Terrifying Tales of Japan

There is something inherently scary about space. There is so much we don’t know, so much yet to discover and when you are out there, you truly are completely alone. With Artemis II having just completed the first crewed lunar flyby mission, this week we bring you stories about sp ...  Show more

Sometimes, the first sign that something is wrong isn’t what you see, it’s how the animals behave. A cat that won’t leave a doorway. A dog that refuses to come when you call. A silence that settles in before something terrible happens. And by the time you realize what they were t ...  Show more

Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets a massive new audience for the legend he has been telling. For the second, it's a man who needs to do his duty...which means doing something terrible to someone he l ...  Show more

In this episode, we explore the enduring legacy of Greek/English/Irish/American/Japanese author Lafcadio Hearn and the ghost story The Peony Lantern.We'll start out by looking at Hearn's life. We'll discuss the long history of the story Boton Doro, more commonly known as The Peon ...  Show more

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! Nine terrifying tales of the sea and what lurks in its deep, dark depths. But also a reminder that what lurks out there do ...  Show more

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From Texas to Kentucky, tales of mysterious "goatmen" have haunted the shadows of local lore. In this episode, we dive into the eerie st ...