After the publication of my J-Horror book in 2007 I was asked to participate in a documentary on J-Horror co-produced by Japan's NHK and filmmaker Deborah Ann Desnoo. The feature-length production mixes traditional talking heads-style documentary material (that's where I appear, along with Ring-producer Roy Lee, and other commentators) with fictionalized recreations of the life of mythologist Lafcadio Hearn and other relevant historical events. This unprecedented Japanese-C