Why it is one of the best Japanese horror movies: Onibaba – a supremely creepy tale inspired by Japanese folklore, boasting one of the most indelible mask designs in the history of the genre.

It might be a long shot, but Ghost of Yotei could show an entirely different side of one of Ghost of Tsushima's most iconic ...

Urban legends anime has a long history of adapting Japanese urban myths and folktales into shows that fuse horror, mystery, and the supernatural.

Japanese folklore has been a mainstay in anime for ... even having popular horror films based around her. While there is ...

In Japanese folklore, the fox plays tricks on humans ... Those stories seem incomparably gentler than the kaidan horror story of the present age. --The Asahi Shimbun, July 25 Vox Populi, Vox ...

The story is based on Japanese folklore and tales about the Mujina ... and the transformation of the Mujina is often portrayed as a straight horror story, with the Mujina sometimes transforming ...