Asamatsu Ken

Asamatsu Ken
Born in 1956 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Graduated Toyo University, entering employment at a publishing company.
Debut work was Makyo no Gen'ei (Phantom of the Devil Cult), in 1986. I continue to be active in a wide range of activities, including writing extensively in the weird historical and horror genres.
While remaining extremely interested in the Cthulhu Mythos, lately I have been concentrating on weird historicals set in the Muromachi period (1333-1573).
In 2005 was a candidate for the annual award of the Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. in the short story genre, for my Higashiyamadono Oniwa (Higashiyamadono Villa Garden).
I have also made considerable contribution to Japanese fiction as an anthologist, proposing a number of collections successfully published in Japan. The Lairs of the Hidden Gods, which won high praise in the original Japan, is now available from Kurodahan Press.
My novel Senpuden (Tales of the Whirlwind) is being serialized on the web by publisher Gentosha as "Bushido," with art by Hiromoto Shin'ichi (see http://www.gentosha-comics.net/genzo-e/index.html).
My website can be found athttp://homepage3.nifty.com/uncle-dagon/
★Kurodahan Press books by Asamatsu Ken:
â—ŽNight Voices, Night Journeys: Lairs of the Hidden Gods volume 1 (editor)
â—ŽInverted Kingdom: Lairs of the Hidden Gods volume 2 (editor)
â—ŽStraight to Darkness: Lairs of the Hidden Gods volume 3 (editor)
â—ŽCity of the Dreaming God: Lairs of the Hidden Gods volume 4 (editor)
â—ŽQueen of K'n-Yan(coming soon)
story
The mummy of a beautiful young girl from Shang Dynasty China is found in an ornate and astonishingly large underground tomb. Preliminary research shows that her cells contain reptilian DNA, and a Japanese research lab is asked to investigate further... Working under the stern Dr. Li, molecular biologist Morishita Anri begins to probe the mysteries locked in the mummy's genetic code, while experiencing strange hallucinations of being a young girl imprisoned in one of the infamous experimental facilities established in China by Japanese Unit 731 for biological warfare.
As Dr. Li hints at prehuman intelligences and huge caverns under the earth, Anri begins to wonder why uniformed soldiers of the PRC Liberation Army are present in the research center in Tokyo. Hallucinations and reality begin to fuse as innocents begin to die in both realities...
★ A classic work of modern horror from the fevered brain of Asamatsu Ken, recognized as a master of weird fiction and horror in Japan.
以下、日本の皆様へ
★伝奇ホラー小説作家です。
・1986年に「魔教の幻影」でデビューしましだŸã€‚
・代表作は、「暁けの蛍」「東山殿御庭」「 妖臣蔵」etc...
・短編「東山殿御庭」が第五十八回推理作家 協会賞短編部門の候補になりました。
・オカルト、西洋魔術、神道系呪術、密教系 呪術、道教魔法などに興味があります。
・もうすぐ著書が100冊になります。(魔術書ム»ç¿»è¨³ãƒ»ãƒ ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»åŽŸä½œã—たコミックは含まず)
・編纂したアンソロジー「秘神界」全二巻は 「Lairs of Hidden Gods」として全四巻に再編集されて英訳され〠New York Times で絶賛されました。
・五十歳を越えながら未だ発展途上の伝奇ホ ラー作家ですが、何卒、宜しくお願いたしま す。