Japanese ghosts

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Aka Manto, The Red Cloak

November 18, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Jack O’ Lantern. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: It is generally accepted that subject, known as Aka Manto (赤マント) or the Red Cloak, first appeared in Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Aka Manto, The Red Cloak

June 1, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: 1-800-GOLF-TIP. Supposedly "cursed" phone numbers are seemingly a dime a dozen these days. There’s at least one in almost every country and region you can think of — and, in many Continue Reading > about The Echo Test: Japan’s Doppelganger Phone Numbers And The Folklore Of Doubling

February 12, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Dark Watchers. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Japan. Appearance: Subject does not have one set appearance, but remains quite simple to Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Koito-san

February 5, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Dragon's Luck. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. This short, quick ritual from Japan purports to teach you how Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: How To See Your Guardian Spirit

December 9, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Blank Room Soup. On Oct. 16, 2016, a video tour of a house in Japan arrived on YouTube. This, in and of itself, is unremarkable; lots of video tours of houses, in Japan and elsewhere, Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: Decoding The Ghost Story Of PiroPito’s “My House Walk-Through”

May 19, 2019 by Lucia

Hey gang, I am writing to you from the past for delivery in the future — which means that if you’re reading these words, the future is now. (Translation: I wrote this post a while ago and Continue Reading > about Out-Of-Office Reply: Off On An Adventure

May 13, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: The Hex Murder House, Pennsylvania. (CW: Unethical human experimentation.) In Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, there’s a park just north of the Shin-Okubo JR station. Called Toyama Park, it’s Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Toyama Park, Hakone Yama, And The Ghosts Of Unit 731, Tokyo, Japan

May 1, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Lightless City. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. As you may have guessed from the title, the Kurokami-sama Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Kurokami-sama