Can you recommend some short Japanese horror stories?

Answer 1

Sure. There's the 'The Haunted Doll'. In this story, a family buys an old doll at an antique store. Strange things start to happen at home. The doll seems to move on its own, and at night, they can hear it whispering. It gives off an extremely eerie feeling. Also, 'The Curse of the Old House' is quite famous. A group of friends decides to explore an abandoned old house. Once inside, they experience cold spots, strange noises, and see shadowy figures. They soon realize they've awakened something evil within the house.

Answer 2

A well - known short Japanese horror story is 'The Grudge'. It features a vengeful spirit that haunts a house. People who enter the house are met with a series of terrifying events, like seeing the spirit's long, black hair and feeling an overwhelming sense of dread. Another one is 'The Vanishing Hitchhiker'. A driver picks up a young woman on a lonely road. She gives an address but when they reach it, she vanishes. Later, the driver discovers that the woman died in an accident at that very spot long ago.

Answer 3

One short Japanese horror story is 'The Red String'. It's about a girl who always sees a red string in her peripheral vision. As she tries to find the source, she discovers that it seems to be attached to her own body, leading to a terrifying revelation about her fate. Another is 'The Faceless Woman at the Bridge'. A man walking home late at night crosses a bridge and sees a woman in a white dress with no face. She starts to follow him, and he can hear her slow, dragging footsteps behind him all the way home.