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Strange Tales From Japan

99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural

Various Authors
4.3
(8)
Pages
352
Year
2021
Language
English

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Prepare to be, spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories!

Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals, who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 32 pages of traditional full-color images of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life.

The captivating tales in this volume include:
• The Vengeance of Oiwa- The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband, who seeks retribution from beyond the grave
• The Curse of Okiku- A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results
• The Snow Woman- A man is saved by a mysterious woman, who swears him to secrecy
• Tales of the Kappa- Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths
• And many, many more!

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