{"product_id":"9780988769359","title":"Yurei: The Japanese Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I lived in a haunted apartment.\" Zack Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c\/i\u003e, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Eerie red marks on the apartment's ceiling kept Zack and his wife on edge. The landlord warned them not to open a door in the apartment that led to nowhere. \"Our Japanese visitors had no problem putting a name to it . . . they would sense the vibes of the place, look around a bit and inevitably say '\u003ci\u003eAhhh\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eyurei ga deteru\u003c\/i\u003e.' There is a \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c\/i\u003e here.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining his lifelong interest in Japanese tradition and his personal experiences with these vengeful spirits, Davisson launches an investigation into the origin, popularization, and continued existence of \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c\/i\u003e in Japan. Juxtaposing historical documents and legends against contemporary \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c\/i\u003e-based horror films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Ring\u003c\/i\u003e, Davisson explores the persistence of this paranormal phenomenon in modern day Japan and its continued spread throughout the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZack Davisson\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the translator of Mizuki Shigeru's \u003ci\u003eShowa 1926–1939: A History of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e and a translator and contributor to \u003ci\u003eKitaro\u003c\/i\u003e. He also worked as a researcher and on-screen talent for National Geographic's TV special \u003ci\u003eJapan: Lost Souls of Okinawa\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes extensively about Japanese ghost stories at his website, hyakumonogatari.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chin Music Press Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120655941872,"sku":"9780988769359","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780988769359_p0.jpg?v=1763892443","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780988769359","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}