The Uncanny Coffee Hour with Dr Kitsune and Odd Bob
Dr Kitsune and Odd Bob
17 episodes
1 week ago
What if the thing you left behind never stopped moving toward you? We pour pumpkin ales, crack a few ridiculous sponsor bits, and then step straight into two of the most unsettling Japanese ghost tales we know—told with care, humor, and zero caricature. First, a samurai trades devotion for status and returns years later to a house swallowed by weeds and wind. The scene glows with a single candle, a familiar silhouette, and hair so black it seems to drink the light. Morning peels away the com...
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What if the thing you left behind never stopped moving toward you? We pour pumpkin ales, crack a few ridiculous sponsor bits, and then step straight into two of the most unsettling Japanese ghost tales we know—told with care, humor, and zero caricature. First, a samurai trades devotion for status and returns years later to a house swallowed by weeds and wind. The scene glows with a single candle, a familiar silhouette, and hair so black it seems to drink the light. Morning peels away the com...
The Uncanny Coffee Hour with Dr Kitsune and Odd Bob
42 minutes
5 months ago
Tanuki Tales and the Nigawarai Yokai
Step into the shadowy bamboo groves and misty valleys of Japanese folklore with the Uncanny Coffee Hour as we explore two fascinating supernatural entities—the haunting Nigawari and the mischievous Tanuki. The Nigawari, a yokai rarely discussed in Western circles, preys on those who hide their true emotions behind false smiles. Our first tale follows young Hana as she discovers her sister falling under this spirit's influence, teaching us that sometimes the most uncanny horrors are the ones ...
The Uncanny Coffee Hour with Dr Kitsune and Odd Bob
What if the thing you left behind never stopped moving toward you? We pour pumpkin ales, crack a few ridiculous sponsor bits, and then step straight into two of the most unsettling Japanese ghost tales we know—told with care, humor, and zero caricature. First, a samurai trades devotion for status and returns years later to a house swallowed by weeds and wind. The scene glows with a single candle, a familiar silhouette, and hair so black it seems to drink the light. Morning peels away the com...