182 episodes

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/

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

    • Arts

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/

    A Trip To Isekai

    A Trip To Isekai

    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!

    Four trips to a world similar to and yet different to our own. How can you get there? What can you do once you’re there? And do you really want to be there in the first place?

    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

    Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

    • 54 min
    The Terrifying Approach of the Sacred

    The Terrifying Approach of the Sacred

    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!

    Ten terrifying tales from Japan that will make you wonder what’s really hanging around those beautiful temples and shrines…

    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

    Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

    • 48 min
    Terrifying Net Legends

    Terrifying Net Legends

    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!

    This week sees a variety of stories, both long and short, that over the years have gained popularity and become legends in their own right. Internet horror at its finest.

    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

    Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

    • 46 min
    Hauntings from the Past

    Hauntings from the Past

    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!

    Sometimes the past comes back to haunt us in various ways, as these five stories from Japan will show.

    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

    Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

    • 47 min
    When The Unknown Appears

    When The Unknown Appears

    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!

    Five terrifying tales straight out of Japan the look at what happens when something unknown, something unexplainable, appears in our regular daily lives. What can we even do in such a situation? Come find out.

    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

    Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

    • 44 min
    The Danger of Lingering Spirits

    The Danger of Lingering Spirits

    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!

    Four terrifying tales of spirits who linger and cause problems for those who are unfortunate enough to encounter them…

    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

    Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

    • 43 min

Top Podcasts In Arts

در بیست دقیقه
Mahdi
ketabgard | کتابگرد
Ketabgard کتابگرد
Sentimental Garbage
Justice for Dumb Women
The London Prodigal
William Shakespeare
Shelved By Genre
Ranged Touch
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

You Might Also Like

Be. Scared
Be. Busta and Studio71
Horror Hill: A Horror Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment, LLC & Studio71
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Uncanny Productions
Chilling Tales for Dark Nights: A Horror Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
Chilling Entertainment, LLC & Studio71
Horror Story
Horror Stories
Destination Terror
Eeriecast Network