Manga Yokai Stories Ghostly Tales From Japan

<b>This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will captivate lovers of yokai stories!</b><br> <br> 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 <i>The Book of Five Rings</i> and <i>The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts</i>.<br> <br> <b><i>Manga Yokai Stories</i> includes:</b> <ul> <li><i>Nuke-kubi</i>: A masterless samurai is trapped in a house haunted by headless goblins</li> <li><i>The Screen Maiden</i>: A young man develops an obsession with a woman in a painting that almost kills him</li> <li><i>Corpse Rider</i>: A woman's unburied corpse cannot rest until she has taken her revenge on the man who divorced her</li> <li><i>A Dead Secret</i>: 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</li> </ul> <br> 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.<br> <br> This book is in traditional Japanese reading order--from back to front--so that fans and manga lovers can enjoy an authentic reading experience.