Fukui-based yōkai painter Matthew Meyer has been researching and painting a different traditional Japanese monster each day this month. Here are a few of the lovely horrors featured in the collection, which will continue to grow until the end of October. [Link: A-Yokai-A-Day]
Hari-onago ("Hooked woman" with deadly hair, from Ehime prefecture)
Kijimuna (Okinawan tree sprite)
Kerakera-onna ("Cackling woman")
Gagoze (Demonic ghost haunting Gango-ji temple in Nara prefecture)
Aonyobu ("Blue wife," the ruined aristocrat)
Matthew Meyer
Thanks a lot for sharing! :)
[]amyous
The tree sprites remind me of Tombi.
[]otakugirl
Kerakera-onna is really scary, I just pictured meeting her in Asakusa at night.
[]Aizen
Japanese culture is full of mysterious and creepy monsters and ghosts. All the local folklore contribute to feed our imagination...obake are here, with these disgusting black long hair...brrr! And...I wanted to say that I love your blog! So strange but attractive. Greetings from Paris! ^^
[]buzz
Someone needs to introduce Kerakera-onna to La Llorona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona)
[]meeba
WOW i love these pictures!!! i really agree with otakugirl :D even i found that scary ;0
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