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

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet.

Have you checked out Village of the Lost yet?

My latest novella is available on Amazon right now,

so if you're looking for a quick and creepy read this summer, go check it out.

It's only 99 cents.

That's Village of the Lost.

And speaking of summer, this week we're going to be looking at a few tales to maybe make

you think twice about your summer activities this year.

Do you really know what's lurking out there in the water?

Is that beach really as safe as you think it is?

To start, we're heading to a deserted island that's often populated by campers and swimmers during the summer season,

but there's one section of the island that's off the beaten path and sees little to no visitors,

for a good reason.

Find out why in Island Shrine.

This happened close to ten years ago now.

I went camping with two of my friends.

There was this deserted island connected to the mainland by a sandbar.

It was close to home, so I often played there when

I was in junior high. People often took their families to go camping on this island during

the summer. There was me, a woman, and my friends A and B, both guys who had been my classmates

in junior high. All three of us were 19 at the time.

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