Japan Horror Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2003) award
Masahiko Hoshina
ほしな まさひこ
Hoshina Masahiko
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （Kagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer, company employee
- Active Years
- 2003-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Japan Horror Novel Award | The Heir | 長編賞 | Japan Horror Novel Award | 受賞 |
Japan Horror Novel Award
2003
Work:
The Heir
Category:
長編賞
Organization:
Japan Horror Novel Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Heir
2003 HorrorA horror novel focusing on family inheritance disputes and supernatural dread.
inheritancefamilysupernatural
Orifis
2004 HorrorA work that illuminates the darker sides of human nature through unsettling events.
fearhuman psyche
Guest
2005 HorrorA horror story about abnormal events befalling invited guests.
strangenessinvitation
Survivor
2007 HorrorA work depicting the trauma and eeriness experienced by a survivor.
survivaltrauma
Ground Zero
2008 HorrorA work with ensemble elements centered on an origin of fear.
origin of fearensemble
One Ounce of Atonement
2011 HorrorA horror novel using atonement and the weight of guilt as motifs.
atonementguiltpsychology
With You
2009 Mystery/HorrorA title in the Wakatuki Investigation Office series, combining investigation and uncanny events.
investigationuncanny
I Want to Be a Great Detective
2012 MysteryA mystery centered on a person aspiring to become a detective.
detectivecoming of age
Bibliography
- The Heir
- Orifis
- Guest
- Survivor
- Ground Zero
- With You
- One Ounce of Atonement
- I Want to Be a Great Detective
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- suspenseful prose centered on horror imageryconcise narration that focuses on the core of the incident
- Recurring Motifs
- inheritance and family conflictsurvival and traumaguilt and atonementinvestigation/detective elements
Legacy
A horror writer active since the 2000s. Debuted after winning the Japan Horror Novel Award and has produced a steady body of work within the genre.
Trivia
- As of 2007 he continued to work as a company employee.
- Debuted after winning the 10th Japan Horror Novel Award (Long Novel Prize).