Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The people in these seven stories encounter things that not only chill them deep to their core, but to this day, just can’t be explained. What really happened?
00:00 Passing People
00:57 Second Floor
08:53 Day Off
13:13 Old Friend
20:27 Scary Photo
25:02 Mannequin Factory
30:08 Excessively Well Paid Job
Each fortnight 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 kowabana.net
Music thanks to Myuuji: youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ
Kevin MacLeod: incompetech.com
CO.AG: youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA
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Join: youtube.com/channel/UC9o-HIry3DcOM1P6t_eVNFw/join
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Discord: discord.com/servers/kowabana-444019524526931968
Merch: kowabana-shop.fourthwall.com
Website: kowabana.net
Toshiden Vol. 4: amzn.to/484cIHz
The people in these seven stories encounter things that not only chill them deep to their core, but to this day, just can’t be explained. What really happened?
00:00 Passing People
00:57 Second Floor
08:53 Day Off
13:13 Old Friend
20:27 Scary Photo
25:02 Mannequin Factory
30:08 Excessively Well Paid Job
Each fortnight 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 kowabana.net
Music thanks to Myuuji: youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ
Kevin MacLeod: incompetech.com
CO.AG: youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
