幽談

現代怪談

by Natsuhiko Kyogoku

怖いものとは何だろう。本当に怖いものを知るため、とある屋敷を訪れた男は、通された座敷で思案する。完全な暗闇の世界、思いもよらない異形のモノ、殺意を持った猛獣や殺人鬼、己が死ぬこと、幽霊――。不安でも嫌悪でも驚きでも不思議でもなく、純粋な怖いものを。恐怖に似たものではい、真実の“こわいもの”を知るという屋敷の老人が、男にさし示したものとは。「こわいもの」ほか、妖しく美しい、幽（かそけ）き8つの物語を収録。

Paperback Bunko

First published July 1, 2008

About the author

Natsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦 Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.

Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Robin Chen]

只看了第一篇，然後就看不下去了...非常莫名其妙、沒頭沒尾、一堆廢話的故事。

[E Cheong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very atmospheric short stories ... Set you thinking. Horror of a different kind.

[RorSpike · Rating 4 out of 5]

最爱京极的心理描写