Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/2/18
We are back! Missed some of the cool things that were released in the Japanese horror and Kowabana worlds this week? Catch up right here!
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VIDEOS
Cho-Kowai! Gakkou no Kaidan: Stone From the Excursion: https://youtu.be/GG_D4iMjahs
Internet Mysteries: The Ghostly Broadcast Accident: https://youtu.be/P9fd1LMMNXw
Hyaku Monogatari: Daydream City: https://youtu.be/vwBG7elmIjQ
Chilling Storytime with Mandemon (Part 6): https://youtu.be/pCBCJUYBtXM
Exit 8: https://youtu.be/gT-NIqqKIJE
Japanese Broadcasting Accidents: The Creepy Face: https://youtube.com/shorts/159RlfoVn3w
Japanese Horror Shorts Ghost Photos: The Showa Couple: https://youtube.com/shorts/S5vzygd_8x8
SITE UPDATES
2ch Translations: Japan’s Most Dangerous Ghost Spot
2ch Translations: I Visited A Ghost Spot and Now My House is Cursed, Help
Strange Translation: Slide
Site Stuff: Kowabana Vol. 13 is now out!
J-HORROR BOOKS
A new Japanese horror book illustrated by Ito Junji and written by Tonari Soshichi (winner of the Grand Prize in the Ghost Story Book Contest) called Kocchi wo Miteru is now out!. In particular, this book focuses on faces. Lots and lots of faces. If that interests you, check it out!
待ちに待った一冊が、ついに完成しました。「怪談えほんコンクール」で堂々大賞を受賞した、となりそうしちさんの受賞作に、恐怖の巨匠・伊藤潤二さんが絵筆をふるった、怪談えほん史上最恐の絵本です！（岩崎書店／１６００円） じっくり、本屋さんでお手にとって、ご覧ください。ああ、顔かおKAOH！ pic.twitter.com/Db73GVPAZu
— 東雅夫┃O.Z.N.（おばけずきネットワーク） (@obakezukinw) February 3, 2024
Find it on Amazon Japan here.
J-HORROR MOVIE NEWS
A trailer went up for Nothing New: NN4444, a special project featuring 4 different horror short films by four different directors. You can watch it here:
These shorts will be airing at the Shimokita Ekimae Cinema K2 in Tokyo for the next two weeks.
FEATURED ART
Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day! Sadako brings you a gift <3
とどけ！チョコレート！#貞子 pic.twitter.com/LrHt36L7bC
— もんきち (@deadbymon) February 14, 2023
That’s all for this week. Until next week, stay safe, and if you come across any news you think I should know about, best place to find me is the Twitter and Discord links above!