Yurei: The Japanese Ghost Hardcover – Import, 25 August 2015

A truly beautiful looking book that really stands out on a bookshelf! The cover image really makes an impression with anyone who has seen my copy. I have been a fan of Zack Davisson for a long time and also have an interest in Japanese folk tales. This book is generally historic in nature so if you are looking for ghost stories you can find more relevant books to read but what it covers is very well thought out and well written. There are some colour pages that show off the original Japanese artwork. It is a shame that the book was delayed so long that Amazon removed my preorder (Without telling me, shame on you Amazon). I consider it a great addition to my collection and enjoyed reading it.

Not really up to the standard of the other chin music books I own - the book is mostly a scholarly and rather dry historical account of ghosts - so if you're expecting a book full of ghost stories themselves this isn't the one (only about 40 pages in the book and all are rather brief, a page or two) - if this is what you want it's great, but I felt the book was slightly misrepresented.

A truly stunning, beautiful book. For me it has been a perfect introduction to the Yurei, to Japanese culture, art, literature, theatre. It is a magnificent guide to how to explore further - exactly what I was looking for - book and film reviews abound.

I was really looking forward to this book, and I wasn't disappointed! Really interesting and informative with a good collection of stories at the end, a must for anyone interested in Japanese ghosts, folklore or there's even quite a good section on the yurei's role in theatre :-)

Interresting book about the Yurei Ghost.