221 Episodes

  1. Kankandara: The secret behind what lurks in the forest

    Published: 5/25/2018

  2. Noroi, the inescapable Japanese curse

    Published: 5/11/2018

  3. Attack of the yurei

    Published: 4/27/2018

  4. The legend of the Kotoribako

    Published: 4/14/2018

  5. The true terror behind cursed dolls

    Published: 3/30/2018

  6. A curse upon your family and all within it!

    Published: 3/16/2018

  7. Life-changing childhood experiences

    Published: 3/2/2018

  8. Kisaragi Station and other trains of horror

    Published: 2/23/2018

  9. The monsters in our villages

    Published: 2/16/2018

  10. What's haunting Japanese schools?

    Published: 2/9/2018

  11. Sugisawa and other cursed villages

    Published: 2/2/2018

  12. Cursed video tapes & the horrors they hide!

    Published: 1/26/2018

  13. The inaka spectacular & countryside creepies

    Published: 1/19/2018

  14. Kokkuri-san, kakurenbo and other creepy childhood games

    Published: 1/12/2018

  15. Kunekune, exorcists and creepy little ghost boys

    Published: 1/5/2018

  16. New Year's ghosts and goblins

    Published: 12/29/2017

  17. If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first?

    Published: 12/22/2017

  18. True but mostly fictional horror in the Japanese workplace

    Published: 12/15/2017

  19. Terrifying gods, scary demons and horrific yokai

    Published: 12/8/2017

  20. Magagami-sama, haunted tunnels and bridges, oh my!

    Published: 12/1/2017

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Each 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/