Ghost stories are universal, but Japanese ghost stories, argues Zack Davisson in "Yurei: The Japanese Ghost," are unique. So much so that Davisson, a translator and essayist who is something of a specialist in the supernatural, uses yūrei, the Japanese word for spook, throughout the text. He also makes big claims for them, saying that "almost all of Japan's most talented writers have turned their considerable talents to yūrei at some point in their careers." Define "most" and "talented."

Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, by Zack Davisson.
Chin Music Press, Nonfiction.