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, Koabana Volume 13, is now out.

Collecting even more of your favorite stories from the show, you can find terrifying ghosts,

cruel curses, haunted buildings, weird monsters, and much, much more. You can find that

on Amazon right now, and help support the show at the same

time. This week, we're looking at some tales of spirits lingering behind and causing all sorts

of trouble. Trouble that perhaps not everyone will escape from. First up, a monk retells a tale

he heard at a previous temple of a deadly curse that seems to stem from an angry spirit, or perhaps even a deity.

Find out why in Mushakudu Samar. At my last job before my last job, I had an opportunity to hear a strange story.

People, regardless of sex or rage, often came to our temple to ask questions like,

So this happened, will I be fine if I don't do anything?

Or, what on earth was that?

The chief priest would skillfully make them think everything was fine and send them on their way.

But during busy times, he wasn't able to properly deal with everyone who came.

As I listened to him from the side one time, I suddenly had a thought.

What exactly is anxiety?

That's probably one of the reasons I joined my current department.

I don't believe in psychic phenomena.

I used to be afraid of everything as a kid, but our particular sect doesn't believe in ghosts,

so naturally I found myself looking for a rational explanation for everything as well.

You might say, I developed an approach of not being afraid, even though I was actually afraid.

Even so, there are several incidents I've never been able to fully rationalize.

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