J. Sheridan Le Fanu
A classic gothic novelist; his Carmilla is considered one of the fundamental vampire stories. It was loosely adapted into a Japanese setting by Miyuki Saga (さがみゆき) in Kyuuketsu Shoujo Carmilla* (吸血少女カーミラ). The adaptation was also rereleased under the title Yuurei Yakata no Hanayome no Chi* (ゆうれい館の花嫁の血).
Links
- Amazon.co.jp シェリダン・レ・ファニュ 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Sheridan Le Fanu Author Page (paid link)
Maurice Leblanc
Wrote the Arsène Lupin novels, adapted by JET in Hatten Shou (八点鐘) 1-2.
Links
- Amazon.co.jp モーリス・ル・ブラン 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Maurice Leblanc Author Page (paid link)
- Maurice LEBLANC - Anime News Network
Gaston Leroux
Author of Le Fantome de l’Opera. Narumi Kakinouchi (垣野内成美) adapted it directly into an early digital work and indirectly into the series Mask: Le Masque (マスク Le Masque). A comics version was also produced by JET under the standard Japanese title, Operaza no Kaijin (オペラ座の怪人).
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- Amazon.com Gaston Leroux Author Page (paid link)
H. P. Lovecraft
American author whose stories were the source for Lovecraft no Gensou Kaiki Kan (ラブクラフトの幻想怪奇館), drawn by Chiaki Matsumoto (松本千秋) and Ranko Okamoto* (岡本蘭子).
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Masayuki Machida (まちだ昌之)
Kei Magumo (真雲啓)
Nao Maita (まいた菜穂)
Better known for her mainstream girls' comics, she has also created many short horror pieces, appearing both in single-author collections and in anthologies.
Links
- Amazon.co.jp まいた 菜穂 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Nao Maita Author Page (paid link)
- Nao MAITA - Anime News Network
Maki Ebishi (槇えびし)
Links
- Homepage: Maki Ebishi Official (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp 槇 えびし 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Ebishi Maki Author Page (paid link)
- Ebishi MAKI - Anime News Network
Wakana Makihara (牧原若菜)
Links
- Amazon.co.jp 牧原 若菜 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Wakana Makihara Author Page (paid link)
Ellie Mamahara (麻々原絵里依)
Links
- Amazon.co.jp 麻々原 絵里依 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Ellie Mamahara Author Page (paid link)
- Ellie MAMAHARA - Anime News Network
Hiroshi Masumura (ますむらひろし)
Links
- Blog: ごろなお通信
- Amazon.co.jp ますむら ひろし 著者ページ (paid link)
- Hiroshi MASUMURA - Anime News Network
Sanami Matoh (真東砂波)
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- Homepage: web-EAST (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp 真東 砂波 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Sanami Matoh Author Page (paid link)
- Sanami MATOH - Anime News Network
Chiaki Matsumoto (松本千秋)
Eiko Matsumoto (松本英子)
Links
- Blog: 無償の悪
- Amazon.co.jp 松本 英子 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.co.jp 松本英子 著者ページ (paid link)
Natsumi Matsumoto (松本夏実)
Links
- Blog: 未確認飛行日記
- Amazon.co.jp 松本 夏実 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Natsumi Matsumoto Author Page (paid link)
- Natsumi MATSUMOTO (mangaka) - Anime News Network
Youko Matsumoto (松本洋子)
Not to be confused with the author of the same name who writes English study guides. This author is sometimes differentiated by listing her year of birth (1942).
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Keiko Matsuo (松尾啓子)
Tetsuya Matsushita (松下哲也)
Akemi Matsuzaki (まつざきあけみ)
Mineo Maya (魔夜峰央)
Links
- Amazon.co.jp 魔夜 峰央 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Mineo Maya Author Page (paid link)
- Mineo MAYA - Anime News Network
Yutaka Maya (麻耶雄嵩)
Sohta Kazamatsuri (風祭壮太)’s Mercator Ayu no Jikenbo: Keshou Shita Otoko no Bouken (メルカトル鮎の事件簿 化粧した男の冒険) was based on his novel series.
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- Amazon.co.jp 麻耶 雄嵩 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Yutaka Maya Author Page (paid link)
Kanako Meiji (明治カナ子)
Links
- Homepage: トランクミイラ (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp カナ子・明治 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Kanako Meiji Author Page (paid link)
Shintarou Michi (三智伸太郎)
Michian (未知庵)
Katsumi Michihara (道原かつみ)
Primarily known for her SF titles, including the Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu (銀河英雄伝説) series, Michihara also released Kuuhaku no Himei (空白の悲鳴), originally serialized in Tairiku Shobo (大陸書房)'s girls' horror comics magazine Horror House (ホラーハウス). p>
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Wataru Midori (みどりわたる)
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- Homepage: midoriwataru (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp みどりわたる 著者ページ (paid link)
- Wataru MIDORI - Anime News Network
Miduho Rino (みづほ梨乃)
Although her family name would normally be romanized as "Mizuho," she used this spelling on both her now defunct blog and her former official web site.
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- Amazon.co.jp みづほ 梨乃 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Rino Mizuho Author Page (paid link)
- Rino MIZUHO - Anime News Network
Chieri Mihara (三原千恵利)
Writer/artist Chieri Mihara is an admitted fan of Nagakubo and, from what I’ve seen, it shows. Most notably, she pays great attention to detail and accuracy in her background information, while still maintaining the integrity of her work.
Links
- Homepage: (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp 三原 千恵利 著者ページ (paid link)
Mitsukazu Mihara (三原ミツカズ)
Links
- Homepage: (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp 三原 ミツカズ 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Mitsukazu Mihara Author Page (paid link)
- Mitsukazu MIHARA - Anime News Network
Kyouko Mita (三田京子)
Suzue Miuchi (美内すずえ)
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- Homepage: 美内すずえ Official Website (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp 美内 すずえ 著者ページ (paid link)
- Suzue MIUCHI - Anime News Network
Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき)
Yoshio Sakaguchi (坂口よしを)’s Reiken O-hatsu Torimono Hikae (霊験お初捕物控) was based on her novels of the same name.
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- Amazon.co.jp 宮部 みゆき 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Miyuki Miyabe Author Page (paid link)
- Miyuki MIYABE - Anime News Network
Akiko Miyawaki (宮脇明子)
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- Amazon.co.jp 宮脇 明子 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Akiko Miyawaki Author Page (paid link)
Fuyuki Mizuhara (水原冬樹)
Misao Mochizuki (望月みさお)
Jin Mokoyama (もこやま仁)
Comics creator who has also had pieces of her Gekkou Chou (月光蝶) series published in horror anthologies under the name Jin (仁). A collection of these works has been described as "heartful mystery."
Apparently she has also been part of an online comics team, Uzume and Moko (うずめ&もこ).
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- 『月光蝶』|講談社コミックプラス
- Amazon.co.jp もこやま, 仁 著者ページ (paid link)
Mioko Monga (門賀美央子)
Freelance writer who collaborated with Akiko Hatsu (波津彬子) on the gothic horror comic Her Favorite: O-jou-sama no O-ki ni Iri.
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- Blog: もんがブログ
chikako mori (もりちかこ)
Has also had works included in horror anthologies.
Links
- Blog: (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp もり ちかこ 著者ページ (paid link)
- Chikako MORI - Anime News Network
Masahiro Mori (森雅裕)
Author of the mystery novel Mozart wa Komoriuta o Utawanai (モーツァルトは子守唄を歌わない), which was made into a comic series by Rui Arisugawa (有栖川るい).
Links
- Amazon.co.jp 森 雅裕 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Masahiro Mori Author Page (paid link)
Mizuho Mori (森みずほ)
Mori has also published occasionally under the pen name Kaoru Hagiwara (萩原薫).
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- Amazon.co.jp 森 みずほ 著者ページ (paid link)
Yasuhiro Moriki (森木靖泰)
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Mari Morimoto (森本万里)
Not to be confused with the comics translator.
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- Amazon.co.jp 森本 万里 著者ページ (paid link)
Makoto Morimura (森村真琴)
Mamichi Moriyama (森山まみち / 森山真臣乳)
Alternate pen name of Misato Hayashi (林美里) and creator of the digital-only Mystery Bonita (ミステリーボニータ) series from Akita Shoten (秋田書店) titled Gin no Nostalgia: Ihatov Gensou Douwa Shuu* (銀のノスタルヂア イーハトーブ幻想童話集).
Daijirou Morohoshi (諸星大二郎)
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Moto Naoko (もとなおこ)
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- Homepage: MOTO NAOKO TIMES (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp もと なおこ 著者ページ (paid link)
- Amazon.com Naoko Moto Author Page (paid link)
- Naoko MOTO - Anime News Network
Saori Muronaga (室長サオリ)
Links
- Homepage: MURO ROOM (Japanese only)
- Amazon.co.jp 室長サオリ 著者ページ (paid link)