Mahokaru Numata

Mahokaru Numata
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
GenreCrime fiction, thriller, horror
Notable awardsHorror and Suspense Grand Prize (2004)
Haruhiko Oyabu Award (2012)

Mahokaru Numata (沼田まほかる, Numata Mahokaru, born 1948) is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer.

There has been an iyamisu (eww mystery) boom in Japan since around 2012. Iyamisu (eww mystery) is a subgenre of mystery fiction which deals with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature. Readers blurt out "eww" when they are reading iyamisu (eww mystery) novels. Mahokaru Numata, Kanae Minato and Yukiko Mari are regarded as representatives of the genre in Japan.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Yukiko Mari". J-Lit Center. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ^ いや～な汗をかく小説「イヤミス」の魅力とは？ (in Japanese). Bookstand. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  3. ^ “イヤミス”の女王 湊かなえの『贖罪』文庫が大人気 (in Japanese). Da Vinci News. Retrieved February 13, 2015.