Speculative fiction writer, long-term resident of Japan and Bram Stoker Award finalist Thersa Matsuura explores all that is weird from old Japan—strange superstitions, folktales, cultural oddities, and interesting language quirks. These are little treasures she digs up while doing research for her writing.

Join Nathaniel and Mitch as they examine ghost stories, myths, legends, and creepy pasta from Japan, Korea, and the rest of Asia. Whether its Japanese yokai (monsters) or yurei (ghosts), or Korean gwishin (ghosts) or dokkaebi (ogres/goblins), they try to uncover the culprits behind each paranormal tale. With years of experience living, traveling, and studying in Japan and Korea, Nathaniel and Mitch bring a unique perspective to their hunt for answers to these spooky stories. If you love scar ...

The hosts Alan, Alex, and Garrett discuss a new monster each week.

Curl up and enjoy discovering the history and ghostly events that surround different places, locations and people.

A podcast to the chilling realm of Japanese horror & scary stories. My name is Jumpei, and I will invite you to the mysterious world of Kaidan, exploring spine-tingling experiences that have haunted Japan... --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine some kind of traditional ghost stories, Yokai/monster folklore, or maybe any temple/shrine-related thing. But Kaidan also consists of some supernatural tales, urban legends/ ...

A weekly Asian & Pacific folklore podcast. Join Kamuela Kaneshiro as he shares tales of people, traditions, and gods from Pacific Island countries, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. These stories influenced films, Marvel and DC comic books, Disney movies, Netflix series, TV shows, and books. Episodes include a featured song, and Hawaiian word. www.LegendsFromThePacific.com

Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning. The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day.

Join hosts Byrd and Matt as they discuss all things giant monsters, tokusatsu, and Japanese fantasy films. Come here for a regular dose of everything Godzilla, Gamera, King Kong, Ultraman and everything in between!

Join Fox and Sparrow as we journey around the world to share Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables, Myths and Legends. We strive to dig deep into the origins, variants, tropes and modern day adaptations of well-known and unknown tales. Join us on Wednesdays, every fortnight. Detailed show notes on our website: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com

Interviews with Scholars of Japan about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

A podcast where history, DnD, true crime and spooky tales collide to form an amusing mess! Brought to you by ADHD, caffeine and insomnia 🤣 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/missionspooky/support

Welcome to The Fairy Tellers podcast! We explore what myths, legends, folklore, fables, and fairy tales say about cultures both then and now. So grab a hot cup of cocoa and a comfy seat while we retell you a thing.

We are the LazyGamingGuys! We do YouTube Let's Plays and Video Game Commentary. OK, for reals introduction now. We get together and play whatever random stuff we find interesting and make live commentary or post commentary videos for the world to enjoy.

Sit by our fire and hear tales of old and recent accounts of real beasts and monsters you thought only lived in your nightmares. Travel through the dark forest to join us each Tuesday at 8pm central, ​we promise to fuel your nightmares and entice your mind with wonder. Become our Patreon for exclusives and a more immersive experience: https://www.patreon.com/thecaravanoflore Check out our merchandise on threadless! https://thecaravanoflore.threadless.com/designs/caravan-logo

Listen as Shaun explores the sometimes weird, sometimes wonderful, and always hilarious world of Anime. And Remington tries to understand any of it.

Welcome to Arcanum Obscura: A Podcast of Exploration. We’ll be talking about and discussing obscure subjects like strange unsolved cases, the paranormal and supernatural, cryptids, anything bizarre that interests us. And as we talk about the topics the conversations will almost 100% branch off into random things. We’re your hosts and friends Chris and Nate and we really hope you enjoy the stories we find and bring to you, hopefully get a few laughs along the way and feel like your here with ...

Interviews with Scholars of Folklore about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/folkore

When a relic from his past is rediscovered, folklore professor Jeremy Bradshaw puts his life on hold to solve the mystery. Along the way, he’s helped by people who challenge everything he believes in, and ultimately tries to answer the question: can the past be rewritten? A supernatural thriller for your ears, starring Misha Collins, Melissa Ponzio, and Alan Tudyk. Created by Aaron Mahnke and written by Lauren Shippen.

We are two sisters, Minty and Annie, hobbyist artists and amateur podcasters. We're going to talk mostly about anime (and sometimes western TV, movies, and video games) Not only are we amateur Podcasters but we're also hobbyist artists. So follow us on Twitter/Instagram to see Anime Anniversaries and us participate in Fandom Events. You can also subscribe to our Youtube Channel so see a speed drawing of our thumbnails (and listen to the podcast at the same time). https://twitter.com/FunUntit ...

Hello, and welcome to Cleyera: Conversations on Shinto. A podcast where two friends and fellow practitioners of Shinto in the anglosphere talk about their faith, its cultural, historical, and other contexts, and try to bring knowledge and community to others. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @Cleyera_Podcast, and follow us on Twitter at @riversidewings and @Fox_named_Zoe

Unspookable is a family friendly look at the histories and mysteries behind your favorite scary stories, myths and urban legends. Each week host Elise Parisian digs into the history, brain science, and power dynamics behind such topics as Bloody Mary, Charlie Charlie, and Ouija Boards to find the stories behind the scares. (Recommended for ages 8+) Unspookable is an official "Common Sense Media Selection" and has been called one of the "Best Podcasts for Kids of All Ages" by Time Out New Yor ...

In a world as vast as the kaiju genre, there needs to be a podcast that can tackle all things giant monster - from film to fandom, television to toys, Godzilla to Gamera. That podcast is YHS on Monster Island! From the world of Yes Have Some comes a new show dedicated to the spectacle and madness of the kaiju genre; one as fun as a trip to World Children's Land and as informative as a Dr. Yamane lecture. Piloting this ship will be "The Tattooed Titan of Tokusatsu" and YHS co-founder, Jacob W ...

The miniseries that celebrates Animal Crossing and "perfectly evokes the spirit of the games" - in a style unlike any other gaming podcast. The complete first season is available now!

I'm just a girl analyzing pop culture with all the tools available to me.

Learn Japanese without feeling like you’re in a classroom. Listen in on fun chats and true stories about living life “in Japanese” with Chie, Niko, and other guests.

The internet is a treasure trove of original fiction! Here we dig through and try and find the next big thing.

Learn something weird.

Talking tone and gear with musicians over coffee!

A Podcast 100% dedicated to Godzilla and all of his rubber-suited foes.

Hello Wanderers! We are two college friends that like to talk about random stuff, and sometimes get a little sidetracked. Come, join us on our journey. You might just learn something.

Persistent Browser-Based Games, the players who play them, and the developers who make them.

We are two Israeli gamers who enjoy various creative activities. We're located in London, making a weekly webcomic about gamers and games. If you're in one of those groups, you should check it out.

The one stop spot for your mythical needs. This world has so many stories and tales to offer from mythology, urban legends and folklore. I'm talking Greek to Norse Mythology, kuchisake-onna to the Goatman, and La llorona to Baba yaga. If you got any of those references then this is definitely the place for you, and if you didn't, stick around to one day learn about them. Each week join in to hear interesting tales and topics that won't disappoint, from a fellow lover of stories.

Supernatural Japan is a podcast about the weirder side of Japan. Learn about hauntings, ghostly tales, legends, UFOs, and a lot more. Join host Kevin O'Shea and guests as they investigate and research the spookier side of Japan. Sometimes serious, sometimes light-hearted and always interesting, this podcast has a little something for everyone interested in Japan, history, and the supernatural.

These are the audio versions of our Small Talk & Back Chat series. We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive board games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Visit our Youtube channel to comment and join the discussion.

This podcast series represents the work of 28 students from Centre College who took "HIS 435: Spirits, Gods and Ghosts of East Asia" together in January 2017. They received no prompt or recommended categories from their instructor, and built these episodes from scratch themselves with virtually no prior audio engineering experience. These episodes represent a diverse collection of student research into broader categories of East Asian folklore and ghost tales.

Ghosts in the Attic Bodies in the Basement Would you like to come inside the manor? Enter if you dare. Host Lindsey Behee will take a journey with you into the dark, mysterious, twisted and unexplained. We’ll go up to the creepy, dusty attic for tales of the paranormal. I’m talking ghosts, cryptids, and lore! We’ll go down into the dark, dirty basement to dive into stories of True Crime… murder, unsolved murder and disappearances. So come on in. You won’t regret it. Support this podcast: htt ...

Delve deep into the world of the macabre and unusual in this bi-weekly podcast where three friends discuss everything from serial killers and horror movies to the paranormal and the world's greatest mysteries. Join in the fun with play along drinking games and riotous debauchery.