Spooky Spectres
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Eight horrifying, bizarre, and even moving tales featuring encounters from the other side. What do these spirits really want from us?
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| 0:00.0 | This happened on the night of the second. |
| 0:13.0 | I woke up during the night, sensing a presence, and I saw a police officer in uniform |
| 0:19.0 | looking down at me. I was more surprised than scared, |
| 0:22.9 | but I couldn't move. I knew this person wasn't alive. |
| 0:28.7 | "'Sholter,' he said in a gentle voice, |
| 0:31.4 | "'I'm sorry, I can't hold out any longer. Take care of your mother. |
| 0:43.8 | I know I wasn't a good father and worked too much, but I really did love you and your mother. |
| 0:46.5 | Be a strong boy for me, okay? |
| 0:49.8 | The ghost appeared to be crying. |
| 0:52.8 | A strange warmth filled my chest too. |
| 0:56.8 | But there was just one problem. I wasn't shelter. |
| 0:59.0 | I wasn't even a boy. |
| 1:01.2 | And my father was still alive. |
| 1:03.8 | I had no idea where to even begin. |
| 1:09.7 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana, |
| 1:14.8 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 1:18.5 | In case you haven't picked it up yet, the latest volume of Kowabana, Volume 15, is now available, |
| 1:24.2 | with over 170 stories from the show, collected in easy-to-read format. |
| 1:29.5 | If you're looking for more chills and thrills, then grab your copy now and don't miss out. |
| 1:35.0 | This week, we're looking at a classic, Yude. Sometimes it seems like there are more ghosts |
| 1:41.8 | than people, and this week we have yet another selection |
| 1:45.1 | of terrifying tales for you. |
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