While there are many collections of ghost stories whose titles include the phrase, 'Hyakumonogatari' such as "Shokoku Hyakumonogatari" (Hundred Tales from Various Provinces), the present text largely differs in form from the others.
「百物語」を題名に用いた怪談集はほかにも、『諸国百物語』など多数存在するが、本書はそれらとは形式が大きく異なっている。