A collection of stories:
 
1. Akai Hana (赤い花) 
2. Doro Ningyo (泥人形) 
3. Uroko no Nai Sakana (ウロコのない魚) 
4. Genshoku no Kotou (幻色の孤島) 
5. Akai Hebi (赤い蛇) 
6. Mizu no Kaibutsu (水の怪物)

A collection of Hideshi Hino's early works: 
1. Bokura no Sensei (ぼくらの先生) 
2. Oooi Namazu-kun (おーいナマズくん) 
3. Kawaii Shoujo (かわいい少女) 
4. Ningyo (人魚) 
5. Genshoku no Kotou (幻色の孤島) 
6. Baka Yuki (ばか雪) 
7. Mizu no Naka no Rakuen (水の中の楽園) 
8. Tsumetai Ase (つめたい汗)

Something evil lurks within the house. It is in the rooms that nobody enters, it is in the dark forest all around, and it is in the minds of the people that live there. Only when a red snake appears does the evil manifest itself, unleashing horrific events that end in a bloody orgy of murder and mayhem! 
(Source: DH Publishing)

The story begins with a man's letter. The man finds himself in a cave on a deserted island without memories of his past. The island is a hellish landscape full of monsters competing for survival. There is a huge castle gate with countless human remains around it, and inside the gate are tribesmen who speak a foreign language. The man decides to observe the tribe for the time being, but...
 
(Source: Sukima, translated)

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