ghosts, goblins, demons and magic Hearn, Lafcadio 1850-1904 creator author. Ozaki, Yei Theodora author. Sakyu illustrator. text short story short stories. ghost stories. folk tales. Horror fiction. Short stories. Ghost stories. Paranormal fiction. Folk tales. Nouvelles. Histoires de fantômes. Contes. vtu 2024 First edition. monographic eng

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158 pages : colored illustrations ; 25 cm "This collection of fifteen chilling tales brings to life a world where the supernatural and earthly realms are seamlessly entwined. The ghosts, goblins and magical creatures in its pages are by turns mischievous, terrifying, protective and tender. "--Back cover. The story of Mimi Nashi Hoichi -- How an old man lost his wen -- The boy who drew cats -- The badger haunted temple -- The story of the man who did not wish to die -- The spirit of the lantern -- The serpent with eight heads -- A passional karma -- The bamboo cutter and the moon child -- The goblin of Oeyama -- Kidomaur the robber, Raiko the brave, and the goblin spider -- A cherry flower idyll -- Urashima -- Rokurokubi -- Fragment. Lafcadio Hearn, Yei Theodora Ozaki ; illustrations by Sakyu. Includes bibliographical references. Ozaki, Yei Theodora Hearn, Lafcadio 1850-1904 Yōkai (Japanese folklore) Fiction Demonology Fiction Horror tales, Japanese Tales Japan Legends Japan SHS 813.4 H43s 2024 9784805318539 4805318538 2024934531 IMF 240315 20260807151600.0 23609451 eng