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NO. 021

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Dangerous Curiosity

This is a long one, so if you've got time to kill, give it a read. Back in elementary school, we built a secret hideout deep in the woods behind our school. I say "hideout," but it was pretty legit — a bunch of boards nailed together into a shack about the size of a small bedroom, weatherp…

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NO. 020

Short story

Never Draw the Eyes

In my middle school art room, a single unfinished self-portrait had been left behind. The canvas rested on an old easel in the back of the art supply room. It depicted a schoolgirl in uniform, but her…

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NO. 019

Short story

The Red Vest

There was a rumor at my elementary school about "the Red Vest." On the third floor of the north building, in the very back stall of the girls' bathroom—if you were in there, you would hear a…

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NO. 018

Short story

The Thing Looking Up

This is something that happened to me back when I was in fifth grade. I loved playing on the playground equipment, and the monkey bars were my absolute favorite. Aside from the regular monkey bars on …

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NO. 016

Long read

My Psycho Neighbor

Ten years ago, right after we got married, we built our own house in a regional city. My husband’s commute would be a little longer, but it was for when we had kids in the future, and also for the dog…

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NO. 015

Flash

Why Are You Alive?

This happened back when I was in high school. Riding the high of finishing our term exams, my friend and I were playing video games at my place. Normally, we were busy with club activities and studyin…

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NO. 014

Flash

Don't Cry Anymore, Mom.

Don't cry anymore, Mom. Dad isn't here to hurt you anymore. There won't be any more beatings, and you won't get hurt ever again. So I want to see that lovely smile of yours again, like you used to hav…

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NO. 013

Flash

Don't Work for a Security Company (Part 1)

A long time ago, I worked for a security company for a brief period, and I had a terrifying experience just once. I'd like to tell that story today. I did karate back in my school days, and working ou…

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NO. 012

Long read

Don't Work for a Security Company (Part 2)

After that, I made it back to the office without any issues, and my senior praised me. "Good job out there. Glad it was nothing." Me: "Me too, honestly. But why do you think the alarm w…

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NO. 011

Flash

Searching for Corpses

This happened over ten years ago, back when I went to the Jukai—the Sea of Trees, infamous as a suicide hotspot. My buddy B and I were losers with no dreams or aspirations. All we did was gamble and d…

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NO. 010

Long read

A Condition Called Schizophrenia

*You can also listen to this scary story in audio format. Every now and then, you see people on the train or out in public talking to empty air, right? They're usually the kind of people everyone trie…

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NO. 009

Flash

The Visitors

It's raining again today. It's rainy season, so the downpour has been relentless for days now. According to today's news, our area is about to be hit with warning-level heavy rainfall. My senior colle…

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NO. 008

Flash

Ding-Dong-Bing-Bong

This happened back when I was in upper elementary school. One afternoon during class, I was sitting by the window, half-listening to a boring history lesson while staring blankly out at the schoolyard…

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NO. 007

Long read

Here, Have a Sample

Yamada from General Affairs had a problem. Ever since he was young, he had experienced heavy hair loss, and before he knew it, the top of his head was thinning, and his hairline had receded quite a bi…

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Here, Have a Sample
NO. 006

Long read

Revenge 15 Years Later

This is the story of how I got my revenge. It’s a long one and might not be that scary, but if you have some free time, stick around. Years ago, I went to a vocational school for auto mechanics and ea…

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Revenge 15 Years Later
NO. 004

Flash

A Delivery Driver??

This is a story about something that actually happened to me when I was in about the first grade. My parents had divorced, and I was living in an apartment complex with my mother. Since the complex wa…

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A Delivery Driver??
NO. 003

Flash

Taniguchi

Do you guys believe in the underworld? I got my hands on a certain ○○○○ that's said to summon entities from the other side. The story went that if a human consumed ○○○○, it would connect them to the a…

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NO. 002

Long read

My Childhood Friend

When I was about three years old, five tract homes were put up for sale in this area as part of a new housing development, and my family moved into one of them. Shortly after that, another family move…

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NO. 001

Flash

[True Story] End-of-Life Decluttering

End-of-life decluttering. You hear that phrase a lot these days. Everyone passes away eventually, but when they do, it's the people left behind who suffer most. Because death often comes without warni…

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