Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
177 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 410 ratingsEach week on “Kowabana: ‘True’ Japanese scary stories from around the internet,” horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin presents a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the web. Creepy ghosts and vengeful onryo, cursed technology and haunted shrines. Discover horror like only Japan knows how to deliver. Brand new and exclusive stories translated each week. Find out more at http://www.kowabana.net/
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The Annoying Wayside Grass
June 19, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 54.8 MBEpisode Notes Sumikowa: The Haunting of Higanbana Heights is out now! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! A young man with spiritual powers. A friend in need. What could go wrong? When this young man visits his friend’s house after hearing disturbing news of strange occurrences, he quickly realises this is far bigger than any of them can understand. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacL...
Brushes with the Other Side
June 05, 2020 15:00 - 43 minutes - 41.7 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Do you believe in ghosts? Ever wondered what might be on the other side? The protagonists of these five stories are about to find out, and they might not like the answers. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support...
The Kunekune Collection
May 22, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes - 45.1 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! It’s white. It sways back and forth in the tranquillity of the rice fields. It drives you mad upon looking at it. It’s Kunekune, and here are some of the many tales told of it! BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Su...
Mysterious Mountain Monsters
May 08, 2020 15:00 - 43 minutes - 42 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! The Japanese islands are covered in mountains, and many of them sit empty even today. Who knows what really lurks out there in the vast empty wilderness? These two stories will remind you why it’s not smart to go out there alone. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed u...
Tales of Real Haunted Places
April 24, 2020 15:00 - 44 minutes - 42.5 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan is full of “ghost spots,” locations known countrywide for their variety of hauntings. To celebrate Reikan Vol. 2’s release, let’s take a look at 6 of those places. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support K...
Unexplainable, Unfathomable, Unbelievable
April 10, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 46.2 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes you encounter something you can’t explain. Sometimes comprehension is beyond one’s grasp. Sometimes, even if you do understand it, it’s still impossible to believe. Dive into six tales that defy belief and defy explanation. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licens...
Encounters With Spirits Gone Wrong
March 27, 2020 16:00 - 45 minutes - 43.9 MBEpisode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Spirits are said to lurk all over Japan; some of them good, some of them bad. What happens when you run into one of the bad ones? What happens when you run into something you just can’t explain? Let’s take a look… BGM thanks ...
Terrifying Spirits You Should Fear
March 13, 2020 16:00 - 45 minutes - 43.4 MBEpisode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan is the land of “eight million kami,” but if these stories are anything to go by, not all of them are good. Beware when interacting with the unknown… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to...
Hospital Horrors
February 28, 2020 16:00 - 46 minutes - 44.4 MBEpisode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan on sale now! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! We’re born there, and we often die there. Hospitals see all sorts of horrors, and Japan is no different. These seven tales will terrify and make sure you never want to visit a hospital again… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and fre...
Forbidden Japanese Games That Shouldn’t Be Played
February 14, 2020 16:00 - 48 minutes - 46.3 MBEpisode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Not all games should be played. Sometimes they invite something that shouldn’t be, and sometimes they end in ways that can’t be imagined. These eight tales explore what can happen when fun, friendly games go wrong. BGM thanks...
Brushes With the Afterlife
January 31, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 45.1 MBEpisode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! What happens after you die? What if your spirit is unable to move on? What if a spirit doesn’t want to move on? These seven tales from Japan will make you think, make you question, and make you look over your shoulder in fear…...
What Happened in the Countryside in the Past
January 17, 2020 16:00 - 45 minutes - 43.9 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Tiny villages dot Japan and many of them hide secrets from outsiders. Sometimes, for good reason. When the villagers tell you not to go into the woods, they mean it… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowab...
New Year’s Horror in Japan
January 03, 2020 16:00 - 44 minutes - 42.6 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! New Year’s is one of the most important holidays in the Japanese calendar. People return home, visit temples, and spent time with family. But it’s also a time for the supernatural to come and play… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attrib...
Christmas Horror in Japan
December 20, 2019 16:00 - 51 minutes - 48.9 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Christmas in Japan is traditionally spent with a partner and not family, but it still follows many of the same traditions we have in the West. But even in Japan, you can’t always trust Santa… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution ...
The True Horrors of Japanese Winter
December 06, 2019 16:00 - 46 minutes - 44 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! In the West, autumn is our traditional horror season. In Japan, it’s summer. But that doesn’t mean that winter isn’t without its terrors. Discover what true horrors lurk in the cold… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licen...
True Hauntings of Japanese Ghosts
November 22, 2019 16:00 - 47 minutes - 45.7 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show, or get even more at our YouTube channel! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japanese ghosts have a habit of picking a target and never letting go. Whether you can exorcise them is often up to the ghost, not the priests of this mortal realm. Discover six tales of those who can’t or refuse to move on… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks t...
Uzu Doll
November 08, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes - 41.8 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Join the Discord to chat with other fans and get even more Japanese horror at our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/kowabanajapan! Japanese dolls are cute, right? Their exquisite craftsmanship makes them treasured not only in Japan but all over the world. But sometimes that craft can be taken too far. Sometimes it can even be used for evil… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sou...
Human Horrors
October 25, 2019 15:00 - 45 minutes - 43.3 MBEpisode Notes Kazoku out now! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! You might be afraid of ghosts. Maybe you’re scared of monsters. But sometimes the scariest thing of all is… man. Discover seven terrifying tales of human horrors and the depraved depths very real people can go to. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed ...
Mysterious & Otherworldly Experiences
October 11, 2019 15:00 - 46 minutes - 44.4 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! 31 Days of Kowabana is on right now! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes things defy explanation, no matter how you look at them. In these five tales straight out of Japan, find out the true terrors that are haunting regular people’s lives. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative C...
Hitchhike
September 27, 2019 15:00 - 51 minutes - 48.8 MBEpisode Notes Aokigahara out now! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! What could go wrong on a simple hitchhike? Two young men decided to hitchhike across Japan during the summer holidays but end up on the trip from hell… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Suppor...
The Evil in Our Safe Spaces
September 13, 2019 15:00 - 46 minutes - 44.4 MBEpisode Notes Aokigahara now on sale! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Or join the Discord! Spirits and monsters don’t just lurk in empty, dark spaces. Sometimes they hide in plain sight, or sometimes they’re with us all along and we never notice. Perhaps they’re with you right now… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Suppo...
What Lurks in Abandoned Buildings?
August 30, 2019 15:00 - 47 minutes - 45.6 MBEpisode Notes Kowabana Vol 1 & Vol 5 on sale this week! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Follow us on the Kowabana YouTube channel for even more exclusive Japanese horror, and chat with other fans in the Discord! Abandoned buildings are an endemic in Japan. From old houses to hospitals, shrines to hotels, you’ll find all sorts of buildings left empty… or are they? Find out what really lurks in the shadows. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod...
Encounters with the Supernatural
August 16, 2019 15:00 - 45 minutes - 43 MBEpisode Notes Toshiden, Reikan, and Kirei on sale this week! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! Get even more exclusive horror translations at YouTube, and join the Discord! Sometimes things happen that can’t be explained, and often, you’re better off not even trying to find out why. It won’t always lead to an answer you like. This week we share six tales of the supernatural, and how it changed people's lives forever. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Soun...
When Yurei Attack: Ghost Stories From Japan
August 02, 2019 15:00 - 31 minutes - 30.2 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! A phone call with a ghastly voice on the other end. A photo that changes each time you look at it. An alarm from an otherwise empty room. Japanese ghosts haunt buildings, objects, people, and even nature itself. These are their tales. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licen...
Neighbourhood Hauntings
July 19, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 29.2 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! It’s not just houses that get haunted. Sometimes there can be a strange happening at the workplace. Something off at school. Something weird about that park down the street. These five haunting tales are from all around the neighbourhood. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. L...
Kinkisaki -Pandora-
July 05, 2019 15:00 - 52 minutes - 49.9 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! It’s the 50th episode! This week we have a very special story to celebrate: Kinkisaki -Pandora-, the tale of a ritual cruel beyond comprehension, and its long-lasting and far-reaching effects. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution...
Haunted Places
June 21, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes - 29.3 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Japan is full of haunted places. With these three tales, uncover the terrifying truth behind the paranormal encounters of everyday people simply going about their lives. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet ...
Supernatural stalkers and soul snatchers
June 07, 2019 15:00 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! And you thought your job was bad. At least you’re not being stalked by the supernatural as it attempts to take your life, and possibly, your soul. How will these protagonists survive, and will they ever be the same again? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'Tr...
Round Hole in the Basement
May 24, 2019 15:00 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Your friends want to infiltrate a new, if slightly creepy, religious establishment on the edge of town. What could go wrong, right? As it turns out, everything. And it was potentially doomed from the start… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese sc...
SPECIAL: Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Sukima-onna
May 17, 2019 15:00 - 12 minutes - 12.9 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Sukima-onna, aka the Gap Woman. Once she infests your house, there's no getting rid of her. She'll watch you from every nook and cranny, literally. Who is she, and where did she come from? Find out right here. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese...
Best of Japanese Horror 2018 (Part 2)
May 10, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 28.3 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! This week we’re looking at part two of the most read and highly rated Japanese creepypastas from 2018. Interested in what’s scaring Japanese audiences these days? Find out right here. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around...
Best of Japanese Horror 2018 (Part 1)
April 26, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 27.6 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! This week we’re looking at some of the most read and highly rated Japanese creepypastas from 2018. Interested in what’s scaring Japanese audiences these days? Find out right here. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the...
Monsters in the shadows
April 12, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes - 29.7 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! What monsters lurk in the shadows? What monsters lurk in the light? Discover three tales of mystery that will have you thinking long after they’ve ended. Was that really a yokai, or…? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around...
Visitations of the supernatural
March 29, 2019 16:00 - 25 minutes - 25.3 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Think you understand what’s going on in the world around you? These three tales will make you question what is real, what isn’t, and whether you should look over your shoulder to check on that noise or not… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese sc...
Mysterious and deadly encounters
March 15, 2019 16:00 - 32 minutes - 32.4 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! You find a box buried deep in the mountains. Do you take its contents? People warn you not to walk down that street at night. Do you heed their advice? Find out what happens when these folk encounter the deadly and forge on regardless. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support...
A grandparent’s love
March 01, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 27.6 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Look after your grandparents and they’ll look after you, even from beyond the grave. Discover four tales of the elderly from Japan looking to help—or hinder—their grandchildren well into the afterlife. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary s...
Redemption and revenge from beyond the grave
February 15, 2019 16:00 - 34 minutes - 33.6 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Uncover two tales of women looking for redemption and/or revenge from beyond the grave. Will you figure out which it is they're after before it's too late? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to...
Horrors in the Japanese skies
February 01, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 34.2 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Discover four tales of terror that'll make you question whether you really want to get on that flight to Japan or not. Sometimes the flight itself is not the real thing you have to worry about… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories f...
The mysterious and unexplainable horrors of Japan
January 18, 2019 16:00 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Sometimes things occur that are beyond understanding. Discover three tales of terror that defy explanation and make you question the nature of your very reality. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Cursed boxes
January 04, 2019 16:00 - 30 minutes - 29.5 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! The Kotoribako isn't the only cursed box around. Discover two more boxes haunting the countryside of Japan, and the horror that lurks within them. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
'True' ghost stories from real haunted locations
December 21, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 32.5 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! To celebrate the release of “Reikan: The most haunted locations in Japan,” this week we’re looking at various ghost stories from ‘real’ haunted locations around Japan! BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Well in the Basement
December 07, 2018 16:00 - 27 minutes - 27.4 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! There have long been rumours of the tunnels underneath Tokyo holding a dark secret. What really lurks in the darkness beneath the largest city on Earth? Find out as one young man takes you on an adventure you won't soon forget. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Nightmare on Yume Street: Dreams that kill
November 23, 2018 16:00 - 27 minutes - 27.4 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Monkey Dream may have been the first, but it’s not the only dream that can kill you. Discover four tales straight out of Japan featuring dreams that will kill you in waking life as well. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Our entire class fought an evil spirit
November 09, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBEpisode Notes Fill out the survey for your chance to win some Kowabana ebooks: https://goo.gl/forms/WgULB5GoS07YmAuD2 Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! A special double-length episode thanks to our patrons! Find out what happens when an entire class is forced to fight an evil spirit for their lives. Pre-order Kage at https://amzn.to/2SQUTCY BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bN...
Classic Japanese creepypasta champloo
October 26, 2018 15:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Check out A Cure for Chaos: http://geni.us/TaraDevlin! Enjoy a healthy sampling of nine classic Japanese creepypastas from beyond the grave. First put online at the turn of the century, these were some of the very first Japanese horror stories to make it big online. Come and take a listen, if you dare. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxL...
Mysterious and deadly objects
October 12, 2018 15:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Cursed video tapes. Cursed boxes. If you can think of it, Japan probably has a cursed version of it. In this week’s episode, find out the horrific secrets behind the mysterious and deadly objects that everyday people have come across. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA/). Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. License...
Origins: the best of early Japanese horror
September 28, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Japanese creepypastas started to infect the internet around 2000, and over the next 10 years grew in size and infamy. This week, discover three of the most popular Japanese horror stories from that early period of the internet. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA/). Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under...
Horror Baito: Supernatural on the job
September 14, 2018 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Ever hated your job? Try working at these places. What if the true horror wasn’t the low pay and poor working conditions but the other things lurking nearby? Find out what’s haunting these people at work. It’s not just their boss… BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Obake Yashiki: Home sweet haunted home
August 31, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Japanese houses. So comfortable. So inviting. Yet what creeps across the tatami mats and hides in the deepest nooks and crannies of the closet? Discover 5 haunting tales of residents who just refuse to move on. After all, there’s no place like home! BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Att...
Obon special: horror from the afterlife
August 17, 2018 15:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBEpisode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! August in Japan marks Obon, the Buddhist festival where the spirits of one's ancestors return home and ghosts return to the living plane. Discover six stories of the strange and supernatural that occur during one of the biggest festivals of the year. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By At...