"Cho" Kowai Hanashi Tsuchinoe (Take Shobo Bunko)

[Machine Translation] A man who eats rocks, a toddler who speaks a mysterious language, a woman who has abandoned her fingers, an old woman who makes mysterious prophecies, a young man who lives in an eerie apartment... This is a collection of true ghost stories, a collection of strange and empty horror stories gathered from real people. Fear is a very private and emotional experience that many people would like to bury at the bottom of their memories and pretend it never happened. However, because of their weight, some people wish to release them by confiding them to someone. This book is a collection of such experiences, gently scooping up the hearts of those who have experienced them and pouring them into the pages of the book so as not to spill out. Reading a ghost story is nothing other than touching the deepest part of someone's heart, even if only indirectly. There is a sense of awe and fear, and an inexpressible exhilaration. I hope that you will savor the vivid depths of 29 hearts with all sincerity.

石を食う男、謎の言葉を話す幼児、指を捨てた女性、不思議な予言をする老婆、不気味なアパートに暮らす若者...実在の人物から聞き集めた奇妙な話、空恐ろしい話を集めた実話怪談集。恐怖とは非常にプライベートな心的体験であり、記憶の底に沈めて無かったことにしたいと思う体験者も多いだろう。だがその重さゆえ、誰かに打ち明けることで解放されたいと願う人もいる。本書はそうした体験者の心の吐露をそっと掬い、零さぬよう紙面に流し込んだものである。怪談を読むことは間接的であるにせよ、誰かの心の深い部分に触れることに他ならない。そこには畏れと恐れ、言うに尽くせぬ昂揚がある。生々しき29の心奥、真摯に味わい尽くしてほしい。