KWAIDAN: STORIES AND STUDIES OF STRANGE THINGS by LAFCADIO HEARN - Horror

KWAIDAN ("Ghost Story"): STORIES AND STUDIES OF STRANGE THINGS by LAFCADIO HEARN (Horror/Fantasy)

“It is an atmosphere peculiar to the place; and, because of it, the sunshine in Horai is whiter than any other sunshine, - a milky light that never dazzles, - astonishingly clear, but very soft. This atmosphere is not of our human period: it is enormously old, - so old that I feel afraid when I try to think how old it is; - and it is not a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. It is not made of air at all, but of ghost, - the substance of quintillions of quintillions of generations of souls blended into one immense translucency, - souls of people who thought in ways never resembling our ways.”

This is a Public Domain collection of short Japanese ghost stories. There are 17 short horror/fantasy stories (parables) followed by 3 essays on the cultural and mythical significance of three insects which appear in some of the stories. (If you're short on time, please skip the essays, although they are fairly good!)

Free E-text and audio are widely available - please see "External Links" on the Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaidan:_Stories_and_Studies_of_Strange_Things

Everyone welcome! Please read the short story collection beforehand and join us for a friendly discussion at a coffeehouse or restaurant.

Location to be determined: likely somewhere central corridor/near south