The tradition of sticking ghosts and demons into the walls of fictional houses lives on today, and horror fiction remains just as popular now as it ever was.Įach of the 13 novels I've picked out for you below puts its own spin on the haunted house story. A too-good-to-be-true apartment turns out to be exactly that for a young Japanese family in this supernatural thriller. Horror lovers have had the pleasure of reading their sensational antics for centuries, ever since gothic writers like Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe wrote them into their stories. Haunted house stories have been around for a really long time. These books will make you think twice about every creak and groan in your home, and you're going to love every minute of that delicious, spookiness. I would recommend it if you are a fan of Japanese horror – a lot of the common ghost story tropes are there, but the average horror reader could give this one a pass.If you're prepared to sleep with the lights on and the covers pulled up tight, you're in luck, because I've picked out 13 essential haunted house novels for your horror-reading pleasure. The Graveyard Apartment has a bit of a slow build, but once it ramped up, I couldn’t put it down. I enjoyed the book, but I definitely didn’t “ get” it. Lastly, my interpretation of the story may have also been incorrect due to cultural differences and societal norms. There were many statements and descriptions where the translation seemed almost too literal and it made for some awkward dialog and narration. The book alludes to a few possibilities, but they don’t necessary correlate with the end of the book. There are several issues that I have with the book, and I feel that they may have simply been “lost in translation.” Without dropping any spoilers, the main issue that I have is the reason for the haunting. It feels dark, dreary, and cold – even when it is a beautiful summer day.

Bulshinjiok, 2009)> if you like haunted apartments. The entire book has a very claustrophobic feel to it which adds to the spookiness. The Graveyard Apartment (Mariko Koike) I also recommend the Korean movie

Strange occurrences begin on the first day in their new home and continue to ramp up all the way to the very end. A horror novel first published in Japan in 1993, and set six years prior in 1987, The Graveyard Apartment is the story of several residents who move into a newly opened apartment building that bizarrely sits in the midst of a Tokyo graveyard. The apartment building overlooks an old Buddhist graveyard and crematorium. The couple has bought their first apartment – it’s an absolute bargain for the location and close to school and the train.

The Graveyard Apartment tells the story of Teppei, Misao, and their young daughter, Tamao.

The graveyard apartment