Spectral Frights and Bites
From Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by Tara A. Devlin
February 20, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1
About this episode
This episode features 11 terrifying tales from Japan about ghosts and other nightmarish entities.
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 ! 11 terrifying tales from Japan of ghosts, spectres, and all the horrible things that crawl around in the night. 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
- Japanese horror
- ghost stories
- spectres
- night terrors
Keywords
- scary stories
- horror
- tales
- Japan
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Japanese horror merchandise
Books & works: Spectral Frights and Bites
Places: Japan
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