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Gashadokuro: The Starving Skeleton
monsters and myths

Gashadokuro: The Starving Skeleton

It stands as tall as a house, made from the bones of a thousand starving peasants. You won't see it coming, but you will hear it—a ringing in your ears right before it bites your head off.

2026-01-16
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2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaiskeletons+3
Hone-onna: The Bone Woman
monsters and myths

Hone-onna: The Bone Woman

She visits you at night, warm and loving. But in the light of the peony lantern, the truth is revealed: you are not holding a woman. You are in love with a skeleton.

2026-01-16
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2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaighosts+3

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