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Bakemono
2021
First Published
3.64
Average Rating
226
Number of Pages
When their estranged mother passes away in mysterious circumstances, Yuki and Takumi find themselves back in the one place they swore never to return home. But something in the forest near their house killed her, and now it’s after them too. A lost village. A betrayed god. A vengeful killer. Can they save themselves before it’s too late, or will they too succumb to the lost village’s curse? Click the buy now button to find out right now. The Torihada Files is a series of stand-alone Japanese horror novels set within the same universe. Featuring ghosts, curses, and other supernatural horrors you’ll find only in Japan, each story in The Torihada Files can be read independently of the rest. Featuring illustrations by Emiru the Yurei.
Avg Rating
3.64
Number of Ratings
14
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
14%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author

Tara A. Devlin
Tara A. Devlin
Author · 23 books
Tara A. Devlin studied Japanese at the University of Queensland before moving to Japan in 2005. She lived in Matsue, the birthplace of Japanese ghost stories, for 10 years, where her love for Japanese horror really grew. And with Izumo, the birthplace of Japanese mythology, just a stone’s throw away, she was never too far from the mysterious. You can find her collection of horror and fantasy writings at taraadevlin.com and translations of Japanese horror at kowabana.net.
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