Japanese horror is recognized as some of the creepiest in the world. It should be. Japanese urban legends are even scarier.
Resources:
- A Chronicle of Fear: The History and Evolution of J-Horror
- Japanese urban legends and the dark side of folklore – Cultured Wandererand
- Kuchisake-Onna: Japan’s Terrifying Legend of the Slit-Mouthed Woman
- Aka manto | Yokai.com
- Aka Manto: Japan’s Red Cloak Legend –
- Hachishaku-sama: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Eight-Foot-Tall Woman – TOCANA Paranormal News Media
- Kuchisake-Onna: The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Terrifying Slit-Mouthed Woman – TOCANA Paranormal News Media
- Teke teke | Yokai.com
- The True Teke Teke Story: Japan’s Scariest Urban Legend | Wakoku
- Gozu (Cow Head): The Definitive Guide to Japan’s Most Forbidden and Terrifying Story – TOCANA Paranormal News Media
