217 Episodes

  1. The true terror behind cursed dolls

    Published: 3/30/2018

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

    Published: 3/16/2018

  3. Life-changing childhood experiences

    Published: 3/2/2018

  4. Kisaragi Station and other trains of horror

    Published: 2/23/2018

  5. The monsters in our villages

    Published: 2/16/2018

  6. What's haunting Japanese schools?

    Published: 2/9/2018

  7. Sugisawa and other cursed villages

    Published: 2/2/2018

  8. Cursed video tapes & the horrors they hide!

    Published: 1/26/2018

  9. The inaka spectacular & countryside creepies

    Published: 1/19/2018

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

    Published: 1/12/2018

  11. Kunekune, exorcists and creepy little ghost boys

    Published: 1/5/2018

  12. New Year's ghosts and goblins

    Published: 12/29/2017

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

    Published: 12/22/2017

  14. True but mostly fictional horror in the Japanese workplace

    Published: 12/15/2017

  15. Terrifying gods, scary demons and horrific yokai

    Published: 12/8/2017

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

    Published: 12/1/2017

  17. Hasshaku-sama, dark country roads and abandoned buildings

    Published: 11/24/2017

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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/