Oden Special: A hodgepodge of horror
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 3 August 2018
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Like a good old-fashioned meal of oden, this week comes with a wide variety of short horror tales to scratch all those hard to reach itches and satisfy your hunger for the unnatural. Ghosts, curses, creepy traditions and more, there's a bit of everything.
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| 0:00.0 | Listen to the end of today's show to find out the hidden twist in our opening story. |
| 0:19.0 | There was once a girl, and she hated the road that led back home. |
| 0:25.2 | On this road, there stood a single, isolated, old apartment. |
| 0:31.9 | There was always a man at the second floor window, grinning at her. |
| 0:40.3 | The girl was scared of him and always ran past the apartment to get home. |
| 0:44.3 | However, one day, |
| 0:47.3 | the girl was passing by as usual. |
| 0:50.3 | The man was there again in the second floor window. |
| 0:57.0 | Only this time, something was different. |
| 1:02.0 | His mouth was moving, like he was trying to say something to her. |
| 1:08.0 | The girl was creeped out, so she decided to take the corner just before |
| 1:13.6 | the apartment and go the long way home. That night, the girl was killed. |
| 1:25.6 | Hey guys, I'm your host, Tara A Devlin, and welcome to another episode of Kowabana, |
| 1:36.3 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 1:40.6 | Have you picked up your copy of Toshiden, exploring Japanese urban legends yet? |
| 1:46.7 | We managed to keep the number one new release slot in several categories over the first week |
| 1:51.5 | of release, so a big thank you to everyone who has supported the book so far. |
| 1:56.7 | I hope you've been enjoying it. |
| 1:59.9 | This week's episode of Kowabana is an Odden special. |
| 2:04.9 | You might be wondering, first of all, what the heck is Odin? |
| 2:10.6 | Odin is a winter dish in Japan that consists of several ingredients. |
| 2:16.5 | You can make it at home or you can buy it at the convenience |
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