\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cB\u003eThis collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe.\u003c/B\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cBR\u003e\u003cI\u003eJapanese Tales of Mystery \u0026 Imagination\u003c/I\u003e, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof \"psychological\" murders; and the bizarre tale of a chair-maker who buries himself inside an armchair and enjoys the sordid \"loves\" of the women who sit on his handiwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cBR\u003eLucid and packed with suspense, Edogawa Rampo's stories found in \u003cI\u003eJapanese Tales of Mystery \u0026 Imagination\u003c/I\u003e have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century.\u003cBR\u003e\u003cBR\u003e\u003cB\u003eMystery stories include:\u003c/B\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Human Chair\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Caterpillar\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTwo Crippled Men\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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