This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will
captivate lovers of yokai stories! These classic Japanese ghost
stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn
between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic
book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who has garnered a worldwide fan
base for his manga adaptations of works of Japanese literature,
including such classics as The Book of Five Rings and The Demon's
Sermon on the Martial Arts. Manga Yokai Stories includes:
Nuke-kubi: A masterless samurai is trapped in a house haunted by
headless goblins The Screen Maiden: A young man develops an
obsession with a woman in a painting that almost kills him Corpse
Rider: A woman's unburied corpse cannot rest until she has taken
her revenge on the man who divorced her A Dead Secret: A young
mother terrifies her family when she returns as a ghost, unable to
find peace until she puts to rest a shocking secret she has left
behind Wilson's skillful adaptation of Hearn's ghostly tales--along
with superb manga illustrations from UK-based Japanese artist Inko
Ai Takita--make these fascinating stories come to life. This book
is in traditional Japanese reading order--from back to front--so
that fans and manga lovers can enjoy an authentic reading
experience.
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