Jukai

Torihada Files #2

by Tara A. Devlin

Women are disappearing around town and nobody knows why; it’s like they’re vanishing into thin air. Yasu comes to Mako’s tea shop for help. He knows of her side job; the one hidden from public view. She’s a finder , and he wants Mako to find his missing girlfriend. But now Mako’s mentor is missing as well, and all signs are pointing towards a cursed forest on the outskirts of town. Can Mako find them before it’s too late? Or will she be the next to disappear without a trace? Click the buy now button to find out right now. The Torihada Files is a series of stand-alone Japanese horror novels set within the same universe. Featuring ghosts, curses, and other supernatural horrors you’ll find only in Japan, each story in The Torihada Files can be read independently of the rest. Featuring illustrations by Emiru the Yurei.

Genres: Horror

228 pages, Paperback

Published January 30, 2019

About the author

Tara A. Devlin studied Japanese at the University of Queensland before moving to Japan in 2005. She lived in Matsue, the birthplace of Japanese ghost stories, for 10 years, where her love for Japanese horror really grew. And with Izumo, the birthplace of Japanese mythology, just a stone’s throw away, she was never too far from the mysterious. You can find her collection of horror and fantasy writings at taraadevlin.com and translations of Japanese horror at kowabana.net.

Reviews

[Pat Eroh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am intrigued by Japanese ghost stories and suicide forests. This story has it all. It was really chilling at times and I tended to snuggle a little more beneath the covers at night. It is a very wonderful scary story and I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and the spirits. I highly recommend this book.

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[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be an interesting read, it’s the first book I have read from this author and so I wasn’t sure what to expect. The book is well written and easy to read with a really great plot that held my interest throughout.
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[Mama Creep · Rating 5 out of 5]

My love for Japanese horror stories has just upgraded. This is an amazing book and I am looking forward to reading more. Learned a lot!!
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[Shmumbler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily my favorite of the Torihada Files.

Jukai does a great job crafting a somewhat westernized J-Horror that still holds true to what makes the Japanese perspective of horror unique. Weaving together a spree of disappearances with a house haunted by the unknown, a forest that beckons you into its depths, a creepily misogynistic delivery boy, and a medium who's desperately tring to figure it all out, Jukai is fast, fun, and creepy. I easily binged it in a single night, and by the end I was ready for more. If you're into yurei (ghost) stories, give this a shot. It's cheap, but far from a "bargain bin" read.