Howaitorozu

by Rob Shepherd

On the streets of Japan, sex workers are going missing and turning up dead.
One by one, they are found, each one displayed for the public in a gruesome and horrific show of power and control. As the police investigate, they realise that not only do they have a serial killer on their hands, but because society is obsessed with patriarchy, they realise that terrifyingly, they may be dealing with more than one killer.
However, when a known sex offender is brutally killed, brutal revenge is served. One by one, men are turning up on the wrong side of life, each is known for their predilection for violence. But when each victim turns up with a very distinctive calling card of a white rose, police realise that they are not just dealing with a serial killer, they may be dealing with 2. Can it get any more terrifying for the streets of Japan?

In an ode to Japanese horror and detective noir, Rob Shepherd sets out to entertain with gruesome fun and twists and turns, in a bid to bring the Japanese horror, thriller screen, to the page.

65 pages, Paperback

Published March 23, 2026

About the author

Author of:

My Girl
Semianimus
Dark Worlds
& more..


- Published in poetry books: Forever Spoken and The Best Poetry and Poets of 2007 published by Poetry.com
- Awarded a fellowship of The International Society of Poets by Nobel House Publishers. Has appeared in several anthologies including Dark Light 2 horror anthology, Thirteen 2: The Horror Continues, Tales Of Horror On Halloween Night, A Picture is worth 1000 Words, Unleash The Undead, as well as numerous online magazines including "Liphar" Magazine and their subsequent anthology Liphar Short Stories Vol.1.

Has written several short film scripts as well as several forthcoming feature film projects.

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