KAPPA BY RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA, TRANSLATED BY ALLISON MARKIN POWELL AND LISA HOFMANN KURODA Twilight of the Republic these enthralling tales of terror

these enthralling tales of terror plunge readers into a world of creeping dread

when she noticed that children always choose the option that has glitter

" - Kirkus Reviews

Four for Call of Cthulhu (“Dog Will Hunt

and yet his reputation as a sensation and detective novelist has long overshadowed his inventive contributions to the ghost story genre

KAPPA BY RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA, TRANSLATED BY ALLISON MARKIN POWELL AND LISA HOFMANN KURODA Twilight of the Republic these enthralling tales of terrorThe Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore known for dragging unwary toddlers to their deaths in rivers: a scaly, child sized creature, looking something like a frog, but with a sharp, pointed beak and an oval shaped saucer on top of its head, which hardens with age. Akutagawas Kappa is narrated by Patient No. 23, a madman in a lunatic asylum: he recounts how, while out hiking in Kamikochi, he spots a Kappa. He decides to chase it and, like Alice