Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left.
Contents:
The ghostly tales of Lafcadio Hearn -- A dead secret -- The screen maiden -- Nuke-kubi -- Corpse rider -- Riki-Baka -- Before the Supreme Court -- Reconciliation.
Summary:
A young mother who dies in childbirth terrifies her family when she returns as a ghost. A valiant samurai is forced to do battle with nuke-kubi headless yokai. A student is bewitched by the image of a hauntingly beautiful woman painted on a screen door. The unburied corpse of a vengeful ex-wife still throbs with desire for revenge on the man who divorced her. These are just some of the manga adaptations of seven ghost stories to be found in this collection. The tales on these pages range from the subtly mysterious to the spine chilling and are sure to thrill all fans of Japanese yokai. These classic stories are based on the work of Lafcadio Hearn, and adapted into manga by Sean Michael Wilson and illustrator Inko Ai Takita.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.