{"product_id":"the-monster-is-you","title":"THE MONSTER IS YOU","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery monster was once someone's warning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Japan didn't diagnose human weakness with textbooks. It gave it a face, a name, and a story to be passed down by firelight. This book uncovers what those stories were really trying to tell us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYōkai takes you deep into Japanese folklore's most haunting creatures, not as a catalog of monsters, but as a map of the human mind. \u003cem\u003eFutakuchi-onna\u003c\/em\u003e hides a second mouth on the back of her head, a hunger she can never admit to and can never satisfy. \u003cem\u003eNopperabō\u003c\/em\u003e wears a smooth, featureless face, an identity so hollowed out there's nothing left to show. \u003cem\u003eRokurokubi\u003c\/em\u003e's neck stretches while she sleeps, living a second life she can't control by day. Each creature in this collection was born from something real: jealousy, greed, denial, obsession, shame: flaws too dangerous to name directly, so they were given a shape instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor every yokai, you'll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe original folklore\u003c\/strong\u003e: where the legend comes from and how it was passed down through generations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe psychology underneath\u003c\/strong\u003e: the exact human behavior each creature was invented to expose, and where you've already seen this person in your own life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe warning, turned inward\u003c\/strong\u003e: why the legend still applies today, and what it might reveal about you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a book for readers who just want a scare. It's for those who want to understand why these stories were told in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe folklore is centuries old. The behavior it describes isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead closely. You might recognize someone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might recognize \u003cem\u003eyourself\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookVAULT Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Case Bound - PPC","offer_id":68220453912880,"sku":"9781808972027","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781808972027.jpg?v=1793374927","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-monster-is-you","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}