5 TERRIFYING ASIA URBAN LEGENDS

5 TERRIFYING ASIAN URBAN LEGENDS

I really enjoy reading about urban legends since they are typically really fascinating, occasionally humorous, but most of the time just genuinely unsettling, and even though many urban legends are perceived as being made-up stories, there are plenty that aren't. I've always believed that every folklore has some element of truth, which is probably why I was never able to get through the Bloody Mary ritual, in which you stand in front of a mirror, turn off all the lights, and recite Bloody Mary three times or however many times it takes her to appear. It is then purported that she drags you to hell or does other bizarre things to your face or body, I've tried to do this before, but I only got as far as turning off all the lights before giving up. Why take the chance, I ask you? On the one hand, what are the benefits of playing that game exactly? The most likely outcome is that nothing bad happens, which is fantastic because you feel relieved and may even gain some bragging rights if you're a kid, I mean that's a bad day right there that's some horrifying situation you just put yourself in so let's wait this relief and bragging rights a bloody girl makes you pee your pants.

However, what if—and I'm not saying it will—you play this game and you say the name three or however many times,You guys may already be familiar with some of the other popular Western urban legends like the eating pop rocks and drinking a can of soda will make your stomach explode or a crazy phone call from a killer coming from within your own house but there are urban legends from all around. And this one is from Asia, let's have a look at 5 of them.

ONE: THE O'KIKU DOLL FROM JAPAN

The ashes of his deceased sister were in a box that a young man from northern Japan brought there in 1938 for safekeeping. He had purchased the ceramic doll for his sister, O'kiku, 20 years earlier, and she had played with it every day. Tragically, she passed away a year later when she was only three years old. The brother left to fight in World War Two and did not return to the temple until 1947.Many people believe that the dead girl o'kiku spirit took over the body of the doll, and to this day, that doll resides in that temple. It is said that even though the doll's hair is trimmed every year, it always grows back. This story is extremely frightening because it combines the two things that are the scariest things in the world: creepy-looking dolls and little kid ghosts.

TWO: KUCHISAKE-ONNA KOO

Chi Sokka is a woman who walks alone at night and covers herself with a surgical mask. In Asia, wearing a surgical. Which is not uncommon in Asia, especially if the person is sick. But before you think, "Oh well she's so nice she's trying to not get other people sick," that's not at all what she's doing. Instead, this woman would approach children walking by themselves at night and ask them, "Am I pretty? If you say no, you die, and if you try to be "polite", and inform her that she is pretty, then she takes off her mask, you'll see that her face is ripped to one side, resembling half of the Joker's face. She'll then ask you again, "Am I pretty?" If any of you respond "No," you'll die. However, if you keep up the whole polite charade, she'll make your face look exactly like hers, which could be even worse. The lesson of the story is to avoid weirdos wearing bizarre medical masks because either you're killed or you end up looking severely scarred for the rest of your life. The only way to avoid this when out at night is to inform her that you have to leave and are rushing, so you can't talk to her. She will then apologize for bothering you and leave, which is the only workaround for this extremely cruel but well-mannered behavior.

THREE: LADY NGOC

This urban legend is about a woman who just won't let go. It is said that in Thailand in the early 1800s, a husband left his beautiful and heavily pregnant wife, Ngoc, behind. If more people would refrain from going to war, urban legends like this one would be less common. However, when the husband returned from the war and saw his wife and child, everything appeared to be fine. However, since he left, the villagers had grown distant from him, and anyone he attempted to converse with mysteriously passed away soon after. One night, when he returned home quietly, his wife dropped her comb and it fell through a tiny crack in the floor. She then stretched her arms to retrieve the comb, but her arms went through the floor, and the husband realized something was terribly wrong with his lovely wife. So he ran to a near by temple. When he arrived at the nearby temple, he was informed that his wife and child had both passed away during childbirth. The villagers knew he had been cohabitating with a ghost, but anyone who approached him was promptly murdered by the ghost of the wife. At this point, the ghost wife, known as Lady Ngoc, had issued a warning. She had tracked the husband to the temple's door, but since it was holy ground, she terrorized the local villagers by venting her frustration on them. She was so disruptive that a well-known Thai monk was forced to capture her and hide her in his wristband; it is said that the wristband was later acquired by the royal family and has been passed down ever since. Later, a shrine was built from her and her child, and people visit it every year to make sacrifices and pray for a safe delivery or for their husbands to avoid going to war. What a bizarre, eerie wristband that has been passed down from generation to generation.

FOUR: RED CAPE GUY

This urban legend is about a Japanese man in a Red Cape, and because he wears a Red Cape,his name was literally Red Cape.it is said that in Japanese bathrooms you should never use the very last stall, which is crazy because all my life I have preferred doing so because I feel like that has the most privacy, but in this case you know you're just doing your business and all of a sudden a voice asks you if you would like a Red paper or a Blue paper. Now let's assume you picked Red paper, that means you die, and if you pick blue you die too, scary right? Well what you have to do in this situation is, You have to say something like, "No thanks, no paper not today," which is actually really disgusting because you know you just did your thing if you're not going to use toilet paper what are you going to use there's not even three seashells, but I guess it's a choice between that word die sitting on the toilet, which nobody wants to do.

FIVE: HITO BASHIRA

This next urban legend, is about Hito Bashira, which translates to "human pillar," is also from Japan. It concerns the construction of the matsue castle in southern Japan during the 17th century. Due to numerous issues, the builders tried other solutions without success until they heard that if they offered a living human being to the castle, the castle would have the sturdy foundation it needs to continue, So I suppose that if people in the past had a problem, human sacrifice is the only solution, and it's always a pretty girl, you know, a volcano exploding. King Khan is attacking, so toss someone in there and give him a blonde. I'm curious whether someone actually tried to make an offer. Oh, fat dude. Anyway, it appears that this did work. The most skilled and obviously beautiful dancer was captured by the builders who went to the town's bond festival, where they buried her alive in the castle's cornerstones. Ever since, the structure has stabilized and there have been no further construction issues; the legend never mentions her ghosts reappearing, but does mention that a law was passed to forbid public dancing because every time a girl danced in the streets of Matsu, her rage would shake the entire castle to its very foundation.

So the main lesson from this article is to not trust attractive people because they are either ghosts or will attack you from the bathroom. It is also important to remember that the secret answer to any multiple-choice questions that a ghost or demon presents to you is always option 3. Alright guys, let me know your opinions about urban legends in the comments section. My Regards, folks.