'Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi' (Scary True Stories), the Japanese three-part TV/video series, which was broadcast between 1991 and 1992. It makes such an impact that it becomes best known for giving birth to the J-horror genre, which spawns legendary j-horror films such as Ring, Ju-on, and many more. 1. Honto ni atta kowai hanashi (1991) (Scary True Stories) The Lonely Girl This story focuses on a young girl who, after swimming practice, is menaced by an unseen spirit, rumoured to be the ghost of a student. Spiritual Flight After suffering the loss of her beloved grandmother a young girl is overcome with feelings of sadness. One night, however, she has an out-of-body experience, which takes her on the spiritual flight on the wings of her grandmother's spirit. Mystery of the Red Earring One day a group of young girls walk through an outdoor temple and spot a shiny red earring on the ground. They learn from the priest that the earring once belonged to a woman who recently died. The girl picks up the earring and has a horrifying vision of that woman. 2. Hontoni atta kowai hanashi: Dai Niya (1991) (Scary True Stories: Night 2) The Summer Gymnasium A group of friends decide to test each other's courage by sneaking into the school gymnasium that is rumoured to be haunted. When they stumble across a couple of ghosts, they face a true test of courage. House of Restless Spirits A young family moves into a shabby-looking house, which they soon realise might be haunted. They bring someone to clean out their new home. But he immediately tells the family to leave the house quickly because if they don't, someone will die. The Hospital at Midnight As two young nurses on their nightly round through the hospital, they tell each other about the strange things they've heard about. When they see an elderly man walk past, the nurses realise that he was a patient who passed away the day before. It's not long before they discover more strange going-ons. 3. Shin Hontoni atta kowai hanashi: Yuugen kai (1992) (More Scary True Stories: Realm of Spectres) Old Hag, Begone!! A young girl quickly learns whether an urban legend incantation works when an insane spirit tries to break into her bedroom through a window. My Friend at the Stairwell The new girl discovers she can see and hear a little blood-smeared ghost boy who lives in the legendary school stairwell. Paralysis A young female professional experiences a truly bizarre night after a long phone chat with a good friend. The Black Hair at the Abandoned Building Three thrill-seeking young people dare each other into visiting a supposedly haunted building and discover that it's definitely haunted. When they escape, they discover they may have jumped out of a frying pan into fire. Edit Translation
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- Native Title: ほんとにあった怖い話
- Also Known As: Scary True Stories , Scary True Stories 1 , Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 1 , Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground ,
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Supernatural