I love scary stories—listening to them, reading them, watching them, I enjoy it all. Back then, I was particularly obsessed with going to dinner meetups—what people nowadays call "offlines" or in-person meetups—for horror fans. Sharing a meal and chatting about a shared passion with like-m…
This is a story I heard from a TV producer at a popular network. There's a show where the crew approaches random pedestrians in front of train stations, offers to cover their travel expenses, and asks…
There was once a little girl named Aya. Born with a weak heart, she spent her brief life going in and out of the hospital. When Aya was in first grade, she suffered a sudden cardiac episode during cla…
"Senpai, you won't believe what happened. When I was coming back from my business trip yesterday, something really strange happened." The junior colleague sitting across from me at lunch sud…
This is a story from when I went back to visit my parents a while ago. My parents live in a public housing complex in western Tokyo known as a "Toei Danchi." I was sitting in the living room…