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Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

Spine-chilling Mysteries

Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

Tara A. Devlin

Leisure, Arts, Hobbies, Drama, Fiction, Literature

4.8614 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Five bizarre, spine-chilling mysteries from Japan that will leave you wondering what was really going on, and whether it was luck or something else that anyone was able to survive…

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0:00.0

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

0:15.9

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. My latest book, Coabana Volume 12, is now out.

0:22.6

Collecting even more of your favorite stories from the show,

0:25.4

you can find creepy ghosts, abandoned buildings,

0:28.3

haunted shrines, fascinating monsters, and much, much more.

0:32.0

You can find that on Amazon right now,

0:33.9

and help support the show at the same time.

0:36.5

This week, we're looking at some bizarre mysteries that will have you questioning what's

0:40.5

going on and the spine-chilling truth behind them.

0:44.5

First up, a university student notices something odd outside his part-time job, but soon

0:50.3

realizes that in doing so, he's now put himself in danger.

0:55.3

Find out why in Ignore Them.

1:06.8

This happened around the end of November last year.

1:10.3

I had a shift scheduled for my part-time job that day,

1:13.3

so I went straight there from university. Work proceeded without incident, but then as I glanced

1:19.1

outside at some point, I noticed something strange. There was something ashy, almost white,

1:26.7

that looked like a person with arms, legs, head,

1:30.3

etc, but was otherwise entirely flat.

1:35.0

It didn't appear to be wearing clothes, but because of the colour, it didn't appear to be naked

1:40.6

either.

1:41.9

And this strange creature passed by the front of the store.

1:45.8

What the hell is that? I wondered. And there weren't many customers in the store, so I went

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