{"product_id":"horror-picture-book-is-it-there-or-not-9781974768820","title":"Horror Picture Book: Is It There or Not","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's dark up there... I couldn't stop wondering what was up there.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeceptively simple picture books with sinister stories. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou went to live with Grandma in her rambling old house. High above the rafters is a world of darkness. You can't shake the feeling that something is lurking there. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNatsuhiko Kyogoku and Naoko Machida spin a riveting web of fear of the unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natsuhiko Kyogoku\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Horror Picture Book: Is It There or Not\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974768820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatsuhiko Kyogoku was born in Otaru, Hokkaido. As a novelist, he has been blending mystery, folklore, and the supernatural since \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of the Ubume\u003c\/i\u003e, his debut novel. His work has influenced a generation of Japanese writers of mystery fiction. His other work available in English includes the near-future thriller \u003ci\u003eLoups-Garous\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaoko Machida is an illustrator and picture book author born in Tokyo in 1968. A two-time winner of the Japan Picture Book Award, Machida is known for her evocative, whimsical, often cat-centric artwork. Machida illustrated Fumiko Takeshita's \u003ci\u003eNamae no nai neko\u003c\/i\u003e (The Cat with No Name), which dominated Japanese picture book awards in the year of its publication with seven wins. Another notable work, \u003ci\u003eNeko wa rusuban\u003c\/i\u003e (The Cat Stays Home), has reached audiences in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, and France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMasao Higashi is a critic and scholar of horror and fantasy literature born in 1958 in Kanagawa. He served as editor-in-chief of the fantasy magazine \u003ci\u003eGenso Bungaku\u003c\/i\u003e and the ghost-story journal \u003ci\u003eYu\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which he founded. His critical study \u003ci\u003eTono monogatari to kaidan no jidai \u003c\/i\u003e(The Tale of Tono and the Era of Ghost Stories) won Best Critical\/Biographical Work at the 64th Mystery Writers of Japan Awards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Natsuhiko Kyogoku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44105824206911,"sku":"9781974768820","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781974768820.jpg?v=1791918039","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/horror-picture-book-is-it-there-or-not-9781974768820","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}