May 26, 2009

toilet paper horror novel coming to a bathroom near you

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That’s Koji Suzuki, the author of The Ring, posing with his new novel . . . printed on toilet paper. I have to quote most of the article in its entirety, because I’m afraid I can’t do it justice:

“Suzuki’s new novel, Drop, will be printed on a single roll of toilet paper. Appropriately, the story takes place in a public restroom, and is about an evil spirit that lives in a toilet bowl. The entire novel is approximately three feet long, and can be read in a few minutes.

Traditionally, Japanese bathrooms were located in the furthest and most isolated part of the home. Parents have long told their children legends of ghosts and spirits that reside there, warning them that if they misbehave in the bathroom a hand will reach through the toilet and snatch them into the depths of the murky water beneath.”

So how does anyone in Japan ever get potty-trained?

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