A collection of shocking episodes from “True Scary Stories.” Chilling masterpieces that will freeze your spine.
Scary stories are the kind of thing you end up watching even when you tell yourself you shouldn’t, right? The show that has kept gripping viewers’ hearts, swaying between fear and curiosity, is “Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi” (True Horror Stories).
It features many episodes based on real experiences, and their lifelike eeriness can make you suddenly remember them later and get the chills.
In this article, we’ll introduce some of the most popular episodes from “Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi,” including those said to be downright traumatic.
If you want to feel that spine-chilling sensation, be sure to check them out!
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A collection of shocking episodes from “The True Scary Stories.” Spine-chilling masterpieces (1–10)
scarecrowSeishiro Kato
It’s a story all the more chilling for its simplicity, featuring a scarecrow.
The young lower-grade boy played by Seishiro Kato spots a scarecrow on his way home from playing.
He goes home, puzzled—and finds that the scarecrow has followed him.
Rubbing his eyes to make sure he isn’t imagining things, he sees the scarecrow coming closer and closer.
The boy, who had been washing his feet in front of the house, panics and tries to dash inside, but by then the scarecrow is already right in front of him… Playing with fire isn’t good, but in this case you can’t help thinking it was lucky he had it.
The sixth roomMaki Horikita
The schoolgirl played by Maki Horikita heads to a karaoke place with her friends.
They’re shown to the sixth room.
She’s delighted, but one of her classmates says something’s off and hesitates to go inside.
They also claim they saw a girl when the screen glitched.
From that day, invited by the classmate who sensed something strange, they repeatedly step into the karaoke shop’s sixth room…
The ending will give you chills—pure horror! The staff’s behavior is clearly suspicious too, isn’t it?
black-haired womanAya Matsuura
Shiori, the protagonist played by Aya Matsuura, has fractured her leg and has been absent from school.
She’s alone at home during the day… and in that time, she spots a black-haired woman ringing doorbells at the neighboring houses.
The woman goes from house to house, persistently pressing the intercoms.
Shiori calls out to her—but the woman gives no reply.
From that day on, whenever Shiori is at home, she begins to sense a strange presence… You, too, will surely shiver at the many terrors felt within the supposed safety of one’s own home.
A collection of shocking episodes from “True Scary Stories.” Spine-chilling masterpieces (11–20)
Thirteen Days of NightmareOsamu Mukai
A slow-burning horror that depicts strange happenings in a new apartment.
Keita, who has bounced from job to job, is drawn to a position that comes with housing and starts a new life, but from the very beginning the room exudes an ominous atmosphere.
As he’s tormented by strands of black hair emerging from the drain and eerie noises echoing from the ceiling every night, he hears a rumor that the previous tenant suddenly disappeared.
Even so, with nowhere else to go, Keita stays on, only to feel more and more cornered by the day.
When he finally witnesses something decisive, the room’s hidden past and its terrors surge upon him all at once.
The appeal lies in how subtle disturbances in everyday life accumulate and transform into an inescapable fear.
Bewitching DriveTakahisa Masuda
This is a story where a casual visit to haunted spots turns into unexpected terror.
Invited by his friends to head up a mountain road at night, Keisuke is relieved at first when nothing happens.
But on the way back, they encounter a mysterious woman standing in the middle of the road.
After stopping the car just short of an accident, his friends, for some reason, decide to let her in.
From that moment, the atmosphere inside the car changes completely, an indescribable eeriness spreading through it.
The creeping fear in an inescapable enclosed space and the ending brought about by a seemingly trivial decision are sure to leave a lasting impression!
The Mystery of the Red EarringsYuko Oshima
A story that portrays eerie events beginning with a small find.
The protagonist, Masayo, visits her friend Kumi at Kumi’s request.
After picking up a red earring she found on the street, Kumi has been plagued by strange phenomena.
No matter how many times she throws it away, the earring keeps returning to her, and the inexplicable sounds she hears in her room only heighten her anxiety.
Then, on a night they spend together, a faint noise becomes the signal for terror to surge abruptly into reality.
The way the sense of disquiet lurking in everyday life gradually swells and transforms into inescapable eeriness is the highlight.
haunted spotEiko Koike
This is a story where a test of courage with friends suddenly turns into a terrifying experience.
Nami, who enters an abandoned house with her university club mates, is about to head home after nothing happens, but a quick trip to the restroom triggers a series of strange events.
Before she knows it, the friends who should have been with her have vanished, and instead, a “face-only entity” approaches from the far end of the corridor.
No matter how desperately she tries to flee, the exit won’t open, and outside she can only see her friends carrying on as if nothing is wrong.
The highlight is the mounting tension as she’s cornered between unreachable help and encroaching terror, leaving a strong impression of visual fright and crushing isolation.