This week on Deep Dive, Shaun McKenna and Dave Cortez discuss a few horror movies before “Uncanny Japan” podcast host Thersa Matsuura tells a classic Japanese ghost story.  

Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

On this episode: 

Shaun McKenna: Articles | X | Instagram

Dave Cortez: Articles | X 

Thersa Matsuura: Website | X | Instagram | YouTube

Read/Listen more: 

The ghosts that have been haunting cinema-goers in Japan for over a century (Mark Schilling, The Japan Times)

10 days of J-horror: From funny frights to shock and gore (Mark Schilling, The Japan Times)

Scary Japanese stories to read in the dark (Haruka Murayama, The Japan Times)

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Photo: The classic Japanese ghost story often features a vengeful female ghost. | GETTY IMAGES