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Endless is the Night: a Black Sun novel

by Shawn Swinger

Folk horror in Japan’s Kii Mountains

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Folk horror in Japan’s Kii Mountains

Set in the Kii mountains, this opening novel in the Black Sun series brings three friends’ attempt to reconnect into contact with a world shaped by ancient gods and sacrifice. Cody’s involvement in a recent tragedy adds personal guilt to the danger of the group’s journey, while the description also points to fears within the characters themselves. The book draws inspiration from a real-life murder and the urban legend surrounding it, placing that influence within a Japanese folk-horror setting. Its premise connects the uncertainty of entering unfamiliar terrain with the threat of an ancient evil associated with the night sky.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in folk horror set in Japan.
  • Readers who enjoy horror premises involving ancient gods, sacrifice, and supernatural threats.
  • Readers seeking a horror novel that pairs an external threat with characters’ personal fears and regrets.

Themes

Folk horrorGuilt and personal responsibilityAncient gods and sacrificeFear and the unfamiliar

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Book overview

Inspired by a real-life murder and the urban legend surrounding it, this first book in the "Black Sun" series explores folk horror in a Japanese setting.

 

When three friends begin a hike in the Kii mountains of Japan, they thought it would be a reset, a way to reconnect and find their way in life. Little did they know the horror that awaited them in those dark and mist shrouded woods.

 

Cody Baker, always the pushover, is running from the hand he played in a recent tragedy. He is accompanied by the charismatic and headstrong Rick Davis and the electric Mia Silvano as they make their way into uncharted terrain. One wrong move traps them in a world not meant for outsiders. A world of ancient gods, sacrifice, and terrifying realizations.

 

Together they will come face to face against an ancient evil that dwells in the night sky as well as the monsters that lurk inside themselves. Face to face with the sum of all their fears, will they survive?

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