Haunted Japanese houses of horror
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2018
⏱️ 32 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Episode Notes
Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!
Japanese horror at its finest. Five tales of things that go bump in the night, the yurei hiding in the nooks and crannies of your safe space. Find out what's haunting these houses and never look at your home the same way again.
BGM thanks to Myuuji & Kevin MacLeod. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | When I was in elementary school, I lived in a tenement, but my parents were never home. |
| 0:17.0 | One day, I arrived home in the afternoon, and naturally they weren't there. |
| 0:26.1 | With the setting sun to my back, I stepped inside, but then I saw something reflected in the dresser mirror. |
| 0:36.5 | Something in the other room that couldn't have been. |
| 0:42.9 | It was me. |
| 0:46.4 | I ran from the house as fast as I could. Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to another episode of Kowabana, true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 1:11.1 | To start with today, I have two very special announcements. |
| 1:16.1 | First, is that the Kowabana and Toshiden podcasts are both now available on Spotify. |
| 1:23.8 | If you'd prefer to listen to the podcast over there, or if you have a friend who hasn't |
| 1:29.1 | subscribed yet, please feel free to let them know that you can now find us there. |
| 1:35.3 | Simply type in Koabana or Toshiden and then hit subscribe. |
| 1:41.3 | Second, Toshiren, exploring Japanese urban Legends, Volume 1, is now on sale. |
| 1:49.0 | I've been working really hard on this book for a while now, and I'm really excited to see what you guys think of it. |
| 1:55.0 | I did a lot of research, and I've put together a collection of close to 70 urban legends from Japan. |
| 2:02.5 | Not just supernatural ones, but different legends from Japanese society, entertainment, medicine, and so on. |
| 2:11.7 | A lot of these legends have never been translated into English before. |
| 2:15.6 | So if you're looking for something new, please check it out. |
| 2:19.8 | You can find the links on kowabana.net or type in Toshiden over at Amazon directly. |
| 2:28.1 | Now on this week's show, we're going to be looking at some of my favorite stories about |
| 2:33.3 | haunted houses. I about haunted houses. |
| 2:36.6 | I love haunted houses. |
| 2:43.0 | There's just something about being trapped in a small space that's supposed to be your safe zone. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tara A. Devlin, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Tara A. Devlin and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.