Outsider

The unknown horror critic's guide to the:

Asian Horror Encyclopedia

The homepage of the book, the "Asian Horror Encyclopedia" (ISBN 0-595-20181-4). It contains updates, additions and corrections to the book as well as most of the book's text. It is a unique look at Asian horror folklore, literature and comics. It covers horror manga, the Liaozhai, the Japanese Cthuhlu Mythos, Chinese vampires, Japanese ghouls, Junji Ito, Pu Songling, Hearn, Yuan Mei and much more

Now available at University libraries! Click here for a list.

Encyclopedia (Abridged)   (updated 03/29/2006)

Bibliography (updated 1/22/2002)


Diary (updated 3/29/2006)


Please send comments, questions or info on Asian horror literature to:laurence.bush@gmail.com