"The Doom that Came to Yamatai" — In ancient Japan, enemy forces advance against the nation of Yamatai. The warrior Kazuai, favorite of Prince Ojin, fights to keep his homeland safe...unaware that a more sinister danger already lurks within Yamatai's borders."The Shadow over Yoshiwara" — In the Tokugawa period, a young poet named Kogoro finds himself falling in love with Yumé, an oiran—a courtesan of Edo's pleasure district. She returns his feelings...but can their love withstand the dark secret Yumé is holding back?These two previously published tales of terror in old Japan draw from the mythos created by H. P. Lovecraft and his circle of followers, pitting mere mortals against cosmic powers beyond their ken. Originally available in two separate publications, they are now presented together for the first time—a double dose of thrills and chills for the lover of Lovecraftian fiction.