ManyoftheghoststoriesofJapancametotheforeduringtheEdoperiodwithitsfamouswoodblocksofukiyo-e,thefloatingworld.Withanewintroduction,thiscollectionofJapaneseghoststoriesbringstogetherfantastictalesofvengefulspirits,mountain-dwellingphantoms,man-eatingoni,hauntedtrees,andchild-rearingghosts,withstoriessuchasYuki-Onna,HoichitheEarless,TheGhostofO-KikufromTheBanchoSarayashiki,thesorrytaleofO-IwafromtheYotsuyaKaidan,ThePeonyLanternandTheGhostWhoBoughtCandy.Japanhasalongandancientcustomofsharingstoriesofthesupernatural,broughttofashionableprominenceintheKaidanliteratureoftheEdoperiod,nowpresentedhereforthemodernreader.FLAMETREE451:Frommythtomystery,thesupernaturaltohorror,fantasyandsciencefiction,FlameTree451offersahealthydietofwerewolvesandmechanicalmen,blood-lustyvampires,dastardlyvillains,madscientists,secretworlds,lostcivilizationsandescapistfantasies.Discoverastorehouseoftalesgatheredspecificallyforthereaderofthefantastic.
