Translator of Japanese mystery and horror, author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake.
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10% complete! Jim Rion has read 6 of 60 books.
――「だってもう、怖くてさ、地獄に落ちるのが」 新進気鋭のホラー作家・梨が描く、地獄絵図。 この本を読み終えても、恐怖は終わらない。
とあるデパートの「屋上遊園地」。峠道に存在した石塔。23分45秒の動画記録。種苗育成のためのガイドライン。幽霊の死体。エレベーターに響く声。
まるで、覗き絡繰のように次々と雪崩れ込む6つの話は、人間が最も根源的に恐れる「死への恐怖」を呼び起こす。
Yes. This is one of the more difficult Japanese horror books I've read, both on a conceptual level and on a linguistic one, but it presents such a new concept of horror rooted in a religion so different from Christianity that it is well worth exploring.
Cradle isn’t over yet.
Lindon’s journey may have ended, but there are still more tales …
I love Cradle, and these stories feel like such a natural expansion and exploration of that world.
A twisty turny one that starts as a ghost story turn turns into a friendship talev then a thriller and... Well. It was fun!
It’s time to go back home.
In the years since Lindon left Sacred Valley, he has attained power beyond anything …
The battle in the heavens has left a target on Lindon’s back.
His most reliable ally is gone, the Monarchs …
Sacred Valley has been saved…at least, what’s left of it.
With his home finally secure, Lindon delves deep into the …
As the Uncrowned King tournament reaches its final rounds, tensions between the competing factions are higher than ever. The outcome …
And Lucifer said: “Let us rise against Him now in all our numbers, and pull the walls of heaven down…” …
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
