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Knight In Screaming Armor: The Knight In Screaming Armor; Diary Of A Mad Mummy; Deep In The Jungle Of Doom; Welcome To The Wicked Wax Museum (Give Yourself Goosebumps #9)

Reader beware--you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS!Your cousins, Kip and Abbey, have come to visit you from jolly old England -- and guess what they brought with them? Two huge crates, each containing a suit of armor and a curse. But it doesn't matter, 'cause you're "dying" to see what's inside.If you open the crate marked "Evil Knight," you will be hypnotized by the knight's sparkling medallion and will have to face an ugly sorceress. If you open the "Good Knight" crate, you'll discover a room full of mannequin heads that talk. Before you know, it you've lost your head. Can you pull yourself together before time runs out? The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!

Knock Knock, Open Wide

Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying, heartbreaking supernatural tale of fractured family bonds, the secrets we carry, and the veiled forces that guide Irish life.Driving home late one night, Etain Larkin finds a corpse on a pitch-black country road deep in the Irish countryside. She takes the corpse to a remote farmhouse. So begins a night of unspeakable horror that will take her to the very brink of sanity.She will never speak of it again.Two decades later, Betty Fitzpatrick, newly arrived at college in Dublin, has already fallen in love with the drama society, and the beautiful but troubled Ashling Mallen. As their relationship blossoms, Ashling goes to great lengths to keep Betty away from her family, especially her alcoholic mother, Etain.Gradually, Betty learns her lover's terrifying family history, and Ashling's secret obsession. Ashling has become convinced that the horrors inflicted on her family are connected to a seemingly innocent children's TV show. Everyone in Ireland watched this show in their youth, but Ash soon discovers that no one remembers it quite the same way. And only Ashling seems to remember its star: a small black goat puppet who lives in a box and only comes out if you don’t behave. They say he’s never come out.Almost never.When the door between the known and unknown opens, it can never close again.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Knock, knock… (Psychic Visions #5)

There’s no best-by date for revenge.Wealthy and beautiful Shay Lassiter runs a prestigious foundation, but her connections and resources were worthless when her fiancé tried to murder her. Now, she’s guarding her heart and using her knack for reading people’s intentions – both good and evil – to guide her. But when the foundation’s clients start dying, she must turn to the new man in her life…one who’s giving her mixed signals.Computer specialist and ex-cop Roman Chandler has a secret. It involves Shay and could ruin the fragile relationship he’s building with her. Though he can’t tell her the truth, he needs to convince her to trust him. He fears that whoever is behind this is about to turn his vengeance on Shay… And vengeance can be deadly.

Knot the Usual Suspects

In the latest from the bestselling author of Plagued by Quilt, Kath Rutledge yarn bombs Blue Plum, Tennessee--and gets tangled up in the mystery of a bumped-off bagpiper.It's time for Handmade Blue Plum, an annual arts and crafts fair, and Kath and her knitting group TGIF (Thank Goodness It's Fiber) plan to kick off the festivities with a yarn bombing. But they're not the only ones needling Blue Plum. Bagpiper and former resident Hugh McPhee had just returned after a long absence, yet his reception is anything but cozy. The morning after his arrival, he's found dead in full piper's regalia.Although shaken, Kath and her knitting group go forward with their yarn installation--only to hit a deadly snag. Now, with the help of Geneva, the ghost who haunts her shop, Kath and TGIF need to unravel the mystery before someone else gets kilt!

Koko (Blue Rose Trilogy #1)

They were Vietnam vets--a doctor, a lawyer, a working stiff, and a writer. Very different from each other, they are nonetheless linked by a shared history and a single shattering secret. Now, they have been reunited and are about to embark on a quest that will take from Washington, D.C., to the graveyards and fleshpots of the Far East to the human jungle of New York, hunting someone from the past who has risen from the darkness to kill and kill and kill.

Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight: The start of an epic new adventure series (Jujuland #1)

When Koku accidentally unleashes an ancient demon, he must enter the magical world of Olori to claim his power. Full of action, magic, and eye-catching comic book-style illustrations, this 9+ series draws on West African mythology and is perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Percy Jackson, and Dragon Mountain.Koku has always felt like he was cursed with a weird name and an illness to match. He thinks life can't get any worse - until he unleashes a demon on a school trip. He expects detention, but instead he's hurled into an impossible quest filled with MAGICAL TRIBES, MAN-EATING MONSTERS and VENGEFUL MERMAIDS. When an ASSASSIN is sent to hunt him down, Koku's only hope is to team up with a clumsy shapeshifter and a moody warrior-in-training. Together they enter the JUJULAND JUNGLE, a place filled with DANGEROUS SECRETS. Can Koku discover his own power, before it's too late?A Jujuland adventure story.

Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight: The start of an epic new adventure series (Jujuland #1)

After cynical thirteen year-old orphan Koku accidentally releases a demon on a trip to the British Museum, his uncle sends him to Olori, the West African land of origins, for the summer. Cursed with a weird name and an illness to match, Koku thinks life can't get any worse. His sickle cell anaemia has always left him feeling unwanted and powerless, and now he's being parcelled off to a country he barely remembers. But when Koku arrives in Olori, he finds himself in a land of endless sun and powerful magical tribes - and on the wrong side of a war. The ruling Ogún tribe is trying to destroy the night, and the magical creatures who need it, forever. As the last living descendent of the darkness-controlling Olókun tribe, Koku is the only one who can stop them.Accompanied by Moremi, a martial artist with an anger problem, and Osoosi, a shapeshifter who spends half of her time as a hyena, Koku must venture into the dangerous jungle of Jujuland to master his powers, find the powerful talisman called the Heart of Midnight and restore Night to Olori. But he'll have to move fast, because a teenaged assassin with a soul-swallowing sword is on his tail... and if the night disappears, then so will he.A Jujuland adventure story.© 2023 Maria Motunrayo Adebisi (P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Koku Akanbi: Book 2 - an epic fantasy adventure perfect for Marvel fans (Koku Akanbi #2)

Demon dads. Flaming warriors. Ghostly powers. Welcome back to Olori ...Koku Akanbi's newfound ghostly powers have been wreaking havoc, landing him in detention and a whole heap of trouble.Having to find a way back to Olori - his family's homeland - is tough enough, but he is soon sent on a dangerous quest to find the three most powerful objects in the world. If that's not enough, Koku is also faced with the biggest decision of his life.With the fate of Olori in his hands, can Koku and his super-powered friends save the day before it's too late?Set in a unique magical world inspired by West African mythology, this is the second book in an unmissable new fantasy adventure series. Perfect for fans of Marvel and Percy Jackson.*PRE-ORDER NOW!*Praise for Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight:'Epic storytelling with a sharp wit. I love Kòkú!' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good'Sharp, witty, original and thrilling' - The Guardian

Koku Akanbi: Book 2 - an epic fantasy adventure perfect for Marvel fans (Koku Akanbi #2)

Demon dads. Flaming warriors. Ghostly powers. Welcome back to Olori ...Koku Akanbi's newfound ghostly powers have been wreaking havoc, landing him in detention and a whole heap of trouble. Having to find a way back to Olori - his family's homeland - is tough enough, but he is soon sent on a dangerous quest to find the three most powerful objects in the world. If that's not enough, Koku is also faced with the biggest decision of his life. With the fate of Olori in his hands, can Koku and his super-powered friends save the day before it's too late?Set in a unique magical world inspired by West African mythology, this is the second book in an unmissable new fantasy adventure series. Perfect for fans of Marvel and Percy Jackson.Praise for Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight:'Epic storytelling with a sharp wit. I love Kòkú!' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good'Sharp, witty, original and thrilling' - The Guardian'A thrilling fantasy adventure.' - G.M. Linton, author of the Sunshine Simpson series'Kòkú Àkànbí is a triumph of epic proportions! Exciting, adventurous and enlightening, this is a quest you will not want to miss...' - Maz Evans, author of Who Let the Gods Out?

Kom Inte Hit Igen - En Berättelse Från Sardis County

I den här berättelsen av T. M. Bilderback introduceras en ny plats: Sardis County. Sardis County är en unik plats med färgstarka figurer och jordnära inställningar. Residensstaden i Sardis County är Perry, som har allt en liten stad normalt har att erbjuda. En gymnasieskola, ett torg, en polisstation och flera butiker är alla en del av Perry, och Sardis Countys handelskammare har tagit fram en slogan: ”Sardis County – där DU får magin att hända!” Men det är något annorlunda med Sardis County. Något baserat i verklig magi och lokaliserat i en gammal mans källare. Tre gymnasieelever kommer snart att konfrontera något de aldrig hade förväntat sig: En öppen dörr till helvetet. Och helvetet är på väg för att hälsa på Sardis County. Hörsamma varningen: Kom inte hit igen, den första delen i serien Berättelser från Sardis County!

Konflikt des Blutes (Partnership in Blood #3)

Fortsetzung zu Pakt des BlutesBuch 3 in der Serie - BlutspartnerschaftDie Allianz des Blutes zwischen Magiern und Vampiren wird stärker und fügt den dunklen Magiern empfindlichere Verluste zu. Immer verzweifelter suchen sie nach Informationen, um die drohende Niederlage abzuwenden. Sie wissen nicht, dass auch die Allianz unter wachsenden Spannungen in einigen Partnerschaften zu leiden hat. Der Konflikt breitet sich aus. Es gibt Partnerschaften, die weder persönlich noch professionell harmonieren und die drohen, die Allianz von innen heraus zu zerstören. Alain Magnier und Orlando St. Clair versuchen, ein Auseinanderbrechen der Allianz zu verhindern. Sie werden unterstützt durch Thierry Dumont und Sebastien Noyer, aber auch durch Raymond Payet und Jean Bellaiche, den Chef de la Cour von Paris, die beide selbst noch darum kämpfen, ihre Partnerschaft auf eine stabile Grundlage zu stellen, um durch ihr Vorbild andere überzeugen zu können. Während der Krieg immer brutaler wird und sich auf beiden Seiten die Verluste häufen, suchen die dunklen Magier immer noch nach Wegen, die Allianz zu zerstören. Derweil durchforsten die Blutspartner alte Quellen, um hinter den Vorurteilen und Legenden das entscheidende Quäntchen Wahrheit zu finden, dass die Geschicke des Krieges endgültig zu ihren Gunsten wenden kann.

Koralle und Knochen

Halen weiß, dass die Funken, die sich unter ihren Fingerspitzen entzünden, gefährlich sind. Ihr ganzes Leben hat sie versucht, das Prickeln zu unterdrücken, das sie Sachen zerstören lässt. Doch jetzt, als sie wieder in Rockaway Beach ist, wo sie zusehen musste, wie ihr Vater ertrank, lassen sich die Flammen nicht mehr zügeln. Halen bemüht sich, die Kontrolle zu behalten. Aber dann verschlägt es sie in eine mysteriöse neue Welt – in das Unterwasserreich Elosia. Dort kommt sie hinter die Geheimnisse ihrer Vergangenheit und kann die Funken nicht mehr zurückhalten. Während sie Elosia erkundet, erfährt sie, dass ihr bisheriges Leben eine Lüge gewesen ist. Und als diejenigen, die sie getäuscht haben, sie um Hilfe bitten, muss Halen sich entscheiden: Lässt sie all das hinter sich oder entfesselt sie die Magik, die sie alle vernichten könnte?

Koshchei in Hell

The world above may be over, and Hellboy gone with it, but Koshchei is still in Hell content with his wine and his books—until an old face arrives and brings Koshchei a critical task.An old and powerful foe is returning, and Koshchei must take up his sword and defend the city from destruction.Mignola returns to Hell to reunite with one of his favorite collaborators, Ben Stenbeck (Frankenstein Underground, Witchfinder: In The Service of Angels, Baltimore, Koshchei the Deathless).Collects Koshchei in Hell #1-#4, Sir Edward Grey: Acheron one-shot, and bonus material.

Koshchei the Deathless

Mignola returns to Hell and to the bizarre folklore that's filled some of his greatest books, reuniting with one of his favorite collaborators, Ben Stenbeck (Frankenstein Underground, Witchfinder: In The Service of Angels, Baltimore). This volumes collects the complete six-issue series plus bonus material.Sent to kill Hellboy by the Baba Yaga in Darkness Calls, Koshchei the Deathless hinted at a long and tragic life before being enslaved to the Russian witch. Now Koshchei relives every horrible act on his road to immortality and beyond, with none other than his one time enemy Hellboy himself--in a bar in Hell.

Krampus: The Yule Lord

The author and artist of The Child Thief returns with a modern fabulist tale of Krampus, the Lord of Yule and mortal enemy of Santa Claus. One Christmas Eve in a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker witnesses a strange spectacle: seven devilish figures chasing a man in a red suit toward a sleigh and eight reindeer. When the reindeer leap skyward taking the sleigh, devil men, and Santa into the clouds, screams follow. Moments later, a large sack plummets earthward, a magical sack that will thrust the down-on-his luck singer into the clutches of the terrifying Yule Lord, Krampus. But the lines between good and evil become blurred as Jesse's new master reveals many dark secrets about the cherry-cheeked Santa Claus, and how half a millennium ago, the jolly old saint imprisoned Krampus and usurped his magic. Now Santa's time is running short, for the Yule Lord is determined to have his retribution and reclaim Yuletide. If Jesse can survive this ancient feud, he might have the chance to redeem himself to his family, to save his own broken dreams...and help bring the magic of Yule to the impoverished folk of Boone County.

Krazyland

In this scary story for fans of Neil Gaiman, The Last Kids on Earth, and Goosebumps, the only way out is krazier than you could ever imagine...Nathan used to be terrified of Krazyland when he was a young kid. Now that he's 12, the spooky-themed arcade games aren't that bad. He even enjoys stomping on plastic spiders and battling a creepy doll with big plastic eyes. But things become scarier again when kids start to go missing from the entertainment park... There's another world exists beneath Kraztown's ball pit. A world where the entertainment park's games come to life. And if he isn't careful, Nathan is going to be the next one sucked under!

Krewe of Hunters Collection Volume 8 (Krewe of Hunters)

The Krewe of Hunters is back with new recruits! Join the McFadden brothers as they deploy their otherworldly skills to solve the cases that mystify regular police. Together for the first time in one box set, three spine-tingling tales of romantic paranormal suspense from the queen of the genre, New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.FADE TO BLACKPrivate Investigator Bryan McFadden is about as far from “Hollywood” as you can get, but when an actress from a once-cult TV show is targeted by a killer who seems to vanish into thin air, he’s compelled to help. It’s unclear if they’re dealing with an obsessed fan or something far more sinister. Could the show’s cast really be cursed? How can Bryan keep Marnie safe when it becomes apparent someone is determined to make this her final curtain call?PALE AS DEATHLAPD Detective Sophie Manning’s new case is high-profile and horrific: a young actress has been murdered in a way that echoes the infamous Black Dahlia killing. As a consultant for the Krewe, Bruce McFadden has been tasked with the case and they’re forced to partner up. But Sophie doesn’t want his help. As the killer taunts the police, Sophie and Bruce will discover that the threat is closer than they’d ever realized. Working side by side is the only way they’ll stop this deadly sequel.ECHOES OF EVILIn the middle of a performance, a beloved local Key West musician drops dead. It seems accidental, but festival organizer Kody McCoy isn’t so sure. Brodie McFadden is supposed to be on vacation, but a diving excursion to a historic shipwreck uncovers a crime scene—and the corpse is new. Brodie thinks the recent deaths are linked, and he needs help from Kody. Something about her festival is dangerous. Has she uncovered a treasure from the past that someone will kill for?

Krewe of Hunters Collection, Volume 7: Dying Breath\Dark Rites\Wicked Deeds

Join New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters, an elite FBI unit of paranormal investigators, as they’re called in to investigate when cases take a turn for the strange and there are no earthly leads…Three thrilling stories together in one box set!DYING BREATHThe city of Boston is being terrorized—someone is kidnapping women and burying them alive, but cruelly leaving a glimmer of hope for the authorities by sending a clue about their location. Historian Vickie Preston is pulled into the investigation when her name is mentioned in one of the notes. Special Agent Griffin Price is on the case for the Krewe of Hunters. He’s protective of Vickie, since their shared past is connected to the threat that currently surrounds them. With the killer accelerating his plans, time is running out for more victims hidden around the city. Vickie is becoming closer with Griffin, but she’s getting too close to the danger, and every breath could be her last.DARK RITESSomeone is viciously beating random strangers around old Boston, and Vickie’s friend Alex Maple was one of the victims—and now he’s gone missing. The escalating attacks suggest that a dangerous cult is at work behind the scenes—one so powerful that its members would rather die than be apprehended. Vickie and Griffin are finding their way in an increasingly passionate relationship, and Griffin is desperately trying to keep her safe and the two of them sane amid the disturbing investigation. The search for Alex will take them deep into the wilderness of Massachusetts on the trail of a serial killer, and it will take everything they have to survive the ancient evil that awakens and threatens not just the man they’re striving to save, but their very souls.WICKED DEEDSVickie and Griffin’s romantic weekend in Baltimore is interrupted when a popular author is found dead in the basement of an Edgar Allan Poe-themed restaurant. As more bizarre deaths occur, they are drawn into a case that has disturbing echoes of Poe’s great works, bringing the horrors of his fiction to life. The restaurant is headquarters to scholars and fans, and any of them could be a merciless killer. Unless they can uncover whose twisted mind is orchestrating the dramatic re-creations, Vickie and Griffin’s future as a couple might never begin…

Krewe of Hunters, Volume 6: Haunted Destiny\Deadly Fate\Darkest Journey

Together for the first time in one value-priced box set, three chilling stories from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham’s beloved Krewe of Hunters series. Join the Krewe of Hunters, an elite FBI unit of paranormal investigators, as they’re called in when cases take a turn for the strange and there are no earthly leads…Haunted DestinyA historic—haunted—cruise ship, the Celtic American Line’s Destiny, sets sail from the Port of New Orleans…with a murderer known as the Archangel Killer on board. Local agent Jude McCoy is assigned to the case along with field director Jackson Crow. When Alexi Cromwell, who works in the ship’s piano bar, starts receiving visits from a victim’s ghost, she’s drawn into a dark mystery and will have to work with Jude to escape a killer’s evil plans.Deadly FateClara Avery, an entertainer working on Alaskan cruise ship the Fate, stumbles upon a scene of bloody mayhem on Bear Island. Thor Erikson has been sent from the Krewe of Hunters to investigate several grotesque killings, the prime suspect for which is an escaped serial killer Thor once put behind bars. Clara and Thor’s shared unusual talent—the ability to communicate with the dead—brings them together to solve the case…and prevent a deadly fate of their own!Darkest JourneyCharlene “Charlie” Moreau comes upon the slain body of a Civil War reenactor, the second murdered in two days. Charlie is shocked to learn that her father—a guide on the Journey, a historic paddle wheeler that’s sponsoring the reenactment—is a suspect. Charlie arranges a Mississippi River cruise so she and a new FBI agent, Ethan Delaney, can get close to the actors. But they discover a lot more as they resume their relationship that ended ten years ago…but might die, along with them, on the Journey.

Kulvruttant: कुलवृत्तांत

मानव स्वत:च्या उत्क्रांतीचा कधी विचार तरी करतो का? आपण कोण होतो, कोठून आलो, कोठे चाललो आहोत, या प्रवासाची परिणती कशात होणार आहे याचा माणूस कधी विचार तरी करतो का? मी तरी कोण? येथे या शहरात कसा आलो? प्रत्यक्ष मी नाही; पण माझे पूर्वज... कोठून आले? महत्त्वाकांक्षेने आले की, गरजेपोटी आले? मी अनेक कुलवृत्तांत वाचले होते. चारचार, पाचपाच पिढ्यांचा इतिहास. त्यात एका तक्त्याच्या रूपात मांडला होता. आडव्या उभ्या रेषांनी जोडलेली ती फक्त नावं होत. अमक्याची ती चार-पाच मुलं... त्यांचे विवाह... त्यांची मुलं... हा नावांचा आणि रेषांचा तक्ता त्यांच्या खऱ्या आयुष्याबद्दल काय सांगणार? त्या तर फराट्यांनी ओढलेल्या रेषाकृती होत्या; पण माझ्या विलक्षण अनुभवात या रेषाकृती सजीव झाल्या होत्या. रंग... रूप... सुखं... दु:ख... अशा सगुण त्रिमित स्वरूपात समोर आल्या होत्या... रोजच्या व्यवहाराच्या चौकटीत हा असाधारण अनुभव बसवणं किती कठीण होतं! जवळजवळ अशक्यच! पण इथे धोका होता. त्या कालगर्तेत माझा प्रवेश अगदी सहज होत होता. पण काही कारणाने, अपघाताने, दुर्दैवाने मला परत माझ्या एकवीसाव्या शतकात परत येता आलं नाही तर? मी कालवस्त्राच्या त्या सुरकुतीत अडकून पडलो तर? सर्व शक्यतांचा विचार करायला हवा...

Kung Fu Princess 1: Daughter of Light

On her fourteenth birthday, Cassidy Chen receives five ancient and mysterious Chinese coins, which introduce her to the supernatural world known to her Chinese and Irish ancestors, and which lead her to accept her destiny as a warrior princess.

Kur of Gor (Gorean Saga #28)

An alien race bent on conquering Counter Earth has Tarl Cabot in its sights. The Kur race once had a planet of its own, but somehow it was rendered unviable, either destroyed or desolate, apparently by the Kurs&’ own hands. So they searched for a new home and found not one but two suitable planets—planets they set their minds to conquering. But these planets, Earth and its sister planet Gor, the Counter Earth, were not undefended. The Kur attempted their conquest four times, only to be beaten back by the mysterious Priest-Kings, rulers of Gor. As the Kurii lurk deep within an asteroid belt, awaiting the chance to seize their prize, their attention is drawn to a human, Tarl Cabot. Tarl was once an agent of Priest-Kings but is now their prisoner, held captive in a secret prison facility. But what is their interest in Tarl Cabot? Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire. Kur of Gor is the 28th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Kwaidan

Known primarily as an early interpreter of Japanese culture and customs, the famous writer Lafcadio Hearn also wrote ghost stories--"delicate, transparent, ghostly sketches"--about his adopted land. Many of the stories found in Kwaidan, "stories and studies of strange things," are based on Japanese tales of long ago told to him by his wife; others possibly have a Chinese origin. All have been re-colored and reshaped by Hearn's inimitable hand. Some critics attribute Hearn's fascination with eerie tales to his partial blindness. Whatever its roots, he was clearly drawn to the hidden realms of the spirit world and to strange facts and marvels. In this collection of unforgettably haunting stories, Hearn brings together "the meeting of three ways"--the austere dreams of India, the subtle beauty of Japan and the relentless science of the Western world.This collection of supernatural tales includes:A musician called upon to perform for the deadMan-eating goblinsInsects who uncannily mimic human behaviorA perfect treat for fans of the strange and otherworldly.

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Classics With Ruskin Ser. #Vol. 4)

A classic book of ghost stories from one of the world&’s leading nineteenth-century writers, the author of In Ghostly Japan and Japanese Fairy Tales. Published just months before Lafcadio Hearn&’s death in 1904, Kwaidan features several stories and a brief nonfiction study on insects: butterflies, mosquitoes, and ants. The tales included are reworkings of both written and oral Japanese traditions, including folk tales, legends, and superstitions. &“At age thirty-nine, Hearn travelled on a magazine assignment to Japan, and never came back. At a moment when that country, under Emperor Meiji, was weathering the shock and upheaval of forced economic modernization, Hearn fell deeply in love with the nation&’s past. He wrote fourteen books on all manner of Japanese subjects but was especially infatuated with the customs and culture preserved in Japanese folktales—particularly the ghost-story genre known as kaidan. . . . He died in 1904, and, by the time his &‘Japanese tales&’ were translated into Japanese, in the nineteen-twenties, the country&’s transformation was so complete that Hearn was hailed as a kind of guardian of tradition; his kaidan collections are still part of the curriculum in many Japanese schools.&” —The New Yorker