In the archives of Kyoto's oldest temple, there exists a scroll that monks refuse to unroll after sunset.

The parchment bears no title, only a warning written in faded ink.

Some names should never be spoken aloud.

Below this inscription, arranged in perfect columns, are hundreds of names of the dead.

But these aren't ordinary burial records.

Each name is followed by a single character that translates roughly to unfinished.

The scroll dates back over a thousand years, and local historians whisper that it's not

a record of deaths at all, but a catalog of something far more unsettling.

According to Temple Records, every few decades, someone removes a name from the list,

but they never explain why the name was there in the first place,

or what terrible thing happens when it's finally crossed out. What they don't tell visitors

is that for every name removed from the ancient scroll, a new one appears somewhere else in

Japan, carved into headstones that weren't there the day before, written in condensation

on windows of empty houses, or found burned into the bark of trees that died without explanation.

The monks know something else, something they've never committed to writing.

The scroll isn't getting shorter. Despite the

names being removed, the list keeps growing. And lately, they've noticed names appearing

in handwriting that looks disturbingly fresh, as if someone or something is still adding

to the collection.

Welcome back to Freaky Folklore, where we explore the legends that have terrified cultures

for centuries. I'm your host, Carmen Carion, and tonight we're traveling to Japan to uncover the truth

behind some of the most powerful supernatural entities ever documented.

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