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Edogawa Ranpo's Mystery Storehouse Volume One: Eight Spine-Tingling Tales from Eight Contemporaries of Japan’s Master of the Macabre
A condemned man makes a chilling confession...
A young monk learns the gruesome fate of his predecessor...
A spring shower brings back haunting memories...
From Japan's golden age of detective, mystery and horror fiction come eight classic spine-tingling
Death’s Reflection by Ōshita Udaru (1929)
The Woman with the Umbrella by Tachibana Sotoo (1956)
Tengu by Ōtsubo Sunao (1948)
The Reptile House Murder by Unno Jūza (1932)
The Prophecy by Hisao Jūran (1948)
Escape from the Swamp House by Kusuda Kyōsuke (1958)
Corpse Scented Candles by Kosakai Fuboku (1927)
The Myōga Crest by Yamamoto Nogitarō (1937)
All the writers featured in this anthology were contemporaries of Japan's master of the macabre, Edogawa Ranpo, who kept a vast book collection in an old storehouse on the grounds of his property in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
The stories presented here, in English for the first time, will have lain hidden for decades in the darkness among those dusty volumes, waiting patiently for another chance to be heard.
The physical version of this book is printed in the “bunkobon” format. This is Japan’s most commonly used paperback size (105×148mm or 4.1"×5.8"). Bunkobon books are designed to be small enough to fit into the reader’s pocket, making them perfect for commuters. A book you can easily take with you wherever you go. We hope you enjoy reading it.
A young monk learns the gruesome fate of his predecessor...
A spring shower brings back haunting memories...
From Japan's golden age of detective, mystery and horror fiction come eight classic spine-tingling
Death’s Reflection by Ōshita Udaru (1929)
The Woman with the Umbrella by Tachibana Sotoo (1956)
Tengu by Ōtsubo Sunao (1948)
The Reptile House Murder by Unno Jūza (1932)
The Prophecy by Hisao Jūran (1948)
Escape from the Swamp House by Kusuda Kyōsuke (1958)
Corpse Scented Candles by Kosakai Fuboku (1927)
The Myōga Crest by Yamamoto Nogitarō (1937)
All the writers featured in this anthology were contemporaries of Japan's master of the macabre, Edogawa Ranpo, who kept a vast book collection in an old storehouse on the grounds of his property in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
The stories presented here, in English for the first time, will have lain hidden for decades in the darkness among those dusty volumes, waiting patiently for another chance to be heard.
The physical version of this book is printed in the “bunkobon” format. This is Japan’s most commonly used paperback size (105×148mm or 4.1"×5.8"). Bunkobon books are designed to be small enough to fit into the reader’s pocket, making them perfect for commuters. A book you can easily take with you wherever you go. We hope you enjoy reading it.
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167 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 20, 2025
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October 9, 2025
The trouble for those of not the Japanese mind is seeing all the intricacies within the story. In many ways there is empathy though not patently obvious. Call it a sense of fate or something the characters end up doing. Tradition is there and feelings of emotion though understated. These are people lost in their environment and the writers reflect that. No Jessica Fletcher or Nancy Drews. The reader needs to do themselves a favor and read each word. And even then you might feel lost. They are crime stories. They follow the path of the macabre. With others they have a sense of fate. With the Japanese the writers would say the characters follow their own journey. Give the stories a chance and let them soak in.
October 15, 2025
very japanese style and haunted me some very good and lively and don’t want to read normal one
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