The Caterpillar [Imo-Mushi][芋虫] by Suehiro Maruo My rating: 4 of 5 stars Recommended for: Horror Erotica Fans Read from January 01 to 02, 2015, read count: 1 The tale might be visually grotesque and psychologically twisted but it also showcase highly creative poetic expressionism from its intricate...
Just found out that this manga is adapted from [a:Rampo Edogawa|4795659|Rampo Edogawa|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1338485978p2/4795659.jpg] Sensei's famous psychosexual horror short story, [b:芋虫 Imomushi |8798173|芋虫 Imomushi |Rampo Edogawa|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1382897927s/8798173.jpg|...
Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a collection of assorted short stories, ranging from straight-up crime stories to detective tales and even some oddities that aspire toward the man who inspired his pen name. The stories were varying levels of engaging, and none ever bored me or prompte...
The Edogawa Rampo reader is like a beginner's guide to the man credited with bringing in the Golden Age of crime and mystery fiction in Japan. It contains not only some stellar examples of his ficton work, but also an array of essays that let us get into the mind of the man a little bit. I found t...
The author was clearly influenced by Edgar Allan Poe (in Japanese it is pronounced Edogawa Rampo. I had to repeat it a few many times to connect the names). These short stories are very well written, almost of all them in 1st person. Most of them are mystery, about crimes, and all the characters are...
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