{"product_id":"japanese-supernatural-tales-isbn-9780143137870","title":"Japanese Supernatural Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eA terrifying gathering of more than 100 classic Japanese tales of monsters and demons, \u003ci\u003eyokai \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eoni \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eyūrei\u003c\/i\u003e, that live on in popular contemporary manga, anime, J-horror films, and video games\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlesh-eating \u003ci\u003eoni\u003c\/i\u003e demons, \u003ci\u003ekappa\u003c\/i\u003e water sprites, shapeshifting \u003ci\u003ekitsune\u003c\/i\u003e foxes, vengeful \u003ci\u003eyūrei\u003c\/i\u003e ghosts—monsters and magical creatures haunt Japanese history and literature. They appear as moralistic figures in eighth-century folktales, comic relief in Edo-era kabuki plays, ghostly encounters in the storytelling game \u003ci\u003ehyaku-monogatari\u003c\/i\u003e, and sinister predators in contemporary detective novels. This volume brings together an incomparable range—more than one thousand years' worth, from premodern to modern—of the most horrifying and enduring supernatural stories that have exploded in popularity in anime, video games, and horror movies.\u003cb\u003eMichael Dylan Foster \u003c\/b\u003e(editor) is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yōkai\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis, he has been the “Yōkai Navigator” since 2022 for the NHK World documentary television series \u003ci\u003eYōkai: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532158742757,"sku":"NP9780143137870","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/japanese-supernatural-tales-isbn-9780143137870","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}