In myth, the tsuchigumo was a monstrous ground spider, hunted and killed by the demon-slayer Raikono-Minamoto. The tsuchigumo first infested Raiko's mansion in seductive female form, vampirizing him, and generating hallucinations of yokai. But Raiko was able to fend away the spider-demon, hacking...
A woman wears a demonic mask to frighten her daughter-in-law and stop her attending Buddhist sermons; one day she is unable to remove the mask, which has grafted itself to her face.
The first-released film to capture the ghostly legend of Sakura Sôgotô, the subject of numerous gruesome kabuki plays of spectral horror. Sôgorô (also known as Kiuchi), was a 17th century farmer who was tortured and crucified, along with his family, for daring to question the Shogun. He became...
