Tag: Japan

#POCtober: Vampires Beyond the Mythology of Europe

Thanks to Bram Stoker’s Dracula and all the eventual Hollywood adaptations of that prim, Victorian body horror, much of the west sees vampires from a very narrowly European perspective. But the living dead and tales of feinds lapping up the blood of mere mortals are recurring fixtures through out the world’s folklore and popular cultures. Below are listed but a few of the world’s many and varied takes on these creatures and the lore that makes them a global trope in supernatural story telling.

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Vampires Throughout Asia

Native American Vampires of Myth and Legend

African Vampire Mythology

Bloodthirsty Vampires Of India

Bats in South American Folklore and Ancient Art

Enchanted Doorway: Vampires in Japanese Myth

Algul: The Arabic Vampire

The Camazotz of Mayan Legend

True Vampires of the Philippines and Malaysia

Beyond Twilight: 9 Lesser-Known Vampires

Vampire Legends from around the World: Australia & Asia

#POCtober: “Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai” Japanese Ghost Stories & More

Site Rec: 百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai aka Translated Japanese Ghost Stories & Tales of the Weird and the Strange

This blog showcases work translated by @ZackDavisson- who, in and of himself, is pretty impressive.

Zack Davisson is an award winning translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the author of Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, The Ghost of Oyuki, and The Secret Biwa Music that Caused the Yurei to Lament (Chin Music Press). He has also contributed to Weird Tales Magazine, Japanzine, Metropolis Magazine and the comic book Wayward (Image comics).”

And that’s just the headlines.

Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai brings together Japanese folklore, art, history, ghost stories and other mythic and mystical aspects of Japanese culture. Presented in an engaging style that both informs and delights, Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai also accepts inquiries from readers looking to track down and identify “yōkai” and discover the stories behind them.

Big ups.

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Japan’s Chiba Institute of Technology Creates Star Wars Droidekas

LINK: Presented at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

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#POCtober: Halloween Magic at Tokyo Disneyland

READ ABOUT: Yasuo Amano & His Japanese Magic Blog “Hey Presto”!

Should ‘Street Fighter’s’ new Brazilian character have darker skin?

Laura, a Brazillian jiu-jitsu master with electricity-based superpowers

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Official Trailer for Jason Zada’s ‘The Forest’

Read about it at horror-movies.ca.

The film stars Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken, and Yukiyoshi Ozawa and is set in the Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan.

Kimutaku To Star in “Blade Of the Immortal” Live-action Film Directed By Takashi Miike

Click here to read at Rocketnews24.

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Introducing @DannyChoo’s New Smart Doll – Harmony, The First Soft Vinyl Dark-skinned Doll

Read about it at Dannychoo.com.

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Hilarious Foreign Television Shows and Films Based On Popular Hollywood Movies

Go to Laughing Squid.

The Love Between a Girl & Her Manga

LINK: Manga, the Cyborg Girl, and Me: A Love Story

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