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Japanese Gothic is a gorgeously grotesque ghost story
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According to The Verge’s source item, Japanese Gothic is a gorgeously grotesque ghost story, I’ll give the usual caveat: The horror novel Japanese Gothic is best experienced going in with as little information as possible. Content warnings for graphic gore, scenes of domestic violence, self-harm, and mental illness. If you’re okay with that, then consider pausing here. While I will try to keep this relatively spoiler-free, there will be […] I’ll give the usual caveat: The horror novel Japanese Gothic is best experienced going in with as little information as possible. Content warnings for graphic gore, scenes of domestic violence, self-harm, and mental illness. If you’re okay with that, then consider pausing here. While I will try to keep this relatively spoiler-free, there will be some plot points I can’t avoid. Kylie Lee Baker ’s latest novel, following her acclaimed Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng , is sort of a ghost story and sort of a time travel story. It fo
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