Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
By Tara A. Devlin
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LizO
Oct 23, 2025
I've been listening to this pod for at least 5 years before bed and sometimes all night. I love it.
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Nov 4, 2023
Japanese horror stories! Books are fantastic too!!
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Description
| Episode | Date |
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Spine-tingling Accounts of the Sea
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Deadly Spiritual Encounters
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Spectral Frights and Bites
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Maddening Mountain Frights
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Hair-raising School Adventures
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Best of 2025
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Deadly Dreadful Dolls
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Devilish Dreams
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Encounters of the Twisted
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Spooky Spectral Terrors
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Human Horrors for Halloween
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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2ch Classics Revisited
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Tales of Cursed Buildings
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Behind the Bizarre
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Bewildering Countryside Encounters
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Spooky Spectres
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Seaside Terrors
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Hair-raising Mountain Tales
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Tales from Okinawa
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Lesser-Known Favourites Compilation
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Destination: Another World
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Tales from Hokkaido
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May 30, 2025 |
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Bizarre Objects That Fight Back
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May 16, 2025 |
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Adventures with Grandpa Kiichi
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May 02, 2025 |
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Chilling Yurei Encounters
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Soncho
|
Apr 04, 2025 |
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Scary School Stories
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Tales from Kanto
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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A Crescendo of Curses
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Tales from Chubu
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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The Haunts in Our Buildings
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Tales from Kyushu
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Warnings from the Inaka
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Tales from Shikoku
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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More Terrifying Than Ghosts…
|
Nov 29, 2024 |
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Tales from Kansai
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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The Bewildering Mysteries of Shrines
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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The Cruel Fate of Curses
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Tales from Tohoku
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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A Dance With Dolls
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Tales from Chugoku
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Mountain Madness
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Beware the Haunted Residences
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Terrors of the Deep
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Creepy & Crafty Creatures
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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A Trip To Isekai
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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The Terrifying Approach of the Sacred
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Terrifying Net Legends
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May 31, 2024 |
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Hauntings from the Past
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May 17, 2024 |
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When The Unknown Appears
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May 03, 2024 |
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The Danger of Lingering Spirits
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Terrifying Trips And Tales
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Curious But Deadly Encounters
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Terrifying Encounters with the Bizarre
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Deadly Encounters With The Otherworldly
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Revenge of the Other Side
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Heart-stopping Confrontations
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Life Threatening Encounters
|
Jan 12, 2024 |
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Exploring the Unknown
|
Dec 29, 2023 |
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Spine-chilling Mysteries
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Dark Encounters
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Dreadful Mysteries
|
Nov 17, 2023 |
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Mysterious Visitations
|
Nov 04, 2023 |
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Deadly Yurei Encounters
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Horrifying Encounters with Both Sides
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Cursed Hauntings to Make Your Skin Crawl
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Horrendous Curses
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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The True Horror of Man
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Bewildering Curses
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Disturbing Secrets
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Mind-bending Hauntings
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Unfathomable Encounters
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Beyond the Veil
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Darkness & Shadows
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Dangerous Curiosity Part 2
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May 19, 2023 |
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Dangerous Curiosity Part 1
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May 05, 2023 |
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Creepy Hauntings
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Shinto Scares
|
Apr 07, 2023 |
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Blurring the Lines of Reality
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Blood-curdling Oddities
|
Mar 10, 2023 |
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Untold Human Horrors
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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What Lurks Around That Corner…?
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Terrifying & Bizarre Encounters
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Weird, Wild, and Wonderful
|
Jan 13, 2023 |
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The Strange, The Weird, and the Horrifying
|
Dec 30, 2022 |
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A Very Kowabana Christmas
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Things That Shouldn’t Be
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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The Story Continues…
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Mountain Mysteries
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Beware the Unseen
|
Oct 21, 2022 |
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Bizarre Hauntings
|
Oct 07, 2022 |
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Dangers of the Unknown
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Flirtations With The Other Side
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Horrifying Ghostly Sightings
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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A Haunting Past
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Revenge of the Supernatural
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Bizarre Creature Tales
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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The Danger of Cursed Objects
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Curiosity Killed the Cat
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Cursed & Haunted Locations
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Perplexing Oddities
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May 20, 2022 |
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Step into the Strange World
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May 06, 2022 |
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Mystifying Customs & Rituals
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Countryside Locations to Avoid
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Adventures with Alternate Dimensions
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Seal
|
Mar 11, 2022 |
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Terrifying and Dangerous Countryside Rituals
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Unfortunate Encounters with the Other Side
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Unsettling Human Horrors
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Mystifying Mountain Spirits
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Ominous Encounters With the Other Side
|
Dec 31, 2021 |
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Supernatural Encounters of the Terrifying Kind
|
Dec 17, 2021 |
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Don’t Mess With the Sacred
|
Dec 03, 2021 |
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Hauntings of Unknown Origin
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Unexplainable Mysteries of the Night
|
Nov 05, 2021 |
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Monstrous Encounters You Should Avoid
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Horrifying Family Secrets
|
Oct 08, 2021 |
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Bizarre Tales from Unique Characters
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Bizarre & Dangerous Encounters
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Terrifying Mountain Encounters
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Strange Encounters from the Other Side
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Terrifying Tales of Ancient Folklore
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Seaside Tales for Summer
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Unusual Ghostly Hauntings
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Terrifying Old Traditions
|
Jun 18, 2021 |
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Resort Job
|
Jun 04, 2021 |
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The True Dangers of the Other Side
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May 21, 2021 |
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Tales from the Otherside
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May 07, 2021 |
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The Evil Within & Without
|
Apr 23, 2021 |
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Narrow Escapes from Deadly Curses
|
Apr 09, 2021 |
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Real
|
Mar 26, 2021 |
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Places You Shouldn’t Enter
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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The Terrors in our Temples and Shrines
|
Feb 26, 2021 |
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Terrifying Otherworldly Encounters
|
Feb 12, 2021 |
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Bizarre and Twisted Locations
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Visitations That Defy Belief
|
Jan 15, 2021 |
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Mysterious Encounters of the Dangerous Kind
|
Jan 01, 2021 |
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Dangerous Old Customs
|
Dec 18, 2020 |
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Popular in 2020
|
Dec 04, 2020 |
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Cursed Items, Cursed Lives
|
Nov 20, 2020 |
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Unsolved Yurei Hauntings
|
Nov 06, 2020 |
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The Village That Disappeared
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Jinkan and Other Terrifying Crow Tales
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Summer Creepypasta Classics
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Mark of the Other Side
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Evil Spirit Den
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Terrifying Rural Jaunts & Monsters
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Cursed Countryside
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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At Your Own Risk
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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The Supernatural, The Unexplainable
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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The Annoying Wayside Grass
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Brushes with the Other Side
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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The Kunekune Collection
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May 22, 2020 |
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Mysterious Mountain Monsters
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May 08, 2020 |
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Tales of Real Haunted Places
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Unexplainable, Unfathomable, Unbelievable
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Encounters With Spirits Gone Wrong
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Terrifying Spirits You Should Fear
|
Mar 13, 2020 |
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Hospital Horrors
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Forbidden Japanese Games That Shouldn’t Be Played
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Brushes With the Afterlife
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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What Happened in the Countryside in the Past
|
Jan 17, 2020 |
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New Year’s Horror in Japan
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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Christmas Horror in Japan
|
Dec 20, 2019 |
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The True Horrors of Japanese Winter
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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True Hauntings of Japanese Ghosts
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Uzu Doll
|
Nov 08, 2019 |
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Human Horrors
|
Oct 25, 2019 |
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Mysterious & Otherworldly Experiences
|
Oct 11, 2019 |
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Hitchhike
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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The Evil in Our Safe Spaces
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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What Lurks in Abandoned Buildings?
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Encounters with the Supernatural
|
Aug 16, 2019 |
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When Yurei Attack: Ghost Stories From Japan
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Neighbourhood Hauntings
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Kinkisaki -Pandora-
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Haunted Places
|
Jun 21, 2019 |
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Supernatural stalkers and soul snatchers
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Round Hole in the Basement
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May 24, 2019 |
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SPECIAL: Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Sukima-onna
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May 17, 2019 |
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Best of Japanese Horror 2018 (Part 2)
|
May 10, 2019 |
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Best of Japanese Horror 2018 (Part 1)
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Monsters in the shadows
|
Apr 12, 2019 |
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Visitations of the supernatural
|
Mar 29, 2019 |
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Mysterious and deadly encounters
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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A grandparent’s love
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Redemption and revenge from beyond the grave
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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Horrors in the Japanese skies
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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The mysterious and unexplainable horrors of Japan
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Cursed boxes
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Jan 04, 2019 |
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'True' ghost stories from real haunted locations
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Well in the Basement
|
Dec 07, 2018 |
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Nightmare on Yume Street: Dreams that kill
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Nov 23, 2018 |
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Our entire class fought an evil spirit
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Classic Japanese creepypasta champloo
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Mysterious and deadly objects
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Origins: the best of early Japanese horror
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Horror Baito: Supernatural on the job
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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Obake Yashiki: Home sweet haunted home
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Obon special: horror from the afterlife
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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Oden Special: A hodgepodge of horror
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Haunted Japanese houses of horror
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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Unbelievable and unexplainable sightings
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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The truth is out there... experiences in the supernatural
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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Gakkou Kaidan, ghost stories from Japanese schools
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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SPECIAL: Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Kuchisake-onna
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Kankandara: The secret behind what lurks in the forest
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May 25, 2018 |
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Noroi, the inescapable Japanese curse
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May 11, 2018 |
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Attack of the yurei
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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The legend of the Kotoribako
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Apr 14, 2018 |
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The true terror behind cursed dolls
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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A curse upon your family and all within it!
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Life-changing childhood experiences
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Kisaragi Station and other trains of horror
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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The monsters in our villages
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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What's haunting Japanese schools?
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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Sugisawa and other cursed villages
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Cursed video tapes & the horrors they hide!
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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The inaka spectacular & countryside creepies
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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Kokkuri-san, kakurenbo and other creepy childhood games
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Jan 12, 2018 |
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Kunekune, exorcists and creepy little ghost boys
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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New Year's ghosts and goblins
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Dec 29, 2017 |
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If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first?
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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True but mostly fictional horror in the Japanese workplace
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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Terrifying gods, scary demons and horrific yokai
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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Magagami-sama, haunted tunnels and bridges, oh my!
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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Hasshaku-sama, dark country roads and abandoned buildings
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Nov 24, 2017 |