Since the 1950s, Japanese children have been terrified of an urban legend where a ghost terrorises the school lavatories. This is Japan's version of Bloody Mary. トイレの花子さん

Song: Human Die!!! by 14th Generation Toilet Hanako-san (十四代目トイレの花子さん) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hDWpEvCkWc

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Tonight, I am joined by my lovely girlfriend to discuss the different superstitions between Japan and the West.

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Two quick ghost stories from the Australian town of Nagambie, recorded live in the local cemetery.

Nagambie Times article - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/265354382/

Paranormal thread - https://www.paranormal.com.au/public/index.php/topic,11184.0.html/

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In 1943 UK, four boys were exploring the woods when they stumbled upon a skeleton of a woman lodged into a tree. Investigators had very little to go on. Then one year later, a nearby graffitied message made things weirder. "WHO PUT BELLA DOWN THE WITCH ELM?".

This is an old excerpt of an episode recorded with some friends during the 2020 lockdowns, so excuse the poor audio. I will return with a new episode next Friday.

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Ben Ellt - https://www.instagram.com/benworldpro/ (Also search "THE SLAY OFFS" on your podcast service of choice for Ben's podcast about horror films)

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Afghanistan is a country full of amazing tales of spirits and cryptids. In tonight's episode, we dive into some of these.

Atlas Obscura article - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/haunted-afghan-military-outpost/

New York Times article - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/world/asia/afghanistan-haunted-outpost.html/

Military Times article - https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2022/11/01/here-be-giants-outlandish-tales-of-the-military-the-afghan-colossi/

Armychick2012's story - https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=16252/

LiLaki's story - https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=10950/

Ugly Betty (No relation) - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-49420577/

Narrated, produced and music by Bran Reid - https://www.instagram.com/bran_reid/

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In 1998 Taiwan, a family went on a hike through mountains known for being home to demonic gremlins. After a member died soon after, the family reviewed the footage of their trip to find a little girl who did not belong.

The video in question - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E2Oau4ayYA/

Hi News article - https://www.hinews.cc/paranormal/20237788/

Palpatine88888's post on r/nosleep - https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/cahlod/taiwanese_horror_stories_mountain_gremlins_and/

Kuan Hsuan Lu's storybook design - https://www.kuanhsuanlu.design/work/the-ruse-5srcm/

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In 1980s UK, a series of fires across the nation were linked when firefighters began realising the only item surviving the blazes was a painting of a crying boy.

Atlas Obscura article - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/crying-boy-painting-fires/

HubPages Blog - https://discover.hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/The-Crying-Boy/

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In 1897 United States, a woman was found dead in her home. Her death was ruled as natural and that would have been the end of it – until her ghost intervened.

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Today we look at ten rare and bizarre diseases that almost sound like they come from fiction.

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In 2004, a Japanese internet forum was host to a mysterious sequence of messages from a girl who took a train to a place that seemingly doesn't exist. きさらぎ駅。

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisaragi_Station

Thread - https://kako.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/occult/1073411138/

Creepypasta Wiki - https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Kisaragi_Station/

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