Previously: Spring-Heeled Jack. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Conflicting. In the early 2000s, sightings reported in rural Japan began appearing on the internet; Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Kunekune
Japanese urban legends
The Most Dangerous Games: Tomino’s Hell
Previously: The Man in the Fields. The instructions for Tomino’s Hell are pretty simple — deceptively so. In fact, they’re so simple that it’s possible to play this game accidentally, although I, Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Tomino’s Hell
Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Girl from the Gap
Previously: Mel’s Hole. Type: CC (corporeally challenged) Period/location of origin: Unknown, Japan. Appearance: Subject appears to be an extremely slender female humanoid of indeterminate Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Girl from the Gap
Are Taxi Drivers In Japan Really Picking Up The Ghosts Of The 2011 Tsunami? A Look At The Legend Of The Vanishing Hitchhiker
An interesting little story has been circulating the Internet for the past couple of weeks: Apparently taxi drivers in Ishinomaki, Japan have reported picking up the ghosts of the victims of the 2011 Continue Reading > about Are Taxi Drivers In Japan Really Picking Up The Ghosts Of The 2011 Tsunami? A Look At The Legend Of The Vanishing Hitchhiker
Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Cow Head
Previously: The Blind Maiden Website. Type: VV (Verbal Virus) Period/location of origin: Unknown, Japan. Some accounts state that subject dates back to the Meiji period or before; others, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Cow Head
The Most Dangerous Games: Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, or the Game of 100 Ghost Stories
Previously: The Candles Game. Unlike many of the games we’ve covered thus far, the Japanese ritual Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai (more accurately translated as “The Gathering of 100 Supernatural Tales) Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, or the Game of 100 Ghost Stories
Scare Yourself Silly: The Curious Case of the Himuro Mansion
Previously on Scare Yourself Silly: I Hate to Break It to You, But There's Someone In Your House (And It's Definitely Not You). This post originally appeared on The Toast. If you’re anything Continue Reading > about Scare Yourself Silly: The Curious Case of the Himuro Mansion