\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I lived in a haunted apartment.\" Zack Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c/i\u003e, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Eerie red marks on the apartment's ceiling kept Zack and his wife on edge. The landlord warned them not to open a door in the apartment that led to nowhere. \"Our Japanese visitors had no problem putting a name to it . . . they would sense the vibes of the place, look around a bit and inevitably say '\u003ci\u003eAhhh\u003c/i\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eyurei ga deteru\u003c/i\u003e.' There is a \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c/i\u003e here.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining his lifelong interest in Japanese tradition and his personal experiences with these vengeful spirits, Davisson launches an investigation into the origin, popularization, and continued existence of \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c/i\u003e in Japan. Juxtaposing historical documents and legends against contemporary \u003ci\u003eyurei\u003c/i\u003e-based horror films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Ring\u003c/i\u003e, Davisson explores the persistence of this paranormal phenomenon in modern day Japan and its continued spread throughout the West.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZack Davisson\u003c/b\u003e is a translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the translator of Mizuki Shigeru's \u003ci\u003eShowa 1926\u0026#8211;1939: A History of Japan\u003c/i\u003e and a translator and contributor to \u003ci\u003eKitaro\u003c/i\u003e. He also worked as a researcher and on-screen talent for National Geographic's TV special \u003ci\u003eJapan: Lost Souls of Okinawa\u003c/i\u003e. He writes extensively about Japanese ghost stories at his website, hyakumonogatari.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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