Strange Tales from Japan
99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural

This is a great book and there are some great stories here. I liked the cat and fox stories the most. Probably the biggest lessons here are: If you say you won't talk about it, DON'T talk about it. It could get you killed. If you are told not to look into something, DON'T look into it. It could get yo......more

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 hor......more

I went into this book expecting a little spookiness in each story I read. Instead I was met with more or less folktales that would be told perhaps by family or friends to scare them into behaving. That being said, as a history buff I thoroughly enjoyed this novel as each section provided new insight......more

Ahhhhh, the disappointment! I love fairy tales, myths and legends. I love spooky tales. I didn’t love this collection. I even have the advantage of a detailed understanding of the Japanese language, culture and history, and I still wasn’t impressed! The tales were “strange,” but only because most of......more

I underestimated what reading 99 short stories would be like. the last third DRAGGED on and on and on. but I still had fun and enjoyed learning about japanese folklore (especially the ones that tied to landmarks that are still standing and animals being lucky/unlucky/signs of something etc)......more