Spirits surround us in the latest Illuminated Edition a tome of all the Japanese ghost stories and strange tales collected and translated by author Lafcadio Hearn and depicted by the majestic brushwork of artist Kent Williams. Brimming with over sixty illustrations and featuring essays from Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Darren Aronofsky scholar Kyoko Yoshida and Hearns greatgrandson and director of the Lafcadio Hearn Museum Bon Koizumi this oversized slipcase volume enraptures the imagination as it chills the blood. Drawn from Hearns two most celebrated books Kwaidan and Shadowings this new title constitutes a complete compendium of the otherworldly and macabre folk tales that Hearn collected and translated during his travels through Japan in the late 19th century.