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Real | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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Intro Said to be the scariest story in all Japanese Creepypasta—possibly the most terrifying ever posted. A legendary horror tale. A small “curse ritual” appears in the narrative; read at your own risk. Real – Hall-of-Fame Japanese Creepypasta Original author: “Scary-Story Submission: HorrorTeller” / “Anonymous” 2009/11/24 12:29 It’s not that entertaining and I’ll try not to drag it out, so ...

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Hasshaku-sama | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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Hasshaku-sama 908 Name: 1/9 Posted: 2008/08/26(Tue) 09:45:56 ID:VFtYjtRn0 My dad’s hometown is a little less than a two-hour drive from my place. It’s a farming village, and I love the atmosphere. Once I got a motorcycle in high school, I’d ride over alone every summer or winter break. Grandpa and Grandma were always happy—“Thanks for coming!” But the last time ...

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SaruYume | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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Rumor says that simply hearing the tale of Saru Yume makes you dream the same dream. It’s one of Japan’s “do-not-search” words. Read at your own risk. Saru Yume 9 Name: Anonymous Posted: 2000/08/02 (Wed) 07:03 I was having a dream. Since childhood I’ve sometimes realized mid-dream that I’m dreaming. This was one of those times. For some reason I was ...

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Kotori-bako | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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※WARNING※ There have been reports of people feeling unwell after reading about the Kotori‑bako. Please proceed at your own risk. Kotori-bako Note: kotori = 子取り = child‑snatching I’m the kind of guy who reads thread aggregators when I’ve got free time. I’ve never been sensitive to the supernatural or anything, so I figured I’d never post something here. But last ...

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How Many Swords Can One Person Actually Wield? │ Classic Thread

2025/9/25 Classic Thread

How Many Swords Can a Human Actually Wield? 1 ：Anonymous VIP：2011/09/10(土) 02:55:35.88 ID:h0aA5f6h0 Let’s start with two. How should we hold the third sword? >>5 5 ：Anonymous VIP：2011/09/10(土) 02:56:19.03 ID:FEvaqtdj0 Clamp it in the armpit. 7 ：Anonymous VIP：2011/09/10(土) 02:57:10.79 ID:ZcTxdmP70 Hey, that’s already a third sword right there! 12 ：Anonymous VIP：2011/09/10(土) 02:59:07.72 ID:h0aA5f6h0 We just jumped up by two swords. ...

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Kankan Dara | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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姦姦蛇螺 (Kankan Dara) When I was in elementary and junior high school, I was just a clueless country kid. I hung out every day with two close friends, A and B, goofing off and living a pretty rough life. Both A and I had been completely abandoned by our families, but B’s mom was different—she still cared about him, even ...

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Ryōmen-sukuna | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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※This story is one of the inspirations behind Ryomen Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen. Ryōmen-sukuna 452 ：Part 1：2005/09/21(水) 16:10:58 ID:GJUzoiep0 I work in the construction industry, and recently, I was assigned to demolish an old temple in Iwate Prefecture. It was a temple that no one used anymore. While we were tearing down the temple, one of my coworkers called me ...

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Pandora(禁后) | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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Pandora（禁后） This is a hometown legend about something written with the kanji 「禁后」—a spelling no one ever managed to read aloud. Among us kids it was simply nicknamed *“Pandora.”1 *1 Why “Pandora”? The kanji 「禁后」 literally read “forbidden + empress,” but locals didn’t know the proper pronunciation. Someone joked it was like Pandora’s box—best left unopened—and the nickname stuck. I ...

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Back S District | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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Back S District Long story. This happened in a certain area in Kyushu. It’s about a place past the mountains of a district we'll call S Ward—a place people used to refer to as the Back S District. (That name is a veiled reference to what’s known in Japan as a buraku—a historically marginalized community with deep social roots.) These ...

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Anyone want a house in the northern part of Kobe City? | Japanese Horror Stories & Urban Legends

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Intro This eerie story didn’t come from a horror forum. It first appeared in a completely unrelated thread titled: “Giving Away for Free / Please Give Me Something for Free.” At first, it seemed like just another mundane post about an old house giveaway—but what followed left readers stunned. The cryptic conditions, vague explanations, and strange mentions of a well ...

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