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A podcast to the chilling realm of Japanese horror & scary stories. My name is Jumpei, and I will invite you to the mysterious world of Kaidan, exploring spine-tingling experiences that have haunted Japan... --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine some kind of traditional ghost stories, Yokai/monster folklore, or maybe any temple/shrine-related thing. But Kaidan also consists of some supernatural tales, urban legends/ ...
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This weekly podcast of fiction read out loud explores the entire world of ghosts and the supernatural. The stories are touching, scary, gruesome, funny, and heartwarming. New episodes every Wednesday. November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount via PayPal through the Kaidankai website or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to members. The Kaidankai web ...
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The Kaidan Network is a collection of podcasts created by an eager and talented group of people from the Tokusatsu fan community. Listen to an array of opinions on topics from Tokusatsu to life each week, as they laughter is sure to follow.
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"The next stop is... MINCED MEAT"She begged in her mind, “Wake up, wake up, wake uuuuup!!!!!!” Today's story is one of the most terrifying urban legends related to the nightmare. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/monkey-dream/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spot…
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A family is warned to leave their campsite or suffer the consequences. Will they heed the warning? If not, what are the consequences? James Rumpel is a retired high school math teacher who has greatly enjoyed spending some of his free time turning a few of the odd ideas circling his brain into stories. He lives in Wisconsin with his wonderful wife,…
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Scientists exploring the deep sea encounter unexplained phenomena. Unexplained until they meet the perpetrator. Is it friend or foe? Stephen A. Roddewig is an award-winning storyteller and playwright from Virginia (USA). He won second place in the 2023 Vocal Painted Prose challenge, and his stories are featured in Abyss & Apex, Diet Milk Magazine, …
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"Did you see any suspicious people or behaviour yesterday?" Well, I've got an idea of who it was, but I don't want to testify to the police and be held up for hours. It should be fine if I just say nothing and leave it to the police—or is it not? Today, I will introduce one of the most terrifying Hitokowa (human horror) urban legends. Official Webs…
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"So I'm sure, when that Jizo's face is finished...I think it will be..." Behind the tree in the mountain, there were many Jizo statues lined up. Ones on the left side, their faces were carved. But the other ones on the right side didn't have faces carved at all. But wait, is it the same number of faces done since the last time? Today, I'm gonna sha…
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Today’s character is certain that her fiancee’s mother doesn’t like her. But when the mother dies just a few hours after announcing the engagement, what does that mean for her relationship? Is she to blame for the family matron’s untimely death? And will she still get the family heirloom ring? S.E. Will lives in the Midwest, where she writes about …
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"That's weird. I didn't see any sign of people around here just a few minutes ago." I was feeling something suspicious about the family. I casually looked at the father's back. Then I realised why I'd been feeling strange all along... Today, I will share one of the Kaidan masterpieces from Toshiyuki Tanaka. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-…
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If you lose a child, the sight of a school bus can rip your grief wide open. But what does it mean when a school bus shows up in the middle of the night? Rick Sherman (he/him) is a retired award-winning Magician/Mentalist living in the manicured suburbs of Long Island, New York. Finding himself with a surfeit of free time he has turned to writing w…
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'I looked it up, but there was no Kisaragi Station in the search...' Today, we will dive into one of the classic Japanese urban legends, Kisaragi Station, that was posted on 2chan. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kisaragi-station/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://ope…
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A man goes in search of a godly godparent for his newborn daughter. But, when humans and gods form relationships, does the human always get what they want? Allister Nelson is an avid fan of fantasy romance, world mythology, and writing! She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, Tea Witch, armchair occultist, cult aficionado, Taylor Swift Truther, and big ti…
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'That woman must be just a pervert?' But is she really? Today, I will introduce a spooky experience in a love hotel shared by Issei Kunisawa. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/red-in-a-love-hotel/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/7kJV1YW5AAiptB1J4…
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Today’s character attracts the supernatural. But why? To introduce strange creatures to the world? Or because a horrible fate awaits? Simina Lungu is a speculative fiction writer currently residing in Timisoara, Romania. She has several short stories published in places such as Night Picnic, CommuterLit, or Dark Fire Fiction. Her writings explore p…
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'From a distance, it looked like a white object about the size of a person, wiggling and twisting.' Do not try to get a good look at it. It could be something you shouldn't see... Today, we will explore the mysteries of the classic Japanese urban legend "Kunekune", which was posted on 2chan. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kunek…
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Five poems--"Doorways," "Hush," "Journeys," "She Laughed," and "The Last Time I Was Here"-- that journey into the afterworld and the feelings of curiosity, discovery, revenge and acceptance experienced by the living and the dead. Like a magpie, Rhonda Parrish is constantly distracted by shiny things. She’s the editor of many anthologies and author …
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"I'm glad I worked so hard to come to the Goukon because I met such a nice guy!" But wait, is it really the first time we've met? Today, we will discover one of the best Hitokowa Kaidan from Shuhei Shimada. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/a-guy-from-goukon/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's Fre…
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"Fox Hunt" first appeared in Commuter Lit on September 27, 2022 In Japan, foxes are messengers for the god of agriculture. In today’s story, a farmer hates foxes and spends his life hunting them with his dog trained for the hunt. So, how is it that he remains wealthy and unpunished for killing his god's favorite animal? Linda Gould is an American w…
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You guys go to the mountains and feel liberated, don't you? That's because you're about to cross a kind of borderline—the borderline between the human side and the other. Today, we will dive into the mysterious creepypasta of "Agaribito", which was posted on 2chan. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/agaribito/ Discord: https://disc…
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Small acts of love and beauty can make the difference between wanting to die and wanting to live. In this case, the help comes from an unexpected source. Maia Brown-Jackson is a symphony of papercuts, banged-up knees, and stubborn determination. She believes in the altruism of strangers, the power of direct action, and the use of the Oxford comma. …
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'Do you want some coffee?' There were several canned coffees on the table, but they all looked the same from the same brand. That was a bit strange... Today's story is from Miki Daiun who experienced this combination of true crime and Hitokowa (human-based horror). Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/the-monk-who-survived/ Discord: …
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'You should not go to the toilet on this floor at 2 a.m.' You can be challenged to solve the horror mysteries that happened to Hatsune Matsushima one night in a hospital. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/one-night-in-the-hospital/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open…
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What does it mean to come from "the longest and purest royal bloodline in history?" Hana Carolina is a pseudonym of an Edinburgh-based creative and academic writer. Born in Poland, she moved to Scotland and studied literature, film and television for many years. Since then, she has been working as a tutor, interpreter, and researcher, and publishin…
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'Wait. How could these tyre tracks be here?' Where did they come from? Where would they lead us? Today, I'm gonna share this mysterious Kaidan story from Ryokichi Iyama. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/tyre-tracks/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.com/sho…
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'Promise?' 'Yeah, promise.' What happened after that? Missing memory might be the key to solving the mystery... Today's story will focus on a Kaidan of childhood memory. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/old-memory/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.com/sho…
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'Whenever I went to the toilet, that gorilla was always looking at me.' You mean gorilla... in a toilet? Today, we will delve into a weird and mysterious Kaidan story from Sakura Fukatsu. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/gorilla-in-a-toilet/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): h…
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Have you ever woken up from a dream so vivid and real that it felt like it had actually happened? You realised it was all just a dream... or was it really...? Today, we are diving into the Kaidan of a weird dream of BB Goro. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/mosaic-on-the-face/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 --- *Kaidan is…
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A psychic is hired to perform at an exclusive hotel. When he encounters a sad and lonely ghost, he thinks love is all the ghost needs to be released from our world. But something else is keeping the sad ghost and others from moving on. Geoffrey Marshall is a writer in Aurora, Canada. He knows just enough to be dangerous (mostly to himself) in sever…
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Who is the man...? Why did he steal it...? I bet you would say 'Ew' after hearing this human-based horror story of Hitokowa Kaidan. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/the-thief/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine s…
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'Po, po, po.' What if you hear this strange sound from an unusually tall woman? Those who got a liking by Hasskaku-sama (Hachishakusama). They would be taken away and killed within a few days... I will share one of the most iconic Kaidan creepypastas (urban legends) from 2chan that will surely scare you off. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me…
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After WWII, an injured man plans to recuperate at a countryside manor where he has a strange encounter. Claude Chabot has published five short stories and has produced and directed four radio plays based on his own stories. One of them, an adaptation of his own ghost story, was aired on public radio worldwide. He has also completed a collection of …
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Why is this body awfully long...? I will share the terror from the Kaidan Legend Junji Inagawa this time. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/the-long-body/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine some kind of traditiona…
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A girl on a swing... in the middle of the night? This story is about what happened to a group of boys one night... Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/girl-on-a-swing/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine some kind of…
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A young man suffers for his father's sins. Born in Tokyo and educated at ICU in Japan and Brown University in the United States, Akira Odani wrote for many years for the Japanese media. Today, his interest has turned to writing in English and subjects related to his experiences interacting with the two cultures. He is a member of the Florida Writer…
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A young man is meeting his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. Is his nervousness from the parents’ oddness or his own secrets? Tyler Markham is a writer and horror enthusiast. Whenever he is not writing, or shivering under his covers with a scary story, he likes to spend time with his wife Chloe and their cranky ten-year-old dog Maggie. You …
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This week, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. Today’s story uses three voices—a house, narrator and historian—and music to tell the stories of generations of people from a town in the Deep South of the US. Yes, it is a tale of bigotry and racism at the micro and macro scales. But also hope and determination to make a better world and a better life. It…
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Addicts can be ghosts, too. The aftermath of their deaths can be just as tragic as their lives. Robert Pettus is an English as a Second Language teacher at the University of Cincinnati. Previously, he taught in rural Thailand and Moscow, Russia. His short stories have been published in numerous webzines, magazines, podcasts, and literary journals, …
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Today’s character lives in the arctic, long nights and depression are the least of her problems. She has to find a way to keep monsters at bay. Katy England has been writing for longer than she likes to admit. A journalist and communications expert by day, modder and fiction writer by night. She spends much of her time in the great expanse of the M…
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This week's story: A midnight raid of the fridge leads to an encounter that just might give us a clue about where ghosts come from. John Shea is a technical writer with a B.S. in Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.F.A. in Motion Picture and Television Production from the University of Southern California. He is extensiv…
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An author has a litany of problems that most authors experience, and an additional one that few of us have to worry about. John Shea is a technical writer with a B.S. in Communications from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.F.A. in Motion Picture and Television Production from the University of Southern California. He is extensively travel…
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November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount via PayPal through the Kaidankai website or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to members. The Kaidankai website donation link: https://www.kaidankaistories.com/sh…
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November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount via PayPal through the Kaidankai website or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to members. The Kaidankai website donation link: https://www.kaidankaistories.com/sh…
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November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount via PayPal through the Kaidankai website or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to members. The Kaidankai website donation link: https://www.kaidankaistories.com/sh…
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November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount via PayPal through the Kaidankai website or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to members. The Kaidankai website donation link: https://www.kaidankaistories.com/sh…
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November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount through Patreon or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to members. All I want for Christmas is eternal life and endless beauty. Well, today’s character doesn’t make…
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November 24 to December 24: Please support the Kaidankai podcast. Donate any amount through Patreon or Ko-Fi (preferred). For select donations, receive a digital ghost story anthology, a Kaidankai t-shirt, or special readings available only to members. A group of men have been childhood friends from way back. Now, they meet every week over poker. A…
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Car trouble strands a man on a freezing cold night. He can feel death encroaching from the tips of his fingers and toes. John A. Monaghan lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his wife and children and three dogs. He can be found on Twitter at TitusLivy72, but be warned, he does not tweet much. You can read "Lemon and Yellow" at https://www.kaidan…
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In honor of Bram Stoker's birthday, here is his short story about a student who just wants a little peace and quiet to study for exams. The house he rents has other ideas. We all know Bram Stoker as the author of Dracula, and if you like horror, you have probably also heard of or read some of his short stories, too. But, he only did his writing on …
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A boy encounters a kappa that has lost its water. He saves it, but the encounter haunts him throughout his life until they one day meet again. Linda Gould is an American who lived for 26 years in Japan. Her fiction and non-fiction have been published in media outlets around the world and is host of “Kaidankai,” a podcast of supernatural stories. Yo…
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Who represents evil during a witch burning? The woman accused or those who celebrate her death? Lucas Carroll-Garrett is an emerging writer out of the hills of East Tennessee. He writes mainly speculative fiction, from a good old swordfight to a pondering of human nature after the heat death of the universe. Raised in an environment with a rich sto…
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A group of campers hear a tale of ghostly murder and are told not to go into the woods at night. Is it just a story or are their lives in danger? Arpad Nagy is a proud Hungarian-Canadian throwback romantic man who loves to write. After sustaining work injuries and being relegated to desk work, he dove into writing and has been doing so full-time si…
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A private investigator is hired to look into the disappearances of several men and women. The site of their last known location, a barn loft apartment, is idyllic and pastoral. It’s going to be a tough case to solve. William Presley is a scientist and author whose short stories have been featured by a variety of publications, including Scare Street…
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