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.

My latest book, Ki-jō, Japanorious Female Criminals, is now out.

I've been hard at work on this book for much of this year,

so if you want to hear about some of the horrifying, bizarre,

and often confusing crimes that some of Japan's most notorious female criminals have committed,

do check it out.

It's available on Amazon right now.

This week, we're looking at a few stories touching on The Supernatural.

Do you always know what's really lurking out there?

And even if you do, can you deal with it?

Our first story is about a group of three friends who visit an abandoned shrine for a test

of courage. Yet they, of course, manage to bring something back with them, and now it's out

for blood. Find out what happens in Spirit Possession. About two years ago, something terrifying happened to me.

It was a Friday, and the first summer holidays since starting university were rapidly approaching.

But even university students with all their free time face obstacles.

That's right, it was time for our first exams.

If I couldn't get through those and get my credits, then I wouldn't be able to enjoy my summer

holidays.

I was studying in my room with two friends I made at university.

I'll call them A and B.

We weren't that close yet, but our test started the following week.

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