英国人が書いた日本の怪談 (2022)
Japanese translation of Ghostly Tales of Japan by Matsuo Kentaro with Kyoko Brooks
英国人作家、アンディ・ブルックスは、20 年以上 にわたって日本の超自然的ミステリーを探求してき た。彼のユニークな視点を通して、日本の幽霊や妖 怪の世界を覗いてみて欲しい。ここには恐怖、哀愁、 気まぐれに彩られた 30 編の物語が収められている。 それらは民間伝承、文学、芸術、演劇、映画にイン スパイアされ、日本の偉大な「怪談」の伝統に敬意 を表している。長く東京に暮らすアンディ・ブルッ クスは、往年のドラキュラ俳優ベラ・ルゴシの人生 とキャリアに関する研究者として受賞歴がある。ま た彼は電子音楽家としても知られている。
翻訳者―松尾健太郎 https://therakejapan.com
雑誌編集者。世界文化社『Men’s Ex』、『時計Begin』、『メルセデスマガジン』などの編集長を歴任。新潮社『ENGINE』編集部を経て、現在『THE RAKE JAPAN EDITION』編集長。
翻訳者―京子・ブルックス
聖心女子大学文学部、バース大学大学院現代語学部（翻訳・通訳コース）卒業。東京在住。趣味として、都内のアマチュアオーケストラでバイオリン演奏を楽しんでいる。
2022年6月発行 Kikui Press: kikuipress@kikuipress
ASIN : B0B4HJ28TG
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Praise for 英国人が書いた 日本の怪談
英国人が書いた日本の怪談とのことですが、翻訳がしっかりしていてまず読みやすいです。そしてすべて著者のアンディブルックスさんが書いたオリジナルストーリーは、昔や現代の日本各地を舞台を詳細に描写されていて驚きます。日本人でもこれだけの描写はなかなかできないのではと思います。怪談というと怖いイメージだったのですが、それだけではなく考えさせるたくさんの物語が含まれています。「漁師の妻」、「比叡山の夢」「松田秀幸の物語」などなど何度も読んで人に話したくなるストーリーがたくさんあります。ラフカディオハーン-小泉八雲の怪談に続く、後世に残る名作になると予想されます。 坪井 猛、アマゾンレビュー
Histoires de fantômes japonais (2022)
Arnold Petit’s French translation of Ghostly Tales of Japan published by Okno éditions
HISTOIRES TERRIFIANTES VENUES DU JAPON À travers trente nouvelles fantastiques inédites, Andi Brooks explore les mystères du pays du Soleil-Levant où le surnaturel occupe une place privilégiée dans le quotidien. Il nous plonge dans un univers où d’étranges phénomènes nous attendent, où la peur et l’angoisse n’ont aucune limite. Des contes anciens aux légendes contemporaines, entre folklore et modernité, Histoires de fantômes japonais nous offre un florilège d’histoires à la fois poétiques et terrifiantes, et nous invite à découvrir « l’autre côté » du Japon.
Traduit par Arnold Petit. https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnold-petit-94294399/?originalSubdomain=fr
Publié en février 2022 par Okno éditions https://www.oknofilmseditions.fr/okno-editions
EAN: 9782491357191
Disponible depuis:
fnac: https://livre.fnac.com/a16384313/Andi-Brooks-Histoires-de-fantomes-japonais
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Praise for Histoires de fantômes japonais
“Histoires de fantômes japonais, même s’il reprend le titre d’un film, l’ouvrage ne contient, nous prévient son auteur, Andi Brooks, Britannique vivant à Tokyo, que des histoires relevant de la pure fiction, toutes étant « issues de l’imagination malsaines de leur auteur » – bien que procédant de celles qu’il racontait à son fils pour l’endormir. 40 textes donc, souvent très courts répartis en “Contes des temps anciens” et “Contes des temps modernes”, le décor faisant le partage. Parmi les premiers, on trouve La Femme du chasseur, ou comment le fantôme d’une proie ce venge de celui qui l’a jadis tuée, tandis que les seconds nous offrent Une balade en voiture, la nuit en forêt, où un infortuné automobiliste rencontre la manifestation d’un tanuki, raton laveur qui, dans le folklore du pays, peut prendre forme humaine. Autant de petits plaisirs qu’on peut lire comme on verrait autant de courts-métrages (Oknô).” L’Écran fantastique
Ghostly Tales of Japan (2021)
Ghostly Tales of Japan is an eerie collection of stories which explore the mysterious side of a country where the supernatural is accepted as an everyday fact of life. From the ancient past to the present day, award-winning writer and long-term Tokyo resident Andi Brooks takes you into a realm of shadows separated from our own world by a gossamer-thin veil. By turns horrific, whimsical, and moving, the thirty original stories in Ghostly Tales of Japan will make you question the reality of the world around you and perhaps think twice before turning out the light.
Published June 2020 by Kikui Press: kikuipress@kikuipress
ASIN : B0871MQBGZ
ISBN 9798636721086
Available in Paperback and Kindle from all Amazon marketplaces
Also available as an eBook from all major online retailors via the following universal link:
https://books2read.com/u/3R8W7j
Praise for Ghostly Tales of Japan
“Andi Brooks’ “Ghostly Tales of Japan” Delivers Spine-chilling, Yokai-filled Flash Fiction 3-minute horror stories for the faint of heart…Ghostly Tales of Japan is the perfect introduction to readers looking to get a taste of Japanese horror in literary form. This book was clearly written for and by somebody who has a true love for the classic Japanese horror genre with all its intricacies, subtleties and hints of cultural history…If you’ve studied Japanese history or literature, or if you live in Tokyo in 2020, certain bits of this book will certainly make you smile. It is this eerie familiarity to something that’s so close to us that makes Brooks’ stories hit so close to the heart.” Tokyo Weekender Magazine
“Well-written spooky tales best read at bedtime I am captivated by these tales, which from revenge horror to ghostly reunions that tug at your heart to moral tales, with abrupt, pithy endings in which an unforgiving or unpleasant protagonist gets his or her due...The stories are very well-crafted and possess lyrical prose blessed with the author’s gentle intellect and knowledge…. an ending so shocking it kept me awake the night I read it. ” Doug Gibson, Plan 9 Crunch Blog/The Moderate Voice
“Short, Taut and Horrible… Bravo!!! Although written in English, the economical, dry prose found in ‘Ghostly Tales of Japan’ is redolent of the aesthetics associated with the country where these short stories are set.
Cruel and horrific twists and denouements are dispensed with little warning and even less compassion, free of the weight of extraneous adjectives or cod-fearmongering. In the best way possible, these tales of earthbound and supernatural malice are short, taut, and horrible.” Brian Smith, Amazon Review
“A great read! Really fun tales!” Mike De Jong, Amazon Review
“A really nice collection of ghost stories from Japan. Some happy stories, some with horrifying endings. A really good mix to delight the reader.
If you like ghost stories pick this one up! Lots of really good footnotes as well to help the reader understand terms and places that they may no be familiar with. Truly a Good Read.” Todd Howell, goodreads review
“Hauntingly enchanting I I was immersed in this dark tome. A very creepy masterpiece that produced an eerie vibe- Brooks has shed luminosity on an obscure folklore that I have never read as masterfully written and contrived as before! a true gem!” strange nocturne, Amazon Review
“Excellent!” dario, Amazon Review
Vampire Over London: Bela Lugosi in Britain (2015)
With Frank J. Dello Stritto
Over sixty years after his death, horror movie star Bela Lugosi remains a Hollywood legend. This ground-breaking book uncovers the untold tale of his 1951 Dracula stage tour across Britain. That tour, like the three films Lugosi made in Britain – Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935), Dark Eyes of London (1939) and Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1951) – is often overlooked in his life’s story. This book tells the full story at last, and adds to a legacy unmatched in Hollywood history.
The tale of 1951 also delves in the anything-goes world of post World War II British music halls and theatre. The rich history of British stage, combined with Lugosi’s unique career and persona, makes a compelling history.
The 2nd Edition greatly expands the book originally published in 2000, with additional first hand accounts from people who worked with and saw Bela Lugosi on stage in 1951, and with newly uncovered information and images.
Published by Cult Movies Press: www.cultmoviespress.com
ISBN-10: 0970426933 ISBN-13: 978-0970426901
Available from: Cult Movies Press] www.cultmoviespress.com
Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Over-London-Lugosi-Britain/dp/0970426933
Praise for Vampire Over London: Bela Lugosi in Britain
“Vampire Over London, which is beautifully produced and of a quality we seldom see today, is a model of documentation and informed and entertaining writing. I was so fascinated by it that I gave up virtually an entire weekend to read it. I cannot claim to be a big fan of Bela Lugosi, but the authors’ enthusiasm, clarity and intelligence were such that I was mesmerized as much as any of Dracula’s victims. A magnificent book.” Anthony Slide, Classic Images
“In this impressively researched book the authors’ combined sense of detail is remarkable…Dello Stritto and Brooks cover the six months of the touring company with three-dimensional clarity…you can almost smell the cigars Lugosi smoked while standing in the wings.” Tim Lucas, Video Watchdog
“Just when you thought everything that could possibly be written about the classic horror stars had already seen print, along comes the fascinating Vampire Over London. It’s an admirable book, written by that rare breed – film historians who actually know how to write…it’s essential.” Richard Valley, Scarlet Street
“This tremendous new volume manages to offer a wealth of new information! A must for Lugosi fanatics…the authors have done their research on this subject, and the result is the final word on this portion of Lugosi’s life…It’s a humorous, informative and often touching tribute to a little known slice of Bela’s life.” Shock Cinema
“Genre cinema historians Frank Dello Stritto and Andi Brooks perform an invaluable service for Bela Buffs. Their painstakingly researched tome is a book no self-respecting Lugosi lover can afford to be without.” The Phantom, Videoscope
“An indispensable tome…exhaustive…Physically, the book is as impressive as the research and writing…will quickly become a collectors item. Tom Weaver, Fangoria
“…a remarkable book…a carefully researched work of scholarship with a concern for accuracy usually reserved for much weightier subjects.” Henry Nicolella, Castle of Frankenstein
“A superb piece of literature! I think Bela must be resting in peace at long last in his satin-lined coffin.” John C. Mather, Co-Producer of the 1951 UK tour of Dracula
“A really splendid piece of research, it has to be definitive.” Richard Eastham, Director of the 1951 UK tour of Dracula
“It is a wonderful epitaph for a very special person.” Richard Butler, Johnathan Harker in the 1951 UK tour of Dracula
Andi Brooks 