200 Episodes

  1. Noroi, the inescapable Japanese curse

    Published: 5/11/2018
  2. Attack of the yurei

    Published: 4/27/2018
  3. The legend of the Kotoribako

    Published: 4/14/2018
  4. The true terror behind cursed dolls

    Published: 3/30/2018
  5. A curse upon your family and all within it!

    Published: 3/16/2018
  6. Life-changing childhood experiences

    Published: 3/2/2018
  7. Kisaragi Station and other trains of horror

    Published: 2/23/2018
  8. The monsters in our villages

    Published: 2/16/2018
  9. What's haunting Japanese schools?

    Published: 2/9/2018
  10. Sugisawa and other cursed villages

    Published: 2/2/2018
  11. Cursed video tapes & the horrors they hide!

    Published: 1/26/2018
  12. The inaka spectacular & countryside creepies

    Published: 1/19/2018
  13. Kokkuri-san, kakurenbo and other creepy childhood games

    Published: 1/12/2018
  14. Kunekune, exorcists and creepy little ghost boys

    Published: 1/5/2018
  15. New Year's ghosts and goblins

    Published: 12/29/2017
  16. If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first?

    Published: 12/22/2017
  17. True but mostly fictional horror in the Japanese workplace

    Published: 12/15/2017
  18. Terrifying gods, scary demons and horrific yokai

    Published: 12/8/2017
  19. Magagami-sama, haunted tunnels and bridges, oh my!

    Published: 12/1/2017
  20. 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/