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A review by bookishraccoon
Strange Tales from Japan: 99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural by Keisuke Nishimoto
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Wouldn’t necessarily call these tales ‘strange’, but still thoroughly enjoyed a great portion of these! I really enjoyed the artwork, & the drawings accompanied with some of the stories. Definitely an interesting read that I’d recommend to anybody that’s a huge fan of short stories, folklore, or horror!
Some of my favorite sections:
* Rivers & Lakes
*Unfortunate People
*Shape Shifting Cats
*Ghost’s Requests (but honestly I enjoyed all of the ghost segments- there’s several)
Favorite Tales:
Traditional Tales-
* The Talking Futon - campy, but eerie & nostalgic to ghost stories growing up.
* Ghost Cart- Thoroughly enjoyed this one, wasn’t sure where it was going at 1st- eerie!
*Earless Hoichi- The title kinda gives this one away, but was a great read!
Rivers & Lakes-
*Otawa Pond - enjoyed most of these from this section actually! Found these really interesting
*Lake Otane
*The Catfish at Uso Ga Fuchi
*Gonzaburo the Flute Player - Neat little short ghost story!
*Joren Falls - Interesting tale of a nushi silk spider!
Miraculous Strength-
*The Reincarnation of Sakata - Interesting tale of a man that sought out Buddha.
Unfortunate People-
*The Mirror of Matsuyama - Tale of how Mirror Pond came to be.
*The Motoshichi-kuroschichi Bird - Eerie tale that leaves you wondering!
*Anju and Chushiou - Tale of a family’s journey with being sold into slavery.
*Chujo-hime - Tale of a Minister & his daughter, & the lovely evil stepmother.
*The Stone That Cried at Night - Tale of a Haunted Stone.
People who were Cursed-
*O-iwa’s Curse- One of the headling ghost stories from this book! Really enjoyed
*Long Black Hair- Loved this Short eerie ghost tale!
Ghost’s Requests-
(Enjoyed this section overall, so not listing any in particular)
Shape Shifting Cats-
All of these tales were so fun! Enjoyed all of them
Friendly Ghosts-
*The Clog Ghost - Stood out to me the most from this section! Such a fun campy ghost story!
But would recommend checking out all of these!
Overall was relatively pleased with the stories from the book! Was expecting more supernatural, but the folklore aspects took over majority of the book! Still was a really interesting read!
Some of my favorite sections:
* Rivers & Lakes
*Unfortunate People
*Shape Shifting Cats
*Ghost’s Requests (but honestly I enjoyed all of the ghost segments- there’s several)
Favorite Tales:
Traditional Tales-
* The Talking Futon - campy, but eerie & nostalgic to ghost stories growing up.
* Ghost Cart- Thoroughly enjoyed this one, wasn’t sure where it was going at 1st- eerie!
*Earless Hoichi- The title kinda gives this one away, but was a great read!
Rivers & Lakes-
*Otawa Pond - enjoyed most of these from this section actually! Found these really interesting
*Lake Otane
*The Catfish at Uso Ga Fuchi
*Gonzaburo the Flute Player - Neat little short ghost story!
*Joren Falls - Interesting tale of a nushi silk spider!
Miraculous Strength-
*The Reincarnation of Sakata - Interesting tale of a man that sought out Buddha.
Unfortunate People-
*The Mirror of Matsuyama - Tale of how Mirror Pond came to be.
*The Motoshichi-kuroschichi Bird - Eerie tale that leaves you wondering!
*Anju and Chushiou - Tale of a family’s journey with being sold into slavery.
*Chujo-hime - Tale of a Minister & his daughter, & the lovely evil stepmother.
*The Stone That Cried at Night - Tale of a Haunted Stone.
People who were Cursed-
*O-iwa’s Curse- One of the headling ghost stories from this book! Really enjoyed
*Long Black Hair- Loved this Short eerie ghost tale!
Ghost’s Requests-
(Enjoyed this section overall, so not listing any in particular)
Shape Shifting Cats-
All of these tales were so fun! Enjoyed all of them
Friendly Ghosts-
*The Clog Ghost - Stood out to me the most from this section! Such a fun campy ghost story!
But would recommend checking out all of these!
Overall was relatively pleased with the stories from the book! Was expecting more supernatural, but the folklore aspects took over majority of the book! Still was a really interesting read!