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Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

Tara A. Devlin
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
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  • Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

    Vicious Voices

    2026/06/12 | 48 mins.
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    Whatever you do, do *not* listen to these voices, and certainly don’t try to follow them. They are most certainly up to no good, and you don’t want to find out why…

    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

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  • Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

    Creepy Crafty Dolls

    2026/05/29 | 46 mins.
    Episode Notes

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    These three tales from Japan will remind you once again not to mess with dolls. They really don’t play around.

    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

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  • Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

    Ghastly Gruesome Ghosts

    2026/05/15 | 45 mins.
    Episode Notes

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    Seven terrifying tales of ghosts so ghastly, so gruesome, you’ll wonder how anyone ever survived encountering them… If they did survive at all.

    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

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  • Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

    Horrifying Encounters That Can’t Be Explained

    2026/05/01 | 44 mins.
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    The people in these seven stories encounter things that not only chill them deep to their core, but to this day, just can’t be explained. What really happened?

    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

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  • Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

    Bewildering & Bizarre Experiences

    2026/04/17 | 46 mins.
    Episode Notes

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    What on earth is actually going on in these seven tales straight out of Japan? Ghosts? People? Something else entirely? They’ll leave you thinking long into the night…

    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

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About Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Each week on “Kowabana: ‘True’ Japanese scary stories from around the internet,” horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin presents a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the web. Creepy ghosts and vengeful onryo, cursed technology and haunted shrines. Discover horror like only Japan knows how to deliver. Brand new and exclusive stories translated each week. Find out more at http://www.kowabana.net/
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