This well-received collection of original stories and articles inspired by the 'Cthulhu Mythos' created by H.P. Lovecraft was published in Japan in 2002 as a two-volume set under the name Hishinkai. The list of contributing authors is a who's-who of Japanese horror fiction, featuring some of the finest writers in Japan today, and reviews demonstrate that the Japanese taste for horror can send shivers up English-speaking spines as well! In cooperation with Tokyo Sogensha, the Japanese publishers, and the anthology editor, Mr. Asamatsu Ken, we are proud to present this third volume of the series, with a new selection of eerie masterpieces to delight and chill you. Each story is accompanied by a fascinating introduction by Robert M. Price, the recognized master of the Mythos. The cover is by Yamada Akihiro, who is already winning fans with his "four seasons" approach to the four books in this series. In addition to handling many of the covers for the Japanese-language editions of Lovecraft and other Mythos works, he has built up a loyal following in the States as well for his work.

Straight to Darkness (Lairs of the Hidden Gods)

Literature & Fiction

Asamatsu, Ken

Kobayashi, Yasumi

Takeuchi, Yoshikazu

Aramata, Hiroshi

Sano, Shiro

Tanaka, Hirofumi

Kida, Junichiro

Tomono, Sho

Genre Fiction

Kurodahan Press

A selection of outstanding works of fantasy and science fiction from Japan, published here in English for the first time to reveal new and very different slices of the Japanese imagination. Following the success of the first Speculative Japan book, Volume 2 explores the visions of best-selling authors across a range of genres, from the heart-warming fantasy of Awa Naoko to the cold, lonely outer spaces of Tani Koshu. Explore the Japanese view of speculative fiction, and discover the similarities and differences that make cross-cultural literature so satisfying.

Speculative Japan 2: The Man Who Watched the Sea and Other Tales

Kajio, Shinji

Hori, Akira

Onda, Riku

Ohara, Mariko

Ogawa, Issui

Tani, Kōshū

Toh, EnJoe

Takagi, Nobuko

Yamao, Yuko

World Literature

The fourth book in Kurodahan's well-received Speculative Japan series introduces new talents from Japan, and fresh new stories by some of the outstanding authors already introduced to the English-speaking world. From deep in the mountains of the Japanese countryside to the plains of frigid Pluto, from a warm South Pacific isle to a freezing mountainside, to Mars or inside a lonely psyche... a positive smorgasbord of speculative enjoyment, in English for the first time!
Contents:
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<li>ASAMATSU Ken "Genesis: Dark Birth - Shining Death"</li>
<li>AZUMA Hiroki "The Fish in Chryse"</li>
<li>HANMURA Ryo "The Sparrow Valley"</li>
<li>HORI Akira "Encounters on the Solar Wind"</li>
<li>INOUE Masahiko "Last Words"</li>
<li>KAJIO Shinji "Pearls for Mia"</li>
<li>KOBAYASHI Yasumi "Prototype No. 3"</li>
<li>MAKINO Osamu "Dancing Babylon"</li>
<li>MASE Junko "The Ebb and Flow of the Aurora Sea"</li>
<li>MINAGAWA Hiroko "Morceaux"</li>
<li>SUZUKI Miekichi "Nightfall"</li>
<li>TAKAHASHI Takako "Communion"</li>
<li>TSUKIMURA Ryoe "The Burning House"</li>
<li>UEDA Sayuri "Vermilion"</li>
<li>YAMADA Masaki "Matsui Seimon, on the Case"</li>
</ul>

Speculative Japan 4: "Pearls for Mia" and Other Tales

Hanmura, Ryo

AZUMA, Hiroki

Inoue, Masahiko

Yamada, Masaki

Makino, Osamu

Ueda, Sayuri

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