The Mountain
Chilling psychological horror for fans of Strange Pictures
Will be published approx. on 28. January 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-3985-5597-6 (ISBN)
Description
An unsettling and chilling mix of Japanese folklore, witchcraft and the supernatural - the perfect Halloween read for fans of The Ring, In the Miso Soup and anyone who enjoys a ghost story . . .
In Japan, summer is the season for ghost stories...Summer is when the pot of hell opens.
Minami, a horror writer and expert in the supernatural, is struggling to get started on her next book when her friend Asako gets in touch out of the blue, asking for help. Initially reluctant to get involved, Minami agrees to meet, only to discover that Asako and a group of friends have all been experiencing strange and unusual things following a visit to a derelict site on the mountain.
Deciding to use her friend's story as inspiration for her novel, Minami agrees to see what she can find out about the abandoned lumbermill the group visited. And then the bad dreams begin...
Based on the own experiences of the author, a seasoned horror writer in Japan whose other titles include Room 203.
In Japan, summer is the season for ghost stories...Summer is when the pot of hell opens.
Minami, a horror writer and expert in the supernatural, is struggling to get started on her next book when her friend Asako gets in touch out of the blue, asking for help. Initially reluctant to get involved, Minami agrees to meet, only to discover that Asako and a group of friends have all been experiencing strange and unusual things following a visit to a derelict site on the mountain.
Deciding to use her friend's story as inspiration for her novel, Minami agrees to see what she can find out about the abandoned lumbermill the group visited. And then the bad dreams begin...
Based on the own experiences of the author, a seasoned horror writer in Japan whose other titles include Room 203.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3985-5597-6 (9781398555976)
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approx. 01/2027
Simon + Schuster LLC
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Person
Nanami Kamon is a novelist, essayist, and nonfiction writer. Her works often derive from both her own experiences and her knowledge of Japanese folklore, feng shui, and the supernatural. Kamon made her debut in 1992 with the yokai fantasy novel Hitomaru Commands Them Vanquished. Her novels include The Mountain, Room 203, At Toribeno, and Mebukuro, and The Beast with Black Claws, the first two of which were adapted for film. She has also written several books on Japanese witchcraft and was the sorcery advisor for the film Onmyoji Zero.