About this episode

This episode explores eight terrifying dreams that challenge the safety of sleep compared to the waking world.

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 ! Eight terrifying dreams that’ll make you question going to sleep, and if it’s really safer there than it is here in the waking world. 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

Topics covered

• dreams
• horror
• Japanese culture
• scary stories

Keywords

• nightmares
• fear
• sleep
• psychological horror

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