Urban legends come to life…Everyone’s heard an urban legend before, but few have ever come face-to-face with one. These phenomena are everywhere, existing in the shadows of reality. More and more of them have been appearing in the wake of the faceless kid sighted all over Japan. If you see her or one of the urban legends she brings—pray the boy in the red hood finds you before it’s too late. You won’t stand a chance on your own. But with his help, you may just live to see another day…

SOMEONE’S WATCHING FROM THE SHADOWS...There are rumors going around that a boy in a red hood has been asking people if they’ve noticed anyone in the dark crevices of their home… While it might sound ridiculous, everybody knows the feeling: Even when alone, sometimes they feel like they’re being watched. Is someone peeking through the window? Or the crackedopen door? The desk, the bookshelf, the dresser—they create gaps everywhere! And then the chilling sound of laughter fills the room…

THERE ARE WORSE THINGS THAN THE BOOGEYMAN...The internet is full of creepypastas, cryptid sightings, tales of paranormal activity, and unsolved disappearances. These are mostly rumors and pranks fueled by trolls—entertainment. But the unlucky few learn the hard way that some legends are true. Many of these unfortunate souls are doomed, but their luck may change if they cross paths with the boy in the red hood. He roams from town to town and appears wherever strange things occur. Is he a li...

PUSHED TO THE BREAKING POINT!After learning about Fushigi’s dark fate, Jimmy hesitated to track down more curses. Little did he know, that decision would damage their partnership! Now, Jimmy is getting the silent treatment, but the two of them continue their journey to find and seal Himitsu’s curses. The situation has only gotten worse ever since the Blue Umbrella Man started helping the faceless kid spread urban legends. The Blue Umbrella Man’s horrifying warning about Fushigi has Jimmy s...

INESCAPABLE EVIL AND UNAVOIDABLE FATE…Thanks to technology, social media, and the internet, spreading real urban legends around the country is easier than ever for Himitsu and the Blue Umbrella Man. Fushigi and Jimmy try to keep up, but the secret Jimmy learned about his partner has been bothering the human-faced dog. He’s torn between helping innocent victims and protecting his friend from a terrible end. Any hesitation could mean being too late to save someone—or it could create the oppo...

EVIL CREEPS INTO HOUSEHOLDS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY…Fushigi and Jimmy continue tracking down curses, but they’ve got their work cut out for them. Creepy stories seem to be spreading farther than ever, which means Himitsu’s real urban legends are endangering more and more people. When the curse-hunting duo comes across an odd magazine column about urban legends, their investigation into its source leads to a familiar publisher’s office. There, they find a mysterious person using Himitsu’s cu...

BELIEVE THE TALES OR RISK ANGERING THE SPIRITS.Fushigi Senno’s search for his sister continues as he follows the paranormal events she leaves behind her like a trail of breadcrumbs. And thanks to a special spell and notebook, he can seal away anything dangerous he comes across. But even with tools this handy, Fushigi has his work cut out for him. Between bad-tempered demons, cruel spirits, and an entire town affected by a mysterious phenomenon from the sky, he may never be able to catch up...

Caring for their mothers at the end of their lives and grieving for them after their deaths brought them together. Seven women from diverse racial, cultural, and religious traditions with differing sexual orientations and life experiences became seven "sisters in mourning," meeting to share their grief and to remember together--not only their mothers but themselves as daughters. This book is a rich compilation of narratives that emerged through vulnerable conversations--a spiritual, emotio...

The two-volume set LNCS 9774 and 9775 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference EuroHaptics 2016, held in London, UK, in July 2016.The 100 papers (36 oral presentations and 64 poster presentations) presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 162 submissions. These proceedings reflect the multidisciplinary nature of EuroHaptics and cover topics such as perception of hardness and softness; haptic devices; haptics and motor control; tactile cues...

This book presents a survey of past and recent developments on human walking in virtual environments with an emphasis on human self-motion perception, the multisensory nature of experiences of walking, conceptual design approaches, current technologies, and applications. The use of Virtual Reality and movement simulation systems is becoming increasingly popular and more accessible to a wide variety of research fields and applications. While, in the past, simulation technologies have focuse...

The two-volume set LNCS 9774 and 9775 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference EuroHaptics 2016, held in London, UK, in July 2016.The 100 papers (36 oral presentations and 64 poster presentations) presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 162 submissions. These proceedings reflect the multidisciplinary nature of EuroHaptics and cover topics such as perception of hardness and softness; haptic devices; haptics and motor control; tactile cues...

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the latest evidence regarding shoulder stiffness or frozen shoulder. All aspects are covered: epidemiology, etiology, anatomy and biomechanics, clinical symptoms, histology and laboratory tests, physical examinations, imaging studies and the various conservative and surgical treatment options. The book is published in cooperation with ISAKOS and reflects the conclusions of the Consensus Meeting of the ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee in Amsterda...