Overview
Sharekowa (洒落怖, Sharekowa) is the abbreviation of a 2000s-era 2channel thread titled How about a collection of not so funny stories that will scare you to death? (「死ぬ程洒落にならない怖い話を集めてみない?」, shinu hodo share ni naranai kowai hanashi o atsumeteminai?), please note that this is a rough translation.
The purpose of the thread was to collect many "stories that are so scary it isn't funny/that they will kill you", regardless of genre or authenticity, such as actual experiences, hearsay, legends, creations, historical facts, news, etc. It gradually became a creative ghost story thread.
List
Here are some famous stories in alphabetical order. Read at your own risk.
- Cat Ninja (Netlore) (猫の忍者)
- Hasshaku-sama (八尺様)
- Kankandara (姦姦蛇螺)
- Kisaragi Station (きさらぎ駅)
- Kotori Box (コトリバコ)
- Kunekune (くねくね)
- Monkey Dream (猿夢)
- Room 404 (404号室)
- Yamanoke (ヤマノケ)
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External Links
Japanese
洒落怖とは (シャレコワとは) [単語記事] - ニコニコ大百科 (NicoNico Encyclopedia)