A Haunting Past
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Two terrifying tales of events long ago that continue to haunt not just the past, but the present as well. Not everything is left buried, hidden to never be seen again…
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana, |
| 0:15.4 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 0:19.1 | Bankai, baffling Japanese internet Mysteries, Volume 3, is now out. |
| 0:23.4 | If you enjoy the particular mysteries that only the internet can offer, then do head over and check it |
| 0:28.3 | out right now. We also have a brand new design up in the Koabana Merchandise Store. You can check that out |
| 0:34.1 | at koabana.store. We have shirts, mugs, stickers, masks and much more, so do check it out and help support |
| 0:41.9 | the show at the same time. |
| 0:43.8 | This week, we're taking a look at some stories that will perhaps serve as a reminder |
| 0:48.3 | that what happens in the past doesn't necessarily always stay there. |
| 0:53.5 | First up, a creature that has become somewhat |
| 0:56.3 | famous on the internet in recent years, and may very possibly remind you of a certain famous |
| 1:02.4 | Ito Junji work. What's the truth behind this bizarre creature? Find out in |
| 1:08.1 | Guru-Guru-Sama. |
| 1:24.1 | I have a friend, K, who is an occultist with rather strong supernatural powers. |
| 1:27.3 | So, one day, I asked this K a question. |
| 1:27.9 | What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you up until now? |
| 1:33.3 | He looked up and, after thinking about it for a moment, finally answered, |
| 1:38.3 | Hmm, it has to be that time with guru-gour-gour. |
| 1:43.3 | Gour-gour? Yeah with gud-gour-gour. Gour-gour? |
| 1:45.6 | Yeah, gud-gur. |
| 1:48.1 | What follows is the story, he told me. |
| 1:51.6 | This happened about ten years ago. |
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