Matthew Meyer is an illustrator and folklorist based in Japan. He received a BFA in illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2005. His work is focused on Japanese folklore, particularly yōkai stories.

He is the author and illustrator of several encyclopedias of Japanese folklore, including The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (2012), The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits (2015), The Book of the Hakutaku (2018), and The Fox’s Wedding (2022). He is also the creator of yokai.com, an online illustrated database of Japanese ghosts and monsters.