Ghost stories - Kaidanmono

Japanese: 怪談物 - かいだんもの
Ghost stories - Kaidanmono
〘 noun 〙 A general term for novels, plays, joruri, kodan, rakugo, etc., that have ghost stories as their theme. ※Before Dawn (1932-35) by Shimazaki Toson, Part 1: "When I look at stories about defeating enemies and ghost stories, the books are smaller in size and the paper is of poor quality than ever before."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 怪談を主題とした小説、芝居、浄瑠璃、講談、落語などの総称。※夜明け前（1932‐35）〈島崎藤村〉第一部「敵打ちの物語や、怪談物なぞを見ると、以前にも増して書物としての形も小さく、紙質も悪しく」

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