![]() ![]() However, the majority of Otsuichi’s stories are pure shock horror of the type that might be found in magazines like Black Static or Macabre Cadaver, which might explain the “hit or miss” factor and also makes them difficult to review. Also, they fall squarely into the genre of horror, which has gradually eroded away into “Dark Fantasy” or “Thriller” in the American market (the back cover of my paperback copy of Stephen King’s most recent novel, which involves murder, rape, cannibalism, and mass asphyxiation, tells me that it is “Fiction”). It might be that I haven’t reviewed his work before now because, even though his stories are fun and creative, they tend to be hit or miss. Tokyopop has released two collections of his short stories ( Calling You in 2007 and GOTH in 2008), and Haikasoru released the collection ZOO, which is a major bestseller in Japan and ended up getting its own film adaptation, around this time last year. I don’t know why I haven’t reviewed anything by Otsuichi yet. ![]() Japanese Title: 夏と花火と私の死体 ( Natsu to hanabi to watshi no shitai) ![]()
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