Words. Pictures. Cats.
Translator of Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, Strange Buildings, Strange Maps etc.
Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake
I pre-ordered Neil McRobert's Good Boy from Wild Hunt Books and apparently they take the "pre" part very seriously, because I got it quite a while before it was officially published. I've been a fan of McRobert's horror-focused podcast, Talking Scared, for a while now…
Continue reading...Despite the risk of getting a little bit too personal, I've been feeling kind of lonely lately. Lately being, like, the past five years. Maybe even ten? I don't know. I've lived in Japan, in a relatively small city, for over two decades. The difficulties…
Continue reading...It has been a couple of months since Strange Houses, Uketsu's debut novel in Japan and second in English translation, came out in both the US and UK. I figure it's about time to address some of the particular issues translating this one, given that…
Continue reading...I'm not sure I'd exactly call this a review, but I read Ono Fuyumi's Zan'e—the movie version is The Inerasable in English but I'd call it "Tainted" if anyone ever asked me—and I have thoughts. Here's a bit of a summary, since I'm sure not…
Continue reading...The Fisherman made me a fan of John Langan. There is something in the combination he weaves of cosmic horror and emotional grounding, with a hefty dose of simple erudition, that hits with me. When I learned he had a new collection coming out I…
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