by J.M. Plumbley | Sep 2, 2020 | Monster Meet
Content warning: spidey bois. Let me take you back to somewhere around the year 1000 in Classical Japan. Minamoto no Raikō, legendary commander and warrior, lies suffering from a fever, preparing to die. Noh theatre performances still capture the moment to this day....
by J.M. Plumbley | Dec 12, 2019 | Monster Meet
In the spirit of the holidays, let’s talk about a monster that can leave you looking like Jack Torrance at the end of The Shining! Yuki Onna (which translates to “Snow Woman”) is a Japanese yokai that borders on the edge of being...
by J.M. Plumbley | Aug 15, 2019 | Monster Meet
Did you know that Stephen King himself squirmed when he saw the Pale Man scene in Pan’s Labryrinth? Hard same, Steve. When I first saw that movie, that scene disturbed me so much that it came back around and left me grinning ear to ear. The Pale Man is geniusly...
by J.M. Plumbley | Jan 21, 2019 | Monster Meet
This will by Monster Meet’s first post on a solidly Japanese monster, and I have to say: I have no idea how I haven’t written about one until now. I love old Japanese monster mythology for the same reason that I love old Fae mythology: it is both magical and...
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