{"product_id":"japanese-gothic-exclusive-owlcrate-edition","title":"Japanese Gothic (Exclusive OwlCrate Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to one per person.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Gothic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, where two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctober, 2026:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that might offer refuge—his father’s new home in Japan, a house hidden by sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the house: no animals will come near it, the bedroom window isn't always a window, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctober, 1877\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war wearing her father’s face, but Sen would do anything to please him, even turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will soon slaughter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man who appears outside her window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of these people is a ghost, and one of these stories is a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething is hiding beneath the house of sword ferns, and Lee and Sen will soon wish they never unburied it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures for this OwlCrate Edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by Kylie Lee Baker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust jacket art designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maena.paillet\/\"\u003e@maena.paillet\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible dust jacket art designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_yodaka\/\"\u003e@_yodaka\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover case art designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kotaro_chiba\/\"\u003e@kotaro_chiba\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnd page art designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marcomazzoniart\/\"\u003e@marcomazzoniart\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heyatlascreative\/\"\u003e@heyatlascreative\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStencilled edges designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maena.paillet\/\"\u003e@maena.paillet\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor signature page designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marinabettart\/\"\u003e@marinabettart\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor letter bound into the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonus content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook size: 6” x 9”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapanese Gothic\u003c\/em\u003e is a 2 (Mild) on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.owlcrate.com\/blogs\/oc\/spicy-book-rating-scale-owlcrate\"\u003eSpice Meter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 25px;\"\u003eThis book contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbandonment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbduction \/ Kidnapping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlcohol Use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnimal Death\/Cruelty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssault\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBodily Harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Horror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeath (including of a parent and child)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChild Abuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDomestic Abuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrug Use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional Abuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotional Manipulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGaslighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraphic Violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuns \/ Weapons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInjury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsolation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstitutionalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMental Illness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParental Abuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParental Neglect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParental Trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological Horror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePTSD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-Harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstance Abuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstance Use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuicide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrauma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolence In A School Setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Crimes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePlease note: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 37, 96); 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