The Game of 100 CandlesPaola CantatoreLabel: 3AM BooksDescription: A must-have for anyone fascinated by the darker side of Japanese folklore.Are you ready to play The Game of 100 Candles? Beneath the global fascination with manga and anime lies a shadowy realm teeming with Japan's yokai monsters mutants and vengeful mononoke spirits. These eerie entities have gripped imaginations with their terrifying allure since the Edo period weaving a dark tapestry of folklore that continues to captivate and haunt to this day.In The Game of 100 Candles 99 uncanny tales known as 'kaidan' await to reveal the dark side of Japanese folklore. Discover a world of bizarre entities animate objects shapeshifters and spectral hybrids that inspired modern art forms like kabuki theatre Pokémon J-Horror and the monsters of Murakami Takashi.Step inside The Game of 100 Candles but beware this test of samurai courage may bring about an even greater horror.
