I passed a park on my way home late one night.

As I walked towards it from a distance, I turned to look at the park and something felt

off.

As I got closer, I realized just what it was.

One of the telephone poles was oddly tall, and on top of it stood a woman with long hair and black clothes.

Her face was pale, and she was grinning.

I knew I shouldn't meet her gaze, so I quickly looked away and kept walking.

But it was, in a word, utterly creepy.

I didn't have any ability to see ghosts whatsoever, so I was kind of curious about what I saw that night. As such, I went back during

the day to have another look. The telephone pole looked exactly the same as the others,

making it seem all the more real. But even setting aside whether there was or wasn't a ghost,

the fact still remains that that telephone

pole was still taller than all the others.

Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A Devlin and welcome to this week's episode of Koabana,

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet.

In case you missed it, Toshiden, exploring Japanese Urban Legends Volume 4, is now available.

Once again, there are a host of new legends to explore, both horrifying, bizarre, and

otherwise, and of course a new season of the podcast to go with it. That started

just recently, so if you haven't checked it out yet, it's available right now. This week,

we're looking at some weird, twisted tales that defy explanation. First up, there

exists stories of something red that's said to knock on people's doors.

But what is it?

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