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Impressions of Laura VanArendonk Baugh’s Traditional Japanese Novella Kitsune-Tsuki
Another American author featured as a speaker at the recent virtual World Fantasy Con 2020 is Laura VanArendonk Baugh, and when I saw she had a few books set in Japan, I was intrigued since I love the East Asian fox myth and have written some far less traditional books featuring them myself. The first […]
The Life and Works of Korean Author Kim Dongni
This year on my main blog, the Ice Pine Palace (see links in the left column here for my affiliate blogs), my Literati Corner selection will be a novella and short stories by a very famous Korean author. Kim Dongni (김동리金東里) was born in 1913 in the historical city of Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province, […]
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The Life and Works of Korean Author Kim Dongni
This year on my main blog, the Ice Pine Palace (see links in the right column here for my affiliate blogs), my Literati Corner selection will be a novella and short stories by a very famous Korean author. Kim Dongni (김동리金東里) was born in 1913 in the historical city of Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province, […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
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Tag Archives: Horror
Dan Dan Comes to Visit – Red Wedding Dress, Part 2
This time we continue our look at the horror novel by Ru Wan, Red Wedding Dress, (如宛的《紅嫁衣》). Before I dig into the section this installment covers, I want to make a few observations about the book in general. I really … Continue reading
The Demon-Faced Bride – Red Wedding Dress, Part 1
I had planned on doing Jia Mai’s Decoded next, but after perusing it a bit, it looks too much like Frog in its organization and scope, and there are a lot of math equations. Instead of the light thriller that … Continue reading
Mai’s Dream of the Secret Room – The Bloody Labyrinth, Part 4
This time we finish our look at Fuyumi Ono’s horror novel, The Bloody Labyrinth (小野不由美の“鲜血の迷宮”). Chapter 6 begins with another report from Madoka Mori to Shibuya’s research team. They conclude that Mr. Atsugi didn’t leave the house when he disappeared. … Continue reading
A Séance By Candlelight – The Bloody Labyrinth, Part 3
This time we continue our look at Fuyumi Ono’s horror novel, The Bloody Labyrinth (小野不由美の“鲜血の迷宮”). Chapter 4 is when things really start to get good. That night at 9PM, everyone gathers in a little room near the dining room, and … Continue reading
The Rambling House & A Few Mysterious Disappearances – The Bloody Labyrinth, Part 2
This time we continue our look at Fuyumi Ono’s horror novel, The Bloody Labyrinth (小野不由美の“鲜血の迷宮”). I went back and looked at a few episodes of the anime covering this story arc, and it goes very fast and cuts out a … Continue reading
An Interfaith Team of Exorcists – The Bloody Labyrinth, Part 1
Out next book is book 5 of the Japanese horror novel series, Ghost Hunt by Fuyumi Ono, called The Bloody Labyrinth (小野不由美の“鲜血の迷宮”). This book has not been translated into English that I know of, though the series has been made … Continue reading
The Yellow Peril – Hidden Souls, Part 6
This time as we finish our series on Uncle Strange’s novel Hidden Souls (怪叔叔的“藏魂”), there are a few more chapters of varied length and focus. I could have put links to so many cultural references this time that I wouldn’t … Continue reading
An Angry Mob and a Phone Call in the Rain – Hidden Souls, Part 5
This time as we continue to look at Uncle Strange’s novel Hidden Souls (怪叔叔的“藏魂”), there seems to be a new twist in the storyline. We left off with two short chapters showing Amiao having some strange, spiritual experiences relating to … Continue reading
Love Triangle at Thunder Peak Tower – Hidden Souls, Part 4
This time as we continue to look at Uncle Strange’s novel Hidden Souls (怪叔叔的“藏魂”), we have a number of smaller chapters. At this point, each chapter feels to me like a short story involving the same group of characters. The … Continue reading
Sleeping in a bed are seven beautiful maidens, and one sleeper doesn’t awaken! – Hidden Souls, Part 3
This time as we continue to look at Uncle Strange’s novel Hidden Souls (怪叔叔的“藏魂”), we get into some really dark material. The next two chapters get into seriously evil Western historical personages in the most graphically violent and sexual way, … Continue reading
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