description: "In Ghostly Japan" conjures up images of ghost, ghouls, and goblins, and interweaves their spooky stories with the foklore, superstitions, and traditions of old Japan. Introduced are a young pilgrim who encounters a mountain of skulls; a dying wife who bequeaths a rival a sinister legacy; a spectral beauty who returns for her handsome samurai lover; and other curious characters from Japanese folklore who so impressed Lafcadio Hearn that he felt compelled to tell their strange stories to the West.
language: English
title: In Ghostly Japan
titlecomplete: In Ghostly Japan
genres: Folklore, Japan, Mythology, Horror, Ghosts, Short Stories, Asia, Classics, Japanese Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 1520
publisher: Tuttle Pub