Toshiden


Book Description

The legends keep on coming. An incident so terrifying that even speaking of it will get you arrested. What is the horrifying truth behind the incident only whispered of in the dark corners of the internet? A website that ranks you according to how dangerous you might be to society. How far in will you go, and what will happen if you go the whole way? A beloved childhood doll with a third leg. What terrifying secrets lie inside this cursed children's toy? Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends Vol. 3 is back with over 50 brand new urban legends straight out of Japan, all painstakingly researched and-for many-translated into English for the first time. From supernatural creatures to medical mishaps, horrific crimes to chilling secrets of the entertainment industry, nobody does horror quite like Japan. Click the BUY NOW button to discover the hidden secrets behind these legends. After all, the truth is often stranger than fiction.




Kowabana


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The horror never ends. A monster so terrifying it can't be spoken of out loud. Pictures are left describing how to kill it, but how do they know they're interpreting them correctly? A repeating dream that blurs the lines between reality and fiction. How can you tell if you're truly awake? It all started as a simple game of Kokkuri-san, but then it quickly turned into a nightmare... In Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet Vol. 7 you'll find over 100 brand new creepypastas from Japan. From horrific curses to abandoned shrines, terrifying monsters to vengeful ghosts, possessed dolls to unexplainable phenomena, the Kowabana series is dedicated to bringing you the best horror, thriller, suspense, and supernatural stories you've never seen before. Click the buy now button and discover the true horror for yourself right now.




Kowabana: 'true' Japanese Scary Stories from Around the Internet: Volume Five


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From the hidden depths they emerge. What would you do if you were watching a store-bought video and recognised your own house? How about if you noticed a crazed man with a weapon running towards it, and he was only a few streets away? Would you stop an elevator to help a screaming woman covered in blood outside, or would you turn away and try not to get involved? How about if a man suddenly appeared behind her? A man holding a knife... In Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet Vol. 5 you'll find over 100 brand new creepypastas from Japan. From inescapable curses to haunted houses, vengeful ghosts to supernatural experiences, cities to shrines, rice fields to schools, the Kowabana series is dedicated to bringing you the best horror, thriller, suspense and supernatural stories you've never seen before. Click the buy now button and discover the true horror for yourself right now.




Supernatural Horror Short Stories


Book Description

New Authors and collections. Following the great success of our Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror, Science Fiction, Murder Mayhem and Crime & Mystery this latest title crawls with the dark fingers of terror, the chilling sensation of another presence sitting alongside you while you read the tales of horror laid out before you. Contains a fabulous mix of classic and brand new writing, with authors from the US, Canada, and the UK. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: E.E.W. Christman, Morgan Elektra, Damien Angelica Walters, Michaël Wertenberg, Lucy A. Snyder, Stephen Kotowych, Kay Chronister, Michelle Muenzler, G.L. McDorman, Cody Schroeder, Jason L. Kawa, Daniele Bonfanti, Desmond Warzel, Carolyn Charron, Trisha J. Wooldridge, Mariah Southworth, Oliver Smith, Matthew Gorman, and Angela Sylvaine. These appear alongside classic stories by authors like E.F. Benson, F. Marion Crawford, Elizabeth Gaskell, M.R. James, Bram Stoker and more.




Cities Without Cities


Book Description

This book investigates the social, economic, environmental and formal characteristics of today's built environment, providing a better understanding of this new type of urban form and argues for a change in planning sytems.




Bankai


Book Description

The mysteries keep on coming. A mysterious code and a country-wide effort to solve it. What horrifying answer lies in wait? Strange posters start popping up all over town of the same man, but who is he and what do the posters really want? A hotel worker receives a phone call from a guest, only to later find out the guest was already dead. A typical scary story, but that's only the start of something far more terrifying and confusing... Bankai: Baffling Japanese Internet Mysteries Vol. 2 delves into 34 horrifying, mind-bending, and often downright befuddling mysteries that sprang to life on the Japanese internet. From terrifying real-time experiences to long lost memories, urban legends in the making to real life crimes, these mysteries have confused, amused, and terrified for years. Think you've heard it all? You haven't seen anything yet. Hit that Buy Now button and dig into a brand new set of mysteries you've never seen before.




Kaihan


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Not all is as it seems. An elderly couple appear on television hoping to gather information about their missing daughter, but it's a mysterious note spotted during the segment suggesting a close family member may be involved that really catches the public's attention. An entire family is murdered the night before New Year's Eve. A crime so brutal and shocking that it caused Japan to finally change its stubborn laws. Yet the criminal's bizarre actions after the murders have yet to be truly understood or explained, and he remains free to this day. Ever wondered if someone could successfully vanish into thin air? How about the strangest place a body could be hidden? Or what it would take for a single person to pull off the largest heist in Japanese history? Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan looks at 21 different cases from Japan that were so baffling, so bizarre, so mystifying that most remain unsolved to this day. From murders to disappearances to robberies, these strange crimes defy explanation and have puzzled both detectives and the public for decades. What really happened? Why? How were so many criminals able to get away with it? What makes them so strange and, the more you think about it, so terrifying? Hit that Buy Now button to find out!




Kage


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It won't stop chasing her. But what exactly is it? "A fast-paced, original, creepy read!" Megu's life was at rock bottom. No money, no friends, nothing but a dead-end job with a boss that hated her. But a chance encounter with a beautiful woman on the street--and the thing chasing her--changed her life forever. What does the dark shadow want? Why do people close to this woman keep dying? Can Megu escape the creature before it comes for her as well? And is she ready to risk her own neck to save the life of a woman she's just met? A woman she finds herself inexplicably attracted to... Or will it spell the end for both of them? Click the buy now button to find out right now. The Torihada Files is a series of stand-alone Japanese horror novels set within the same universe. Featuring ghosts, curses, and other supernatural horrors you'll find only in Japan, each story in The Torihada Files can be read independently of the rest. Featuring illustrations by Emiru the Yurei.




Another Episode S / 0 (light novel)


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Summer, 1998. Mei Misaki, age fifteen, has gone with her family to their seaside vacation home. There she meets the ghost of Teruya Sakaki, her classmate from Yomiyama North Middle School Class 3-3 who, like Mei, witnessed the mysterious events that had transpired at the school. There begins an adventure of memory and mystery as they search for the ghost's body and his memories alike.




Am I Beautiful?


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Adam Miller, a successful marketing manager at a travel agency, visits Tokyo, Japan on business. During his trip, he has a one-night stand with a young Japanese woman, Miki Someya. But Miki latches onto him. She follows him-stalks him-through the streets of Tokyo, professing her love and begging for his. Adam manages to avoid her, but he loses control of himself when she confronts him and threatens to follow him home to tell his wife about their affair. In a fit of drunken rage, Adam attacks her. He beats her black and blue, then he carves a smile on her face with a pair of shears. Afraid and ashamed, he flees the country and escapes prosecution. But years later, when children start vanishing in his city and the only suspect is a woman with a scarred face, he suspects his past has followed him home... Inspired by a classic urban legend, Jon Athan, the author of Lovesick and Maneater, brings you a disturbing new vision of sadistic romance. WARNING: This novel contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.