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Description edit
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan,... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
YOSHIKO SAW HER HUSBAND OFF to his work at the Foreign Office at a little past ten o'clock.
Table of Contents edit
"The Human Chair"
"The Psychological Test"
"The Caterpillar"
"The Cliff"
"The Hell of Mirrors"
"The Twins"
"The Red Chamber"
"Two Crippled Men"
"The Traveler With the Pasted Rag Picture"
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edogawa Rampo (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 808
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Movie Connections edit
- Rampo Noir (IMDb): Original (Japanese) title is Rampo Jigoku. This is a 2005 anthology of four films based on Edogawa Rampo's short stories: Mars Canal, Mirror Hell (based on "The Hell of Mirrors"), Caterpillar (based on "The Caterpillar"), and Moving Bugs.
- Caterpillar (IMDb): A 2010 Japanese film with the original title Kyatapirâ. Based on Edogawa Rampo's short story "The Caterpillar."
- Sôseiji (IMDb): A 1999 Japanese film (English title: Gemini) loosely based on Edogawa Rampo's short story "The Twins."
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