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Oct 2022
46m 25s

291-Japanese Folklore: The Monsters

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
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Three stories of monsters from Japan. We have a tanuki, the monsters that lurk in the civilized places, and monsters that might be under your home right now.

The creature is a decapitated man who loves hugs.

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