Horror Matsuri 2020

By Kelly Matsuura, Deborah Wong, John H. Dromey and 4 more

In October 2020, Insignia Stories ran a month-long online event, Horror Matsuri*.

This ebook features the 5 flash stories and 5 poems that were published here on the Insignia Stories site throughout the month. These works will remain free to read online (at Insignia Stories)–this ebook is simply a digital copy for anyone who would like to download the collection.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

STORIES
'One Last Splash' by Umiyuri Katsuyama & Toshiya Kamei (translator)
'House #197, Argyll Road' by Deborah Wong
'Deception' by Therese Choon
'Night with the Batibat' by Maggie D. Brace
'I Should Be Asleep' by Joyce Chng

 

POEMS
'Qingming; Clarity' by Therese Choon
'Spooky Yuki-onna' by John H. Dromey
'Eye for an Eye' by Maggie D. Brace
'Rubies & Gold' by Kelly Matsuura
'A Yōkai's Haiku Halloween Abroad' by John H. Dromey

 

(*'matsuri' means 'festival' in Japanese).

• Language: English
• Publisher: BWWP Publishing
• Release date: Dec 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393136804

Kelly Matsuura

Kelly Matsuura grew up in Victoria, Australia, but always dreamed she would live abroad.  She has lived in northern China, Michigan in the US, and over ten years in Nagoya, Japan, where she now lives permanently. Kelly has published numerous short stories online; in group anthologies; and in several self-published anthologies. Her stories have been published by Visibility Fiction, Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly Publishing, A Murder of Storytellers, and Ink and Locket Press. She majored in Asian Studies at university, and (sometimes) studies Japanese, Chinese and German. Her other hobbies include cooking, knitting, sewing, and traveling. As the creator and editor for The Insignia Series, Kelly uses her knowledge of Asian cultures to help other indie authors produce great diverse stories and to share the group's work with a new audience.

Book preview

Asian Horror

&

Dark Fantasy Stories

5 Flash Fiction & 5 Poems

First published online at

www.insigniastories.com

October 1st – 31st for 

Horror Matsuri 2020

Edited by Kelly Matsuura

Cover Design by Kelly Matsuura

Compilation Copyright© Kelly Matsuura 2020

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This book was created in Japan

First electronic release: November 2020

Published by BWWP Publishing via Draft2Digital Publishing Services

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This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors. Stories are the authors’ original work and are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons (living or dead) or real situations is coincidental.

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The English translation of ‘One Last Splash’ by Umiyuri Katsuyama is copyrighted to Toshiya Kamei©2020

‘House #197, Argyll Road’ copyright Deborah Wong©2020

‘Deception’ and ‘Qingming; Clarity’ copyright Therese Choon©2020

‘Night with the Batibat’ and ‘Eye for an Eye’ copyright Maggie D. Brace©2020

‘I Should Be Asleep’ copyright Joyce Chng©2020

‘Spooky Yuki-onna’ and ‘A Yōkai’s Haiku Halloween Abroad’ copyright John H. Dromey©2020

‘Rubies & Gold’ copyright Kelly Matsuura©2020

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission from the authors. Short extracts for reviews are allowed.

Table of Contents

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Stories

‘One Last Splash’ by Umiyuri Katsuyama & Toshiya Kamei (translator)

‘House #197, Argyll Road’ by Deborah Wong

‘Deception’ by Therese Choon

‘Night with the Batibat’ by Maggie D. Brace

‘I Should Be Asleep’ by Joyce Chng

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Poems

‘Qingming; Clarity’ by Therese Choon

‘Spooky