Underworld and Ghosts of Asia

Vengeful and hungry ghosts, jungle ghosts and jumping vampires... The Asian world of horror is populated by fantastic creatures. Tortures and ghosts from hell have traditionally inspired Buddhist painting, however, it is through popular stories, adapted to the theater and then to the cinema, that the specters of Asia have appeared. Often these spirits show up to right an injustice, fulfill an interrupted destiny, or simply tell their story. Hells and Ghosts of Asia offers a richly illustrated anthology of stories of key works, from the first centuries to "pop culture", and shows that beyond horror, the arts have enabled the living to build a relationship with the deceased.