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A sword with a long, cursed history. How can you deal with something you don’t understand and is clearly out to get you? A lone tower on a snowy mountaintop. What darkness truly lies in the shadows? Find out right here…

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A forbidden ritual. A terrifying evil spirit that won’t let go. A young man fights for his life after finding out he’s been possessed by something unimaginably powerful, but things are about to go from bad to worse…

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There are some places you shouldn’t enter, and for good reason. Rumours of hauntings, of evil spirits lurking in the darkness, aren’t always just rumours…

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There are hundreds and thousands of temples and shrines all over Japan, some tiny, some large, some abandoned, some forgotten. These tales remind us that no matter what, they’re not something to be messed around with.

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What lurks in the far flung corners of the Japanese countryside? Nothing good, if these stories are anything to go by. Three terrifying tales of kami and yurei that will leave you shivering long after they end…

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You can find abandoned and seemingly uninhabited areas all over Japan, both in cities and the countryside. What stories lie behind them, and do you really want to get involved in the first place?

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Sometimes your might find your home or workplace visited by something not of this world. Do they mean harm, or perhaps bring good tidings? Only one way to find out…

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Sometimes we encounter something that shouldn’t be. Something that doesn’t make any sense, and yet there it is, right in front of us. These tales will make you question what’s real and what isn’t.

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Japan has a long history, and many out of the way villages have old customs that have carried down through the centuries… not all of them good. Beware what lurks in the forgotten pockets of the countryside…

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This week we’re looking at a selection of stories that Japanese readers enjoyed throughout 2020. Kick back, relax, and let this wide variety of thrills and chills wash over you.

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