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Hey there, everyone! This is another multiple part series, but it isn’t investigative. No, this particular article set revolves around a particular creepy-as-hell series of short stories called Yameshibai.
The intro is always the same; a small drum is played in a playground. The kids who are playing stop swinging and check out who is playing the drum, only to find a man in a yellow mask with a box perched up on a park table. He tells the children to gather round to listen to some short, five minute stories, using the box, which turns out to be a kameshibai or a paper theater (paper drama being the literal translation). Here were my reactions to the first three stories:
The Talisman Woman If there’s a creepy ass lady putting up talismans in your room, there’s USUALLY A GODDAMNED REASON FOR IT! A man moves into a new place and finds a talisman on his ceiling. There’s a woman across the street. He tears it down, thinking it’s just something strange that happened. Then he finds another…and another…and finally her. Why was she putting talismans up in there? I’d…rather you find that out D:
Zanbai So…hospitals. They’re usually not a good place when it comes to horror spots. Yeah, they’re somewhat cliché, but they still manage to be HELLA CREEPY. A man is interred into a hospital after having a nasty spill. Three patients are watching him…whispering. This happens throughout his stay until he is released. When he’s released, he is cheerful, and he sees that the patients are doing a happy cheer for him.
At least…you think its happy.
The Family Rule So a family that moves out to the country with the rest of their kin have to participate in a ritual. The family, save for their young son, have to keep on laughing throughout the night. It is meant to keep “him” away. It is never mentioned whom “he” is, but the idea can be placed into your head as to what “he” could be. The father pleads with his son to sleep alone for the night; when the boy questions, the father insists that he sleeps alone. In the middle of the night, nature begin to call for the boy and he wakes up. The result? Well, let’s just say that hope you don’t have a fear of clowns…
Click title card for each episode on Crunchyroll.
That’s pretty much it for the first few episodes of Yameshibai. There are thirteen total, so we’ll be doing them in batches. Keep an eye out for more reactions to this series from hell D:
Ohshimai.
--Chocothunda (10/12/13)
(Images screencapped by me)
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