The Snow Ghost and Other Tales

The Snow Ghost and Other Tales

Classic Japanese Ghost Stories

Summary

Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales told and retold across the centuries.

From Goblin infested caves and haunted Tombs, to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, Ancient Japan was a country and culture that lived with between realms: the world of everyday and the world of supernatural. The Snow Ghost and Other Tales brings together some of the best and scariest tales that endured across centuries of folklore, transporting readers to a time of magic and mystery.

For readers of Haruki Murakami, David Mitchell and Shirley Jackson

About the authors

Various

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Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)

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