Embraced by a Yōkai's Love by Andreas Flögel

Shortly after his wedding, Miki observed one night how his wife's neck grew longer and longer, and her head floated through the apartment.

The next morning, he confronted her: "You concealed the fact that you are a rokurokubi. Therefore, I am divorcing you and keeping your dowry"

The yōkai smiled seductively. "But dearest, didn't you have fun in bed? Consider what's possible with this body."

A grin appeared on Miki's face.

The next morning, the magistrate stood bewildered before Miki's corpse and said to the widow: "Strange, it looks like strangling, but the pressure marks match neither hands nor ropes."

About the Author

Andreas Flögel writes short stories in different genres. You can find his fiction in German magazines and several anthologies. More about him and his work: