Day 41: What's Behind the Door by Mark Tulin

09/10/21 • 5 min

Kaidankai: Ghost and Supernatural Stories

What's behind the door is a question from game shows, literature and countless tales of mystery and adventure. Mark Tulin puts a new spin on the old theme in his story What's Behind The Door?
Mark Tulin is a former family therapist who lives in Palm Springs, California, with his wife, Alice. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and has authored four books of poetry and a short story collection available at Amazon and other fine book dealers. Mark’s work has appeared in over a hundred small-press, national, and international publications. To find out more about his writing, visit his blog at https://www.crowonthewire.com
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Day 40: The Pilgrim's Tale by Andi Brooks

Today's story takes place on the shores of a lake in Japan. Its majestic views and abundant nature speak of peace and tranquility. But evil lurks everywhere, as one pilgrim discovers.
A Tokyo resident since 2006, Anglo-Irish writer Andi Brooks is co-author of the critically acclaimed biography Vampire Over London: Bela Lugosi in Britain, curator of The Bela Lugosi Blog and a recipient of a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for his article on the love affair between Bela Lugosi and Clara Bow, Dracula and the It Girl.
Since moving to Japan, he has become immersed in the world of yūrei and yōkai. His collection of original Japanese Ghost stories, Ghostly Tales of Japan, was published in 2020. He is currently writing a second volume of ghostly Japanese tales.
Ghostly Tales of Japan: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xp1o2T
Vampire Over London: Bela Lugosi in Britain: http://www.cultmoviespress.com/vampire-over-london/
Bela Lugosi Blog: https://beladraculalugosi.wordpress.com/
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Day 42: Reflections on 9/11 by Linda Gould

So much of this podcast focuses on ghosts and death. So what do you do on a day like 9/11? Linda Gould reflects on a visit to the 9/11 memorial.
Linda A. Gould is the host of Kaidankai and editor of White Enso. She is an on-again, off-again writer of fiction, non-fiction, science fiction and ghost stories. Facebook: Japanese Ghost Stories, Twitter: @Ghost Japan and @WhiteEnso
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