Japanese Horror/Mystery Novels

Japanese Horror/Mystery Novels english translated ones?

#1 amydien

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:10 PM

Hi!
Lately I've been reading Japanese novels and I find them to be quite fun, especially the thrillers/horror/mystery. I'd like to ask if any of you could recommend japanese horror/mystery/thriller novels that are translated to english? ^-^

Thanks in advance!

Any recommendations are very much appreciated!

here's a list of what I've read so far:
Ring
Spiral
Loop
Dark Water
Ashes
All She Was Worth
Amrita
Floating Girl
Twinkle Twinkle
Shadow Family

- If not horror novels, I would also appreciate japanese comedy.

Thank you!

#2 precious4e

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:54 PM

I really liked Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. I guess it could be considered thriller and horror. There's alot of violence and gore described.

Um... I never read any but I heard the books by Ryu Murakami are also very good. I plan on reading Coin Locker Babies and some of his other books soon.

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#3 angelicXD

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:57 PM

cool, so these are in english, right? I want to read some of them too. Horror? I'll have to see if I like them cuz I don't really like reading horror.

#4 precious4e

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:59 PM

^ yup yup. They are translated into English. I think the ones I listed might be more like those thriller, murder mystery types. I haven't read the Murakami ones yet so I don't know for sure.

And oh yea amydien, which of the books that you listed would you recommend? I might go get some new books soon too. I would prefer more thriller and mystery to horror hehehee....

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#5 amydien

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Posted 11 July 2006 - 01:50 PM

QUOTE(precious4e @ Jul 10 2006, 10:59 PM)

thanks for the recommendations

in my list, I would recommend Ring, Spiral, Loop and Dark Water the best. They are all by Koji Suzuki. They are really good! Another one is All She Was Worth.