A young man visits his grandparents in the countryside.

While relaxing in the front yard, he sees a wide-brimmed hat moving behind the hedge.

A woman appears, but as she walks away, he realizes the hedge is over two metres tall.

If he could see her over that, then...

When he mentions this strange woman to his grandfather,

he finds out that her name is Hashaku-Sama, the eight-foot-tall woman,

and she only appears before those she intends to snatch away.

Deep in the countryside, a young woman finds a strange-looking box in her back shed.

When her friend, a Shinto priest, sees it, he becomes violently

ill and warns everyone not to touch it. It's a Kotolibako, a box filled with an incredible

curse from which none who touch it can escape. In Koabana, true Japanese scary stories from around the internet, volume 2,

you'll find over 90 scary stories and urban legends,

many of which have been translated exclusively for this book.

These are tales of Japanese ghosts, murder, suicide, revenge, cursed objects and more.

Find out what lurks deep in the Japanese countryside, how technology is out to get you,

the secrets behind those who fight the supernatural, and much more.

There's no masked killer hiding behind the bushes with a machete inside these pages.

Find out what horrors are truly terrifying a nation right here.

Available in e-book and paperback, February 3rd. Hey guys, this is your host Tara A Devlin and welcome to another episode of of Koabana, true Japanese scary stories from around the internet.

As you just heard, Koabana Volume 2 goes on sale this week.

As much as I enjoyed making the first book, I think this one is a big improvement in all areas.

It comes in at the same length as the first book, and along with the usual

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