It won't stop chasing her. But what exactly is it? Megu's life was at rock bottom. No money, no friends, nothing but a dead-end job with a boss that hated her. But a chance encounter with a beautiful woman on the street—and the thing chasing her—changed her life forever. What does the dark shadow want? Why do people close to this woman keep dying? Can Megu escape the creature before it comes for her as well? And is she ready to risk her own neck to save the life of a woman she's just met? A woman she finds herself inexplicably attracted to... Or will it spell the end for both of them? 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.

What secrets does the forest hold? Women are disappearing around town and nobody knows why; it’s like they’re vanishing into thin air. Yasu comes to Mako’s tea shop for help. He knows of her side job; the one hidden from public view. She’s a finder, and he wants Mako to find his missing girlfriend. But now Mako’s mentor is missing as well, and all signs are pointing towards a cursed forest on the outskirts of town. Can Mako find them before it’s too late? Or will she be the next to disappear without a trace?