A story that explores the sadness and loss that even ghosts can feel. And Williams beautifully explores the world that ghosts might live in.

Brianna Williams is a writer, poet, and ghost story enthusiast. She also writes fantasy, romance, and slice-of-life, as well as commissioned short stories. You can contact her at [email protected].

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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So much of this podcast focuses on ghosts and death. So what do you do on a day like 9/11? Linda Gould reflects on a visit to the 9/11 memorial.

Linda A. Gould is the host of Kaidankai and editor of White Enso. She is an on-again, off-again writer of fiction, non-fiction, science fiction and ghost stories. Facebook: Japanese Ghost Stories, Twitter: @Ghost Japan and @WhiteEnso

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

New episodes every Wednesday.

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What's behind the door is a question from game shows, literature and countless tales of mystery and adventure. Mark Tulin puts a new spin on the old theme in his story What's Behind The Door?

Mark Tulin is a former family therapist who lives in Palm Springs, California, with his wife, Alice. He is a Pushcart Prize nominee and has authored four books of poetry and a short story collection available at Amazon and other fine book dealers. Mark’s work has appeared in over a hundred small-press, national, and international publications. To find out more about his writing, visit his blog at https://www.crowonthewire.com

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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Today's story takes place on the shores of a lake in Japan. Its majestic views and abundant nature speak of peace and tranquility. But evil lurks everywhere, as one pilgrim discovers.

A Tokyo resident since 2006, Anglo-Irish writer Andi Brooks is co-author of the critically acclaimed biography Vampire Over London: Bela Lugosi in Britain, curator of The Bela Lugosi Blog and a recipient of a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for his article on the love affair between Bela Lugosi and Clara Bow, Dracula and the It Girl.
Since moving to Japan, he has become immersed in the world of yūrei and yōkai. His collection of original Japanese Ghost stories, Ghostly Tales of Japan, was published in 2020. He is currently writing a second volume of ghostly Japanese tales.
Ghostly Tales of Japan: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xp1o2T
Vampire Over London: Bela Lugosi in Britain: http://www.cultmoviespress.com/vampire-over-london/
Bela Lugosi Blog: https://beladraculalugosi.wordpress.com/

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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Raikou and Shi-ten Doji is a Japanese tale of demons, warriors and mountain lairs. The deep forest hides many horrors, but four warriors are willing to face them to save beautiful maidens and get revenge.

Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He’s had over three hundred stories and poems published so far, and six books. Ed works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of six review editors.
https://www.twitter.com/bottomstripper 
https://www.facebook.com/EdAhern73/?ref=bookmarks
https://www.instagram.com/edwardahern1860/

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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In Purple Hair, Tim Law explores the dull throb of modern life and the inner turmoil that haunts us and can make life miserable.

Timothy Law is a writer of fantasy, horror, detective and general fiction from a little town in Southern Australia called Murray Bridge. Currently working at the Murray Bridge Library in the role of Library Manager he has dreamed since high school of becoming a fulltime author. His stories can be found at http://somecallmetimmy.blogspot.com.au/ and on other platforms. He is extremely excited about being a part of the Kaidankai project.

Purple Hair is read by Anneliese Nakahara-Knight, who lives in Tokyo and helps people of all ages and backgrounds get in touch with their musical selves through the power of their voice and body. www.albamusictogether.com

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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A "Grass is greener on the other side" story. A young woman hates her own hair and wishes to have hair like her grandmother's. As with so many stories, though, wishes come with consequences, but for whom?

Jill Trade is a pseudonym. The author got her name because she is a Jill of all trades, skilled in meat cutting, hair cutting and finance. She is mom to three boys, is a published poet, and has recently taken up fiction.

The Girl with the White Hair is read by Ellen Fryer, the poetry editor for White Enso and a dabbler extraordinaire. She's a storyteller, actress, educator and mom.

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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Two young protagonists find themselves in a difficult situation when they meet the Yamamba in a wild Japanese mountain forest. In Simon Grey and the Yamamba, author Charles Kowalski weaves elements of Japanese culture and folklore into this engaging, but creepy story.

Charles Kowalski is an award-winning author for his book Simon Grey and the March of a Hundred Ghosts. It's a great book for anyone interested in the ghostly side of Japan. Especially young readers.

You can read about the Yamamba at https://www.whiteenso.com/issue-2-women-of-legend-2-yamamba.html.

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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Setsubun, by Linda Gould is a re-imagining of the Japanese holiday, celebrated on February 3rd, where families throw beans at demon-masked fathers to get rid of bad luck and invite in good luck. It's a fun holiday, but this story has a darker theme.

Linda A. Gould is the host of Kaidankai and editor of White Enso. She is an on-again, off-again writer of fiction, non-fiction, science fiction and ghost stories. Facebook: Japanese Ghost Stories, Twitter: @Ghost Japan and @WhiteEnso

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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In Emilia's Rainbow, by Michael Rhys, a little girl learns how to find rainbows. While she wishes to see unicorns at the first rainbow she spots, the leprechaun she finds is every bit as magical. But what will she have to do to get his gold?

Michael Rhys is a Tokyo-based voice actor and writer of short tales. Originally from Esssex, in the UK, he is a 33-year resident of Japan. He lives in the deeply historical Jindaiji motomachi region area of Chofu, a few minutes from the ancient Jindaiji temple and under the shadow of the ghost of Jindaiji Castle. This area is filled with Yokai and ghosts of many eras. The weight of history can be felt here, which he suspects is why he feels at home, there. Oh, and his house is opposite a graveyard; no surprise there. Find more work by Rhys at http://www.rhys.exposed.

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The Kaidankai Podcast features original short fiction exploring horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the strange.

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