Kowabana: 'true' Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! It’s the 50th episode! This week we have a very special story to celebrate: Kinkisaki -Pandora-, the tale of a ritual cruel beyond comprehension, and its long-lasting and far-reaching effects. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Japan is full of haunted places. With these three tales, uncover the terrifying truth behind the paranormal encounters of everyday people simply going about their lives. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! And you thought your job was bad. At least you’re not being stalked by the supernatural as it attempts to take your life, and possibly, your soul. How will these protagonists survive, and will they ever be the same again? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Your friends want to infiltrate a new, if slightly creepy, religious establishment on the edge of town. What could go wrong, right? As it turns out, everything. And it was potentially doomed from the start… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Sukima-onna, aka the Gap Woman. Once she infests your house, there's no getting rid of her. She'll watch you from every nook and cranny, literally. Who is she, and where did she come from? Find out right here. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! This week we’re looking at part two of the most read and highly rated Japanese creepypastas from 2018. Interested in what’s scaring Japanese audiences these days? Find out right here. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! This week we’re looking at some of the most read and highly rated Japanese creepypastas from 2018. Interested in what’s scaring Japanese audiences these days? Find out right here. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! What monsters lurk in the shadows? What monsters lurk in the light? Discover three tales of mystery that will have you thinking long after they’ve ended. Was that really a yokai, or…? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Think you understand what’s going on in the world around you? These three tales will make you question what is real, what isn’t, and whether you should look over your shoulder to check on that noise or not… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! You find a box buried deep in the mountains. Do you take its contents? People warn you not to walk down that street at night. Do you heed their advice? Find out what happens when these folk encounter the deadly and forge on regardless. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Look after your grandparents and they’ll look after you, even from beyond the grave. Discover four tales of the elderly from Japan looking to help—or hinder—their grandchildren well into the afterlife. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Uncover two tales of women looking for redemption and/or revenge from beyond the grave. Will you figure out which it is they're after before it's too late? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Discover four tales of terror that'll make you question whether you really want to get on that flight to Japan or not. Sometimes the flight itself is not the real thing you have to worry about… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Sometimes things occur that are beyond understanding. Discover three tales of terror that defy explanation and make you question the nature of your very reality. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! The Kotoribako isn't the only cursed box around. Discover two more boxes haunting the countryside of Japan, and the horror that lurks within them. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! To celebrate the release of “Reikan: The most haunted locations in Japan,” this week we’re looking at various ghost stories from ‘real’ haunted locations around Japan! BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! There have long been rumours of the tunnels underneath Tokyo holding a dark secret. What really lurks in the darkness beneath the largest city on Earth? Find out as one young man takes you on an adventure you won't soon forget. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Monkey Dream may have been the first, but it’s not the only dream that can kill you. Discover four tales straight out of Japan featuring dreams that will kill you in waking life as well. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode Notes Fill out the survey for your chance to win some Kowabana ebooks: https://goo.gl/forms/WgULB5GoS07YmAuD2 Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! A special double-length episode thanks to our patrons! Find out what happens when an entire class is forced to fight an evil spirit for their lives. Pre-order Kage at https://amzn.to/2SQUTCY BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA/). Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Check out A Cure for Chaos: http://geni.us/TaraDevlin! Enjoy a healthy sampling of nine classic Japanese creepypastas from beyond the grave. First put online at the turn of the century, these were some of the very first Japanese horror stories to make it big online. Come and take a listen, if you dare. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA/). Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License