Best of Japanese Horror 2018 (Part 1)
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Can you catch the hidden twist in today's opening story? |
| 0:15.1 | Stay tuned to the end of today's show to find out the answer. |
| 0:28.6 | On my way to work each day, I passed by an empty apartment building that was scheduled to be demolished. Many people used the building to commit suicide, and there were numerous reports of ghost sightings in the area as well. |
| 0:36.6 | There were no nearby lights, so it was pretty creepy come night time. |
| 0:42.8 | One night, I was returning home from work around 11 p.m., trembling as I walked past the building. |
| 0:50.4 | I looked up and saw a shadow at the top of the building. |
| 0:55.0 | Terrified, I thought my heart would stop, but looking closer, there wasn't actually anyone there. |
| 1:02.0 | No way, a ghost? I thought. |
| 1:07.0 | But then the next moment, somebody jumped. |
| 1:16.9 | The sound of the body hitting the concrete made an awful sound, and I saw a young woman lying there. |
| 1:22.7 | I panicked and called an ambulance right away, then slowly approached her body. |
| 1:28.7 | She was covered in blood, her legs sticking up in unnatural directions. |
| 1:33.3 | She was no ghost, but I was still terrified. |
| 1:38.8 | People came running out onto the veranda to see what all the noise was about. |
| 1:42.4 | The ambulance soon arrived and took her away. |
| 1:47.2 | I went home, but that night I was unable to sleep, |
| 1:50.5 | the scene playing over and over in my mind. |
| 1:55.5 | The next day, I heard that the woman was in a serious condition, |
| 1:57.2 | but she was alive. |
| 2:02.3 | If she had died in front of me, that really would have been traumatic. |
| 2:12.3 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to another episode of Kowabana, |
| 2:15.8 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
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