Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2023/12/24
Each week we wrap up what’s going on in the Kowabana world as well as Japanese horror news and tidbits you might have missed! Find everything right here!
VIDEOS
Cho-Kowai! Gakkou no Kaidan: Where is the Midnight Ghost?: https://youtu.be/0LekPlcUBKw
Internet Mysteries: The Haunted House Figure: https://youtu.be/Ol7l06RSPEk
Hyaku Monogatari Collection 1: https://youtu.be/p3xUAX0mDY4
Chilling Storytime with Needy Streamer Overload (Part 2): https://youtu.be/ogIzARKVUMc
Events of Showa: Shinjuku Christmas Tree Attack: https://youtu.be/svywXhq6S5Y
GAME TO CHECK OUT
Station 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2735060/Station_5/
Inspired by the wonderful Exit 8, this appears to be in the same vein but instead of trying to avoid anomalies in a station, you’re actually doing it in the train as well. Play time is between 15-60 minutes and “is a short walking simulator inspired by the ‘spot the difference’ games and liminal spaces (backrooms).”
COVER REVEAL
VIZ recently revealed the cover for Stitches, written by Hirokatsu Kihara and illustrated by Junji Ito. Hardcover version comes out March 26, 2024.
“Horror manga giant Junji Ito teams up with spooky story writer Hirokatsu Kihara for the ultimate collection of fright-filled ghost tales!
Hirokatsu Kihara pens true stories of unsolved mysteries, stitched together with page after page of Junji Ito’s original illustrations in this collection of nine eerie tales and a bonus manga story.”
NEW RELEASE
Japan just released the Kaii Anomaly Omnibus, which is a book collecting various artists’ works featuring all sorts of monsters you’ll want to check out if you’re into that sort of thing. It’s available on Amazon JP which ships overseas if you want to pick up a copy for yourself: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4046829133/
FEATURED ART
It’s almost Christmas, so check out this Sadako art by minadoodles and give them a follow if you like their stuff!
Ring Christmas bells….(get it?) pic.twitter.com/XxgPPSD9gj
— Mina 🇮🇪🕸💗🐇 (@minadoodles) December 18, 2023
SCARY PHRASE OF THE WEEK
足が竦む (ashi ga sukumu). Literally, “feet frozen in fear.” Just as it sounds, this phrase means that one is so terrified of something that they are unable to move. It’s like their feet are frozen to the floor, and no matter what, they won’t move. Like you’ve just run into Sadako and oh no, 足が竦んだ. My feet have frozen in fear…
But how did your week go? Any Japanese horror news you feel is worthy of mentioning? Let us know or, even better, join us in the Kowabana discord where we regularly chat about the going ons in the Japanese horror world. See you there!