Ghost Stories

Ito · Oct 26, 2012

If anyone's bored, I put up some Kwaidan on my blog, so go read some scary stories

. Japan does it best. Here's some translated tales from the turn of the century.

http://www.thehammerdott.com/search/label/Kwaidan

http://www.thehammerdott.com/2012/10/kwaidan-rokuro-kubi.html
http://www.thehammerdott.com/2012/10/kwaidan-mujina.html
http://www.thehammerdott.com/2012/10/kwaidan-of-mirror-and-bell.html
http://www.thehammerdott.com/2012/10/kwaidan-jikininki.html
http://www.thehammerdott.com/2012/10/kwaidan-diplomacy.html
http://www.thehammerdott.com/2012/10/kwaidan-japanese-ghost-stories-oshidori.html

Kriven · Oct 26, 2012

While I love me some ghost stories, this isn't the place to advertise.

Ito · Oct 26, 2012

thanks, i wasn't sure where to share this

L. Y. · Oct 26, 2012

Cool stuff. Kwaidan was one of my favorite books (and movie) as a kid.

blacbird · Oct 26, 2012

Lafcadio Hearn translated and published a bunch of traditional Japanese supernatural tales, well worth reading. The Tuttle Publishing Company has produced several of these books.

But while we're on the topic of ghost stories, I'll nominate three of my favorites, all pretty famous and all in public domain, available on-line, free:

"Afterward", Edith Wharton
"Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad", Oliver Onions
"The Monkey's Paw", W.W. Jacobs

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Ghost Stories

Ito

Lover of all things Medieval/Japan

Kriven

Ito

Lover of all things Medieval/Japan

L. Y.

Thread surfer and virtual bartender

blacbird