Best of Japanese Horror 2018 (Part 2)
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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This week we’re looking at part two of the most read and highly rated Japanese creepypastas from 2018. Interested in what’s scaring Japanese audiences these days? Find out right here.
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| 0:00.0 | Can you catch the hidden twist in today's opening story? |
| 0:14.0 | Stay tuned to the end of today's show to find out the answer. |
| 0:21.6 | This took place ten years ago. |
| 0:24.4 | My older sister, an art teacher, was renting a run-down two-bedroom apartment to use |
| 0:30.1 | as her studio. |
| 0:32.4 | She didn't live there, she just used it for her artwork. |
| 0:37.1 | I thought it was such a waste that she was paying for it, but not living there. |
| 0:41.3 | So I asked her to let me stay there instead. |
| 0:45.3 | My first day returning to the studio was so exciting. |
| 0:49.3 | She told me to lock up carefully, so when I got back, I made sure to set the door chain. |
| 0:57.0 | I read a book after dinner, and enjoyed my time alone. |
| 1:01.0 | It was late before I knew it, so I checked the door once more, checked to see the gas was closed, and then went to bed. |
| 1:11.6 | A short while later, around two or three in the morning, I heard the door open. |
| 1:17.6 | My sister must have come to paint something. |
| 1:21.6 | She's working really hard, I thought, drifting back to sleep as she went into the next room over. |
| 1:28.9 | That was the room with all her painting goods. |
| 1:32.5 | I heard her muttering and laughing. |
| 1:36.3 | Really is a thin line between artists and weirdos, I thought with a laugh, before falling |
| 1:42.0 | back asleep. |
| 1:44.5 | My sister was gone when I woke up again the next morning. |
| 1:48.1 | I got ready for the day, thinking about how passionate my sister was about her art. |
| 1:53.9 | As I went to remove the door chain, suddenly a chill ran down my spine. |
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