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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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！

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?

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.

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.

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.

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。

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ある取材で集められたグラビアアイドル達。リーダー格の子が突然ふさぎ込んだ。その理由とは……

怪談文芸の大家としても知られた田中貢太郎が二十年の歳月を費やして蒐集した　怪異恐怖記録の集大成...

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！！

≪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.

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！

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。

明治の頃、全世界に向け“日本”を紹介した小泉八雲。彼は、新聞記者であり、教師、翻訳家、紀行文作家、随筆家、小説家、そして日本研究家であった。小泉八雲…、本名、ラフカディオ・ハーン。ギリシャ生れのイギリス人である。彼ほど日本の文化、日本人の心を深く見つめ、そして描き綴った外国人はいないと言われています。八雲が見つけた、和を尊び、自然を愛する“美しき日本”、その姿をわれわれは彼が遺した幾多の作品から知ることができます。八雲は、口承されてきた日本各地の怪談や幽霊話、民話、伝説を世に出しました。今回、収録した『雪女』 『ろくろ首』 『貉(むじな)』 『耳無芳一の話』等の有名な話も、八雲がいたからこそ世に出た話であります。日本の自然と文化を深く愛し、その姿を世界に広めた功績は偉大であると言えます。日本をこよなく愛し、そして多くの日本人に愛された小泉八雲の繊細で情緒豊かな作品をどうぞオーディオブックでお楽しみください!