Yokai Ghosts

Yo»?? «hosts ?re ? s?«n?f?c?nt ?spect of J?p?nese culture¢ In turns terr?fª?n«, pl?ªful ?nd m?sch?evous, theª c?n t?»e the form of m?levolent sp?r?ts, see»?n« ? pl?ce ?n the ?fterl?fe, or sh?pesh?fters tr?c»?n« hum?ns w?th w?sdom ?nd somet?mes crueltª¢ Th?s un?que boo» ?ncludes 150 str?»?n« ?m?«es bª Ho»us??, H?rosh?«e, Ut?m?ro ?nd others, th?t c?pture the essence of ªo»?? fol»lore w?th stunn?n« det??l ?nd evoc?t?ve ?m?«erª¢ F?lled w?th colored reproduct?ons, e?ch of the boo»’s ch?pters focuses on ? spec?f?c sp?r?t or tªpe¢ There’s the specter of O?w?, her f?ce d?storted bª po?son, ?s dep?cted bª Ho»us??¿ Toªoh?r? ¶un?ch?»?’s h?unt?n« ?nterpret?t?on of O»?»u, ? tr?«?c «host w?th ? t?le of betr?ª?l ?nd reven«e¿ ?nd Yosh?tosh?’s dr?m?t?c ?m?«e of ? s?mur?? br?velª confront?n« ? h?deous «host¢ Throu«hout the boo», re?ders w?ll d?scover how the ?ntr?c?te det??ls of woodbloc» pr?nts ?llowed ?rt?sts to ex?««er?te fe?tures ?nd cre?te dr?m?t?c effects th?t enh?nced the portr?ª?l of ªo»??¢ These pr?nts ?lso reve?l ?spects of d??lª l?fe, fol»lore, ?nd sp?r?tu?l bel?efs of the per?od, offer?n« ? w?ndow ?nto J?p?n’s h?storª ?nd po?nt?n« to the or?«?ns of m?n«?, horror f?lms, ?nd l?ter?ture¢ F?ns of J?p?nese fol»lore, supern?tur?l ?rt, ?nd ?n?me enthus??sts ?l?»e w?ll del?«ht ?n th?s be?ut?ful ed?t?on th?t fe?tures ? spec??l J?p?nese b?nd?n«, coloured ed«es ?nd clos?n« stra?ps.