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Haunted by the Old Woman

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 kowabana161 Views 0 Comments countryside, ghost, sleep paralysis

This happened when I was in high school. My mother was from a family with strong spiritual roots, so I’d

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Snuff Video

November 28, 2019October 30, 2019 kowabana206 Views 0 Comments murder, video

Several years back, I used to work part-time at the local video store in our small town. We weren’t a

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This is My Apartment

November 21, 2019October 30, 2019 kowabana264 Views 0 Comments apartment

This happened when I was living alone in Tokyo. I’d just moved there to look for work, and I lived

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Countryside Crematorium

November 14, 2019October 30, 2019 kowabana215 Views 0 Comments countryside, crematorium

This is a story I heard from my uncle in junior high. It took place several decades ago, so quite

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Bang Bang

November 7, 2019October 30, 2019 kowabana225 Views 0 Comments curse, murder, shrine

I live next to a shrine. My window faces the forest on the edge of the shrine grounds. Not many

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