The references to Japanese folklore were great. Was this book particularly scary? No. However, I really enjoyed the depth of the writing and word choice. It seemed like every single piece of prose was deliberate, not a single letter wasted. Sometimes, with novellas like this, I find there’s a lot of filler, but Khaw did an excellent job of moving the story with vocabulary, and I really appreciated it for that. But again, if you’re looking for a scare, I don’t think it’s here. However I was reminded of Eric Larocca’s You’ve Lost A Lot Of Blood, which I adored for similar reasons.