War-hardened samurai gather in the deepest night, extinguishing a candle with each kaidan (supernatural tale) they whisper. At the end of the 100th tale, when the room plunges into blackness with a single breath, otherworldly spirits are summoned. Or so goes the popular Edo Period (1603-1868) game, Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai (A Gathering of 100 Supernatural Tales).
Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts, by Joel Rose and Anthony Bourdain.
128 pages