Japanese horror novels

novel by Yukito Ayatsuji

1999 novel by Koushun Takami

novel by Fuyumi Ono

1991 horror novel by Koji Suzuki

novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi

Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 , or simply Sentenced to Be a Hero, is a Japanese light novel series written by Rocket Shōkai and illustrated by Mephisto. The story follows Xylo Forbartz, a former knight who becomes the leader of a penal unit after being wrongly accused and sentenced, later joining forces with the goddess Teoritta to battle the hordes of demonic beings that threaten humanity. It began serialization as a web novel published on Kakuyomu in October 2020. It began publication as a light novel under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint in September 2021. A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus web magazine in March 2022.

Japanese horror novel by Otsuichi

1997 novel by Ryu Murakami

1995 novel by Hideaki Sena

novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku

novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi

1995 horror novel by Koji Suzuki

1998 novel by Koji Suzuki

Japanese dark fantasy/science fiction novel series by Hiroshi Aramata