The graveyard apartment / Mariko Koike ; translated from the Japanese by Deborah Boliver Boehm.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 324 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781250060549
- 1250060540
- Bochi o miorosu ie. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | Fiction | Koike, Mariko | Available | 33111008477420 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover what lurks in the shadowed corners of The Graveyard Apartment , and brace yourself for a literary experience that you won't forget.
This psychological horror unravels the unsettling experiences of a young family, innocently enticed by the seemingly idyllic vistas of their new apartment. Situated beside a graveyard, the building quietly harbors an insidious evil, nudging them down a path of inexplicable, panic-inducing occurrences. With each passing day, the walls of this pristine apartment close in bit by bit, trapping them against the bygone souls that echo from beyond the grave.
With the complex interplay of nail-biting suspense and thrilling horror, this masterpiece will challenge the bravest of readers. Its haunting narrative, intricately woven around the domestic and psychological aspects of horror, intensifies with each page turn, culminating with a conclusion that will make you think twice before ever going into a basement again.
"First published in Japan under the title Bochi o miorosu ie by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd."--Verso title page.
"Originally published in Japan in 1986, Koike's novel is the suspenseful tale of a young family that believes it has found the perfect home to grow into, only to realize that the apartment's idyllic setting harbors the specter of evil and that longer they stay, the more trapped they become."-- Provided by publisher.
A young married couple and their daughter move into a brand new apartment building built next to a graveyard. The couple is hiding a dark secret... and the apartment harbors a spector of evil. When terrifying events occur, others in the building start to move out until the family is left alone with someone... or something... lurking in the basement.