Japanese Ghost

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company. It’s the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding. A night of food, drinks, and games quickly spirals into a nightmare as secrets get dragged out and relationships are tested. But the house has secrets too. Lurking in the shadows is the ghost bride with a black smile and a hungry heart.

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?

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.

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?

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

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.

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?

≪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……。

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。

10月14日からドラマ（TBS日曜劇場）がスタートする大人気シリーズ第３弾！

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！

怪談好きのツボを捉える！怒涛の実話17連発！軍事訓練中に音楽と共に現れた悪魔とされるもの…ベランダにばら撒かれた石のひとつひとつに…捨てても帰ってくるビンテージものの椅子…不思議＆怖いもの好きの急所を突く怪異の連続スーパーショット！

脳髄を直撃する渾身の語り！真っ暗な部屋の中に真っ白な女の素足が…この子は今に持ってかれるよ…女が立っていて半分冷蔵庫に埋まってるんですよ…息をもつかせぬ圧巻の9話！本邦ホラー界を牽引する絶対恐怖の語り部が待望の復活！

怪に酔い、妖かしに浸る深津さくらが集めた異界の玉手箱…知らず知らずのうちに異世界への入り口に…？洗うごとに大きくなるシャツの手形…頭の中に不意に浮かび上がった不吉な二文字…異世界、パラレルワールド、謎の漂流物…

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。