Bakeneko generally continue to resemble ordinary cats. According to legends, a bakeneko can be identified by the pupils of its eyes constantly changing shape, its fur emitting lightning-like sparks, or its tendency to wear a cloth or napkin covering its head.
For Love of a Konbini Idol, I Faced Her Onryo Lover
was inspired by the story "The Peonie Lantern" about the ghost of a dead woman who comes back for her lover and slowly kills him. It's one of the classic JP ghost stories.
While kitsune are usually associated with Shinto and the god Inari, silver and gold foxes (known as ginko and kinko, or gingitsune and kingitsune) are servants of Dakini, a Buddhist goddess.
We tackle the weird world of #yokai in #SupernaturalSection this week. Learn about Japan's manifestation of high strangeness and the surprising amount of kink. We're talkin' butt pearls and toilet slurping.
Just when you thought #JapaneseFolklore couldn't get any weirder, I present you with ringo no kai. This #yokai is the spirit of apple trees whose fruit has been left too long without being picked. They appear in the evening near apple orchards, taking human form. Bizarrely, they ask residents to feed them poo which, if provided, is eaten with relish. The real low point follows, when ringo no kai presents its own excrement and demands that it be eaten by the residents in... #MythologyMonday
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In #JapaneseFolklore tantan kororin are #yokai that are the spirits of persimmon trees. They appear when fruit is left on the tree unpicked. They take the form of giant monks with heads resembling persimmons. They wander through towns letting overripe persimmons fall out of their sleeves. When the fruit runs out, they return to their tree and disappear. While not dangerous, they are definitely creepy, so people tend to try and keep out of their way.
🎨Matthew Meyer #MythologyMonday#folklore
From: For Love of a Konbini Idol
I Faced Her Onryo Lover
They have a ways to go before they get to the real thing.
Join Ume, Shiomi, and Tomo as their relationship develops. In a creepy world where “love” never dies.
Quote: I looked at the cigarette in my hand, thought, “What the hell?” and took a puff; “Ugh, unflavored.” But I’d finally gotten a kiss from my konbini girl, a secondary kiss, but a kiss.
From: For Love of a Konbini Idol
I Faced Her Onryo Lover
Any port in a storm
“Now, what am I going to do?” I thought.
I glanced around and saw that the other woman, or should I say ghost, was gone. So I bent down to see if I could rouse my charge. Her eyes fluttered. The feral gleam was gone, replaced by sadness. She muttered, “I need a drink.”
I didn’t think so. I could smell the sour odor of alcohol on her breath already, but anything to get her out of there before Mikawa reappeared. “Sure,” I said. “I have some beer at my place.”
From: For Love of a Konbini Idol
I Faced Her Onryo Lover
Everyone is angry
“Don’t swear at me!” The situation was wearing on my nerves, or I might have let it pass, but the swearing grated. It clashed with the image of Shiomi I kept trying to build in my mind. I was tired, my cigarette tasted foul, and I had just risked my life for the third time. And for what, an ungrateful woman who didn’t have the sense to see her lover was a rotting corpse!
“I’ll swear if I want to, White Knight-sama. I’d be with my girlfriend right now, instead of wandering around these desolate hills, if it wasn’t for you. You’re as bad as Mika, riding in on your fucking white horse and fucking my life up! I hate you! Damn it, I hate you!”
According to Japanese folklore, shapeshifting frog women known as kaeru nyōbō could take on human form in order to marry human men. Descriptions of these "frog brides" identified them as being noticeably shorter and more fragile than the average woman. #MythologyMonday
#WritersCoffeeClub#writing Feb 1: Tell us about yourself, published work, WIP or anything else people should know.
I am a web author of Yuri Paranormal Romances. I am working on my third light novel which is in serialization: "For Love of A Konbini Idol, I Faced Her Onryo Lover." At https://archiveofourown.org/works/52770025
About a woman who falls in love with a cursed ex-idol.
Tagline: Join Ume, Shiomi, and Tomo as their relationship develops. In a creepy world where “love” never dies.
In #JapaneseFolklore, kappa are a type of #yokai (supernatural creature) that live in lakes and rivers waiting to attack unsuspecting passers-by. They'll either tear out your insides in search of a mystic jewel or drag you to a watery death...or both. To save yourself you can either throw them a cucumber, their favourite food or bow to them. They'll bow back which causes them to lose energy allowing you to escape. I've written more about what causes this here: https://www.curiousordinary.com/2021/05/kappa.html #Folklore
#WordWeavers#Writing 31 Would you ever cosplay one of your characters? Which one?
Since my character are often partially modeled after idols, I would cosplay the original idol.
Arisu, Kaori, or Shiomi would be my picks since I am very attracted to that dark goth look. I have a type.
(Some recently said, "Oh you're an OG 90's Goth. Yeap that be me.)
Alternately I might cosplay one of my creepypasta creatures. It is only a matter of time before Hasshaku-sama shows up in a story. I've already cosplayed that one.
La quatrième aquarelle de la série des yokai raconte l'histoire de Momiji, un oni dissimulant son pouvoir et sa dangerosité derrière l'apparence d'une belle princesse amatrice de danse.
Elle est le sujet d'un court métrage muet datant de 1899, Momijigari lequel montre le combat entre la sorcière et un samouraï, interprétés par des acteurs de kabuki.
Toutes les infos sur cette aquarelle originales sont là ⬇️
Cette grande aquarelle fait partie de la collection inspirée par les yokai. J'avais déjà illustré cet esprit il y a environ 5 ans pour un recueil de nouvelles, mais c'était du noir et blanc.
Quel plaisir de la réinventer en couleurs, elle dont le nom signifie Lanterne bleue !
Toutes les infos sur cette créature et son histoire sont là (et aussi sur le blog) ⬇️