Japan Horror Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2011) award
Takuma Horii
ほりい たくま
Horii Takuma
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987-02-17 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan (born and residing)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2011-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkyo Gakuin University | Faculty of Human Studies | Department of Psychology | — | — | Japan |
Bunkyo Gakuin University
Faculty of Human Studies
/ Department of Psychology
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18th Japan Horror Novel Award (Long Novel Prize) | Namazuma | 長編賞 | Kadokawa Shoten | 受賞 |
18th Japan Horror Novel Award (Long Novel Prize)
2011
Work:
Namazuma
Category:
長編賞
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Namazuma
2011 Horror novelDebut long-form horror novel that focuses on psychological depiction to evoke fear.
psychologyfearfamily
A Summer When Night Waves Cry
2012 Horror novelA horror collection set in summer, containing short and medium-length stories.
seasonalitymemoryloneliness
Critical Syndrome: The Strange Clinic Tales of Counselor Yukimaru Jumon
2017 Horror novelA bizarre, eerie clinical-style horror featuring a psychological counselor as protagonist.
psychotherapymadnessclinical notes
The Thing That Cursed Me: Murder
2025 Horror novelA recent horror novel dealing with curse and revenge as central themes.
curserevengeguilt
No Tears for the Aberration
2025 Horror short story collectionA collection of unsettling short stories covering various eerie scenarios.
aberrationseparationloss
Bibliography
- Namazuma (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, Oct 2011)
- A Summer When Night Waves Cry (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, Aug 2012)
- Critical Syndrome: The Strange Clinic Tales of Counselor Yukimaru Jumon (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, Sep 2017)
- The Thing That Cursed Me: Murder (Kadokawa Horror Bunko, Feb 2025)
- No Tears for the Aberration (Seikaisha FICTIONS, Jul 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychological horror emphasizing inner statesQuiet, gradually escalating sense of dread
- Recurring Motifs
- memorycursedomestic fracture
Legacy
Debuted by winning the 18th Japan Horror Novel Award (Long Novel Prize). Known as a young horror writer focusing on psychological depiction.
Trivia
- Debuted with the winning entry "Namazuma" at the 18th Japan Horror Novel Award (Long Novel Prize).
- Has contributed works to the literary magazine Waseda Bungaku.