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The Hanged Dead of Bangbang Intersection
KR Korean An office near Baengbaeng Intersection
This was a while back… well, not that long ago, really. Maybe five years, maybe six. You know Bangbang Intersection in Gangnam — there's an …
The Gangnam Apartment That Ruins Celebrities
KR Korean A certain luxury apartment in Gangnam
Ah, should I even be saying this… It didn't happen to me directly, I just heard it from someone — but the person telling it was so dead seri…
The Curse of the Mannequins on Daemosan
KR Korean Mount Daemo
Let me tell you something that happened over in Gangnam. Daemosan — you know it. A mountain right in the middle of Seoul, the kind of place …
The Headless Woman of Naksan Park
KR Korean Naksan Park
This goes back a ways… well, no, not that far back, actually. It's been going around these past few years, and the details shift a little de…
The Palace Ghost of Tongmyeongjeon, Changgyeonggung
KR Korean Tongmyeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung Palace
God, should I even be telling this… but I heard it myself, firsthand. It's about this older girl I know, and she said even she wasn't comple…
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The Restless Dead of the Back Alley Behind Tapgol Park
KR Korean The back alley of Tapgol Park
What time is it right now, everyone? It's all right. I just felt like asking. Today I'd like to talk about Tapgol Park — not the park itself…
The Curse of Astram Line 14
JP Korean Astram Line
Would you care to hear it? This is not something I witnessed myself. It is a story that has drifted to me, again and again, from the lips of…
The Grudge That Sleeps at the Bottom of Uogiri Dam
JP Korean Uokiri Dam
Hey, can I tell you something? In Hiroshima, out in Saeki Ward… there's a place called Uogiri Dam. Have you heard of it? I don't know much a…
The Wandering Spirit of Koihitoge Pass
JP Korean Koi Pass
How much of it is true, I really can't say. But I've heard similar stories from several different people now, so I suppose there must be som…
The Fireball That Wanders the Temple Grounds
JP Korean Around Daianji Temple and Byakugoji Temple
Would you mind listening, just for a moment? I cannot say with any certainty that it is true. Only that, in my years of service at this shri…
The Fox Possession at the Ruined Shrine
JP Korean Shirakodai Shrine
Hey, are you listening? This is about Nara… I can't vouch for any of it personally, so just take it as something I heard from someone else. …
The Strange Cry That Races Through the Dark
JP Korean Kurai Pass
On the border between Nara and Osaka, there is a mountain pass called Kuragari-tōge — the Pass of Darkness. It follows National Route 308, a…