[Rebroadcast] Japan’s got ghosts

This week on Deep Dive, Shaun McKenna and Dave Cortez discuss a few horror movies before “Uncanny Japan” podcast host Thersa Matsuura tells a classic Japanese ghost story.
Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

On this episode:
Shaun McKenna: Articles | X | Instagram
Dave Cortez: Articles | X
Thersa Matsuura: Website | X | Instagram | YouTube

Read/Listen more:

The ghosts that have been haunting cinema-goers in Japan for over a century (Mark Schilling, The Japan Times)
10 days of J-horror: From funny frights to shock and gore (Mark Schilling, The Japan Times)
Scary Japanese stories to read in the dark (Haruka Murayama, The Japan Times)
Uncanny Japan

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Photo: The classic Japanese ghost story often features a vengeful female ghost. | GETTY IMAGES

[Rebroadcast] Japan’s got ghosts

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