スラッシャー 廃園の殺人

by Shinzō Mitsuda

異形のホラー作家が巨額の費用をかけ、造りあげた廃墟庭園。そこでは行方不明者が続出し、遺体で発見される者も出て、遂に作家自身まで姿を消す。その場所、＜魔庭（まてい）＞を訪れた映画関係者たちに想像を絶する恐怖と怪異が襲いかかる。殺戮を繰り返す黒怪人とは何者なのか？　“庭”が“館”が襲いくるホラーミステリ！ （講談社文庫）

305 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

See 三津田 信三 (Japanese)、 三津田信三 (Traditional Chinese).

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick comment after reading: 2.5 stars.The original title of the book is Slasher-Murder At the Ruined Garden- (it's a rough translation), so I think you can tell what kind of story it is.

What would you expect from a book named 'Slasher'?

Well...masked serial killer.

A bunch of people get killed one by one in a remote location.

Everyone dies, leaving just one or two survivors...for the sequel.

That's it.

But I'm happy to see the author paid tribute to Dario Argento at the beginning of this book, and Argento's horror movies are mentioned for a few times in the story.

[Life · Rating 4 out of 5]

Instead of supernatural, or folklore, horror, Mitsuda instead writes a slasher in book form. Some of the murders are quite gory, but it's entertaining, and I liked the ending reveal of who the murderer is, and more importantly, why.