Yurei: The Japanese Ghost

Davisson, Zack

ISBN 10: 0988769344 / ISBN 13: 9780988769342

Published by Chin Music Press Inc., 2015

!st Edition (1) stated, signed with small sketch by the author on title page, black cloth binding tight and square no damage, decorated end papers, original wrapper over back cover with original price text clean and unmarked no names no stamps, 226 pages. Seller Inventory # 019261

Synopsis:

"I lived in a haunted apartment." Zack Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or yurei, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Eerie red marks on the apartment's ceiling kept Zack and his wife on edge. The landlord warned them not to open a door in the apartment that led to nowhere. "Our Japanese visitors had no problem putting a name to it . . . they would sense the vibes of the place, look around a bit and inevitably say 'Ahhh . . . yurei ga deteru.' There is a yurei here."
Combining his lifelong interest in Japanese tradition and his personal experiences with these vengeful spirits, Davisson launches an investigation into the origin, popularization, and continued existence of yurei in Japan. Juxtaposing historical documents and legends against contemporary yurei-based horror films such as The Ring, Davisson explores the persistence of this paranormal phenomenon in modern day Japan and its continued spread throughout the West.

About the Author:

Zack Davisson is a translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the author of YUREI: THE JAPANESE GHOST, THE GHOST OF OYUKI, and THE SECRET BIWA MUSIC THAT CAUSED THE YUREI TO LAMENT from Chin Music Press. He contributed articles to WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE, JAPANZINE, and the comic book WAYWARD from Image comics. As a manga translator, he was nominated for the 2014 Japanese-US Friendship Commission Translation Prize, and is the translator of the Eisner Award winning and Harvey nominated Shigeru Mizuki's SHOWA: A HISTORY OF JAPAN. For Drawn and Quarterly, Davisson translates and curates the famous folklore comic KITARO. For Dark Horse, he translates Satoshi Kon's work, including OPUS, SERAPHIM: 266613336 WINGS, and THE ART OF SATOSHI KON. He was also a researcher and on-screen talent for National Geographic's TV special OKINAWA: THE LOST GHOSTS OF JAPAN, has appeared as a commentator on Chinese news network CCTV, and maintains the popular Japanese folklore website HYAKUMONOGATARI.COM. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington, with his wife, Miyuki, their dog Mochi, cats Bagheera and Sheer Khan, and several ghosts.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Yurei: The Japanese Ghost
Publisher: Chin Music Press Inc.
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition