![]() ![]() ![]() Buy a discounted Paperback of The Girl from the Well online from Australias leading online bookstore. ![]() Agent: Nicole LaBombard and Rebecca Podos, Rees Literary Agency. Booktopia has The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco. The tropes Chupeco invokes will be familiar to any fan of J-horror, but the execution is spine-tingling, relying more on cinematic cuts than outright gore. One of the most effective horror novels for teens ever written is ‘The Girl from the Well’ by Rin Chupeco. Told in a marvelously disjointed fashion from Okiku’s numbers-obsessed point of view, this story unfolds with creepy imagery and an intimate appreciation for Japanese horror, myth, and legend. When Okiku encounters 15-year-old Tark Halloway, she discovers that hes haunted by a terrifying spirit who is capable of great violence. The Girl from the Well tells of a teenage girl who has been a ghost for 300 years. Okiku has dispassionately existed only to take vengeance, and the unexpected fondness she develops for Tark and his cousin Callie eventually takes them to Japan, where Okiku confronts her own tragic origin and sees a chance to rid Tark of his demon. ![]() When Okiku encounters 15-year-old Tark Halloway, she discovers that he’s haunted by a terrifying spirit who is capable of great violence. Okiku is a vengeful spirit who wanders the world, tracking down those who abuse and murder children, killing them to free their victims’ souls. Chupeco makes a powerful debut with this unsettling ghost story, drawing from the same ancient Japanese legend that inspired The Ring and other horror pieces. ![]()
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