The Great Yokai Encyclopaedia
Author | : Richard Freeman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 1905723547 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781905723546 |
Rating | : 4/5 (546 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Great Yokai Encyclopaedia written by Richard Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has heard of vampires and werewolves, but how many have heard of the rokuro-kubi, the tsuchinoki or the sagari? Japan has a wealth of ghosts and monsters, collectively called yokai, which are totally unknown in the West. The bizarre and wonderful folklore of Japan includes giant corpse-eating rabbits, flaming pigs that steal human genitals, perverse water goblins, blood sucking trees, a dragon that impregnates women, cats who animate dead bodies, a zombie whale and a huge flesh eating sea cucumber that grows from a pair of discarded knickers!