Imomushi (Kadokawa Horror Bunko H E 1-2 Edogawa Rampo Best Selection 2)

[Machine Translation] Tokiko's husband is an ex-soldier who miraculously survived. He has lost both arms and legs, is unable to hear or speak, and is dressed as if he were a wrapping cloth with only his face covered in scars. Tokiko plays the role of a devoted wife on the outside, but treats her husband as a "helpless creature" and plays with him. One night, as she watches her husband, Tokiko's hidden dark feelings explode... In addition to the title story, "The Caterpillar," this is the second volume of a best selection of works that takes the bizarre and the artistic to the extreme.

時子の夫は、奇跡的に命が助かった元軍人。両手両足を失い、聞くことも話すこともできず、風呂敷包みから傷痕だらけの顔だけ出したようないでたちだ。外では献身的な妻を演じながら、時子は夫を"無力な生きもの"として扱い、弄んでいた。ある夜、夫を見ているうちに、時子は秘めた暗い感情を爆発させ…。表題作「芋虫」ほか、怪奇趣味と芸術性を極限まで追求したベストセレクション第2弾。