Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
Drama and fiction · Ongoing · ~47 min
Taste attributes: horrormysterymonster/alien/supernaturaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeA fantastical audio drama that is unsavoury, original and moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Each week on “Kowabana: ‘True’ Japanese scary stories from around the internet,” horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin presents a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the web. Creepy ghosts and vengeful onryo, cursed technol…
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- Publisher
- Tara A. Devlin
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 47 minutes
- Latest episode
- 30 October 2026
- Categories
- Arts, Literature, Fiction, Drama, Leisure, Hobbies, Books
- Taste scores
- How we score
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