The town has striking statues of Yokai ( supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore) spread around ... You'll ...

And many of those original films have a basis in traditional Japanese folklore. Sadako from Ringu ... water’s power enough to be effectively scary. The movie ends up feeling a hodgepodge ...

First is its unique combination of period swordplay — a genre known in Japanese as chanbara — and folklore-inspired ... as a TV documentary deemed "too scary" for broadcast, about a paranormal ...

Ghost of Yotei could feature foxes with a darker, retaliatory side based on Japanese folklore. Disrespecting a fox in Japanese culture could lead to supernatural consequences, including illness or ...

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In Japanese folklore, it is thought that yokai live among ... said she wanted to play with the idea that yokai could be both cute and scary. “If you meet my yokai, your Instagram post may ...

Japanese children enjoy kaidan (scary stories) with a school setting ... or art were not that common. “In folklore studies, the toilet is seen as a boundary space between this world and the ...

On the way you'll encounter all sorts of yōkai - ghosts from Japanese folklore - that from my experience don't go down without a fight. Usually, I'd say Halloween should be strictly reserved for ...