Tomihiko Morimi is known for books such as The Tatami Galaxy and The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, which have been adapted into anime, both of which are incredibly surreal and bizarre and I loved them. 

Fox Tales is a short story collection loosely linked around Japanese folk myths around shape shifting and magical objects. 

For me this was a solid collection, “Fox Tales” was probably the best, with the eeriest atmosphere and spookiest antagonist. “The Dragon in the Fruit” was the weakest and most forgettable of the stories, but still had me interested throughout. “Phantom” was great, if a little predictable, but enjoyable nonetheless. “The Water God” was also eerie but in a different way to “Fox Tales”, less dread and more wonder. 

All in all, for me, a solid collection which I looked forward to reading. It has wetted my appetite to actually read the Tatami Galaxy which has been sitting on my shelf unread for 18 months 🙈