪異の別の顔を―。建物を揺らす振動の中に木霊する無数の声…霊に憑りつかれたはずの男の意外過ぎる真意…人に憑いた霊を取ろうとしたら方法は1つしかない。それは…

本当に恐ろしいのは怪異か？人か？衝撃の現場から直送されたリアル怪談！抽斗に仕舞われていた壮絶な念の籠る書類！樹海に遺されていたビデオテープが映し出す凄惨な現場！

恐怖のユニット怨路地が送り込んだ怪談界の最終兵器！ファイナリストたちの恐演！怖い話！心霊スポ凸！この世の恐怖を探求する噂の怪談ユニット怨路地が繰り出す！

現場に遺された怪の痕跡をルポ怪談の第一人者が深掘りする！オープンしたてのベビー用品売り場に現れた無念の想い…駐車場の敷地内だけを彷徨い続ける下半身のない男…