Three stories of monsters from Japan. We have a tanuki, the monsters that lurk in the civilized places, and monsters that might be under your home right now.

The creature is a decapitated man who loves hugs.

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"Shphrd" by Blue Dot Sessions

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A story from Kashmir folklore about love, marriage, and murder. Kind of a lot of all those things, actually.

The creature is a Jaculus, the snake that will kill you with kindness. And its sharp javelin head.

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The story of Half's Heroes, from the Icelandic Sagas. If you don't like being burned alive...and also do absolutely nothing to avoid the completely avoidable fate of being burned alive...can you even call yourself a man?

The creature this week is the Ubigabi (姥ヶ火), the flaming head that's barreling toward you in the night.

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The Saga of Half and His Heroes from Icelandic folklore starts with Odin spitting in a family's ale and only gets stranger from there.

The creatures are the Ellyllon, the flower glove wearing, grocery-store-visting, fungus eaters.

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"Dusting" by Blue Dot Sessions

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"Drone Pine" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Pickers" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Chel Vela" by Blue Dot Sessions

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This week, it's the story of Stupid Ondal and the Princess Pyeonggang, where we see that it's Pyeonggang's birthday, and she can cry if she wants to. Oh, it's the next birthday, and she's still crying? Wait, three years down the road, and she hasn't stopped. Should someone find out what's wrong? The king just wants to threaten her with marriage to a guy he sees as terrible? Yeah, this should end well.

The creature is Lazy Laurence. He guards apple orchards. And also doesn't mind a little backwash.

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"Selena Leica" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Lady Marie" by Blue Dot Sessions

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Tokutarō is not going to be tricked by fox monsters. He's just not.

Also, a dad has a big problem with the new pet cat.

Two stories from Japan about things not being what they seem (or things being exactly what they seem).

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The story of Harap Alb (Povestea lui Harap Alb) from Romanian folklore has it all. Like, it really does try to jam as many fairy tale tropes in as possible, but it actually works. It's a fun story with a little bit of everything. Oh, and talking lettuce.

The creature is the Iwana bōzu (岩魚坊主) a priest who loves fish and has a seeeeecrettttt.

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"Kovir Straight Flat" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Zeriba Flats" by Blue Dot Sessions

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I mean, if you style your beard to a point so that it looks like an enormous bird's beak, you can't really fault an insult comedy pro princess for taking some shots at it. It's "King Thrushbeard" by the Grimm brothers.

The creature is a giant whose career path involves working for kings, hermits, and, oh yeah, the devil.

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"Asterisx" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Are We Loose" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Thannoid Piano" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Thannoid Swing" by Blue Dot Sessions

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We see if Victor can come out on top using the power of stories…for murder?

The creature is a tiny fish with fingers and teeth!

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“The Telling” by Blue Dot Sessions

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