Japanese urban legends

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

March 24, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Pied Piper. Type: Unclassifiable. Subject has elements characteristic of EVs (Electronic Viruses), UCDs (Unusual Communication Devices), and IHs (Information Hazards); however, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

February 17, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Elevator Game, Revisited. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. There isn’t much to the Japanese ritual game Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: One Man Chit-Chat

February 3, 2021 by Lucia

Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. When I first covered the rules for the ritual game known, variously, as the Elevator Game, the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Elevator Game, Revisited

December 9, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Welcome Home Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. What would you do if I told you there was a simple, Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Salt Magic Ritual (Shiomajinai)

November 25, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The One Who Answers. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. Like many Japanese ritual games, the Welcome Home Game — Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Welcome Home Game

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

September 23, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Crybaby Bridge. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: 1980s or early 1990s, the northern areas of the island of Kyushu, Japan. Appearance: Subject, known by Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Sandbox Woman

July 8, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Shuffle Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. The Japanese ritual game called Oyayubi sagashi (親指さがし) is Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Oyayubi Sagashi, Or, The Thumb Game