{"product_id":"book-dg6x","title":"Japanese Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Penguin Classic is performed by Eleanor Matsuura, known for AMC's \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpooks\u003c\/i\u003e. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Paul Murray.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help. Here are all the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore: 'rokuro-kubi', whose heads separate from their bodies at night; 'jikininki', or flesh-eating goblins; and terrifying faceless 'mujina' who haunt lonely neighbourhoods. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create these chilling tales. They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49375682494768,"sku":"BDdg6x","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/308433-dg6x-Square.jpg?v=1734855359","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dg6x","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}