New Releases
Released October 2024
Scritch Scratch
The Legend of Teketeke
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Everything is connected.​
Subway trains, JR trains, express trains; they flow through Saitama like veins; the life-blood of any major city.
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When a little boy in Urawa Ward goes missing, it is up to rookie officer Sasaki to find him before he becomes one of many 'evaporated people.' But he gets so much more than he bargained for.
Entangled in a web of deceit far greater than he and his mentor, Sergeant Oda, could have imagined, their lives are derailed by one sure fact: The culprit will not stop unless they make him.
Without any witnesses, without any leads, without evidence of foul play, and without a hope in hell, can Sasaki find the missing boy before more lives are lost to the darkness?
Coming Soon
Mary's Calling
Mary-san no Denwa
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Never leave her alone.
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Mayu, a lonely little girl in Meiji-era Japan, is given a beautiful doll for her sixth birthday.
Porcelain face, western-style dress with frills, a pearl necklace that shines like a string of tiny stars. And a wind-up crank to make her talk:
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“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row…”
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But Mayu and her mother, Hiroe, soon discover that Mary has a mind all her own—and she is not afraid to use it to get what she wants.
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Release date TBC
Release dates TBC
Inspired by Kuchisake-Onna
Release dates TBC
Seeing is Believing
a collection of novellas inspired by Japanese urban legends
Inspired by Hanako-chan
Inspired by Noppera-Bo
Inspired by Akamanto
Till Death Us Depart
~ Book 1 ~
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Elsie dreams of being an Egyptologist—but alas, such fields are not suitable for a lady of breeding.
When Elsie’s twin brother, Edmund, funds a dig at The Valley of the Kings, he and his team uncover the tomb of an unknown pharaoh and his bride, along with a tomb of more mysterious origins…
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Edmund fulfills his long-time promise to his sister by bringing her back the nameless mummy from the Mystery Tomb to unwrap at her All Hallows Eve gathering; bringing her success in her field whilst finally showing the buffoons at the London Museum that a woman can be an Egyptologist.
But as layer upon layer of the wrappings are removed, Elsie finds that some secrets are better left buried.
Release date TBC
In Development
The Eternal Plague Trilogy
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E. L. Julian
E. L. Julian is a Kiwi horror & historical fiction writer, book cover designer, and doll customizer.
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Originally an aspiring manga artist, E. L. Julian found solace and catharsis in writing, (horror especially) after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and a string of other chronic conditions.
Her short horror stories and pieces of micro-fiction, Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, Space Invaders; Helping Hands, Moonlit Monsters, and Symphony of Screams have been published in the ‘Cryptids and Conspiracies’ and ‘100 Ways to Die’ anthologies by Crow’s Feet Journal.
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Born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, she enjoys watching Korean dramas & horror movies, reading manga, and making custom dolls for her YouTube channel, Kreepy Kitty Creations; many of which are recreations of characters from her books.
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Mary's Calling
Mary-san no Denwa