CASE FILES · Vol. 1
CASE FILES Vol. 1Unexplained Asia
An illustrated archival casebook examining sixteen unexplained Asian records through provenance, surviving documentation, corroboration and clear evidence assessment.
- Author
- Ronin Naodhinsuk
- Publisher
- The Ronin House
- Extent
- 398 pages · 16 dossiers
- Format
- Digital edition · Illustrated archival casebook
Purchasing takes place only through the listed external retailers.
Editorial approach
WHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT
This is not a catalogue of verdicts. Each dossier separates a claim from the surviving record, identifies provenance, describes corroboration and uncertainty, and explains what the available evidence can reasonably support. Absence of evidence is not treated as proof of falsehood; a debunked assessment requires positive contradictory evidence.
The sixteen dossiers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 01
The Joseon Sky Record
Public archive record forthcoming
- 02
The Utsuro-bune
Public archive record forthcoming
- 03
The Dropa Stones
Public archive record forthcoming
- 04
The Crocodiles of Ramree
Open public record - 05
The Naga Fireballs
Public archive record forthcoming
- 06
The Yonaguni Monument
Open public record - 07
The Plain of Jars
Public archive record forthcoming
- 08
Gunung Padang
Open public record - 09
The Stegosaurus of Ta Prohm
Public archive record forthcoming
- 10
The Hobbits of Flores & Ebu Gogo
Public archive record forthcoming
- 11
Yeren — Wildman of Shennongjia
Public archive record forthcoming
- 12
The Little Girl in Red
Public archive record forthcoming
- 13
Happy Valley, 1918
Public archive record forthcoming
- 14
The Minxiong Haunted House
Public archive record forthcoming
- 15
Mae Nak of Phra Khanong
Public archive record forthcoming
- 16
Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital
Public archive record forthcoming
Inside the edition
THE METHOD
Provenance
Where does this account begin, and what survives of its earliest form?
Claim separation
What is actually claimed, and which parts belong to later retelling?
Assessment
What can the available record genuinely support today?
Interpretive art
ARCHIVE PLATES
AP 01.01
The Signal
AP 01.02
The Watcher
AP 01.03
Blackwater
AP 01.04
Ruins
Original interpretive artwork · Creative direction by Ronin Naodhinsuk. Archive Plates are part of the Institute’s visual language and are never presented as documentary evidence.
From the public archive