Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hern is an Irish adventurer, writer and journalist who has always been drawn to the exotic. It is not surprising that after immersing himself in the occult of New Orleans, he went to Japan, where he married, received citizenship, a teaching position at Tokyo Imperial University and a new name - Koizumi Yakumo.
Kwaidan are short stories about bizarre Japanese folklore that the writer collected while traveling around the country. In creepy stories, Hern introduces readers to Japanese demonology: with cruel faceless creatures that haunt travelers, with an evil winter woman who kills everyone around, with cannibals and samurai spirits. Fascinated by Japanese culture, the writer envelops ancient folk tales with his own literary talent.