Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Presents a collection of nine horror short stories by the Japanese mystery writer, including the story of a psychopathic man who dreams up "perfect psychological" murders.
This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe.Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof "psychological" murders; and the bizarre tale of a chair-maker who buries himself inside an armchair and enjoys the sordid "loves" of the women who sit on his handiwork.Lucid and packed with suspense, Edogawa Rampo's stories found in Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century. Mystery stories include: The Human Chair, The Caterpillar Two Crippled Men, The Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture.
Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination contains nine bloodcurdling tales by the man widely regarded as the father of Japanese mystery writing. These tales include the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; and the morbid confessions of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof "psychological" murders. Lucid and packed with suspense, the stories of Edogawa Rampo have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century. Nine bloodcurdling tales from Japan's master of suspense.