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Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

Season 1

Beware the Unseen

Episode 136

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Not all dangers can be seen with the naked eye. 

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Mountain Mysteries

Episode 137

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Japan is full of terrifying tales from the many mountains that make up the land. 

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The Story Continues…

Episode 138

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A few random shorts followed by the adventures of T, the cave, and E’s mysterious video

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Things That Shouldn’t Be

Episode 139

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My Friend in the Tape finally wraps up this week, as well as a few short yet terrifying

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A Very Kowabana Christmas

Episode 140

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Some tales all the way from Japan of the weird, haunting, terrifying, and maybe even a

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The Strange, The Weird, and the Horrifying

Episode 141

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Six tales of the strange, weird, and horrifying from Japan to keep you company over the

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Weird, Wild, and Wonderful

Episode 142

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Eight tales of the weird, wild, and wonderful from Japan to thrill, chill, and fulfil

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Terrifying & Bizarre Encounters

Episode 143

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Six tales terrifying and bizarre encounters straight out of Japan. 

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What Lurks Around That Corner…?

Episode 144

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Six terrifying tales of the dangers that lurk around every corner, unseen until, perhaps

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Untold Human Horrors

Episode 145

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Eight terrifying tales not of the supernatural, but of the horrors only real flesh and

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