Food Abominations (FINALLY FINISHED)

All of my posts (except my first one, we don’t talk about that) are sPoopY things. But really, you should fear these foods. These ARE sPoOpy. No one can change my mind.

Chicken Pot Pie

I feel like because most of my life I didn’t know non- dessert pies existed. It’s not just chicken, any pie that is not dessert is horrible. By the time I knew of these pies I already made a habit of linking pies to dessert, so when I learned it was a thing, I just couldn’t imagine eating it. A lot of family members of mine enjoy these pot pies, but I have never really found myself enjoying these pies. I have probably taken a bite out of one maybe once in my life, but I have still found a way to despise these foods, and whenever someone asks if I want one I always say no, because even though I don’t remember the taste I have concluded I don’t like them. Like.. chicken in a pie? Of course it probably doesn’t have the sweetness, because it’s not a dessert, but.. just… why? What does the crust taste like? Since I don’t know how the crust tastes I just imagine the regular dessert pie’s crust, mixed with chicken, and that doesn’t sound like a good mix. Like I said, it is not just chicken, if it isn’t intended to be dessert, I won’t eat it. It isn’t just the taste, either. Just the look of most, no, ALL pot pies don’t look edible. Probably everyone who enjoys pot pies are just.. confused on probably how dumb this is, and I don’t have anything to say. Yes, I have only tasted pot pie once years ago and I am ranting on how horrible it tastes. I will stop now.

Chicken Alfredo

As I know of, I’m the only one in my family who dislikes chicken alfredo. But, I have actually eaten alfredo, so at least I am not blindly hating on a food that I don’t actually know if I like it or not. To be honest, the sauce doesn’t taste like anything, but it kind of has a faint taste to it. And that faint taste is horrible. Also, like all noodles, the noodles don’t taste like anything either! It is just something about it I don’t like! It just.. ewie. The only thing I really like about it is the chicken. I don’t think you can ruin chicken. I have never had chicken I don’t like. So, of course the chicken is the best part. But the sauce gets on the chicken, so the chicken tastes like alfredo sauce, making it taste bad making it EWIE! To be honest, if I was at a friends house and they made chicken alfredo, I wouldn’t know what to do. But, to me, if you don’t eat the dinner, you would be a rude guest. I always want to be friends with a friend’s parent, so I would just choke it down. No matter how much I don’t like a food, I will do it for the sake of not coming off as rude. Tip: always make sure you have a drink that you like if you have to eat a food you don’t. After you take a bite you can have a sip to get rid of the taste, or eat the whole thing, then drink all of your drink. To be honest though, the smell and look of it isn’t that bad. There a other foods that look/smell WAY worse than this, but the taste just keeps me from eating it. Also, Alfredo is just the evil cousin to Spaghetti. There, I said it.

Macaroni and Cheese

If you don’t have any allergies, you probably have had Macaroni (Mac for short)and cheese at least once in your life. I have never liked Mac and Cheese at all, even when I was younger. I can’t recall why I don’t like it, I don’t recall ever having a problem with the taste, smell, or overall look of it. I just.. don’t like it. I am very picky with cheese, and maybe that’s why I don’t like it? If I am being completely honest, there are some REALLY good Mac and Cheese out there, but the majority of them are.. bleh. For some reason, I feel like the shaped Mac and Cheese taste different than regularly shaped Mac and Cheese, and not in a good way. Instead of Mac and Cheese, I was given Velveeta Mac and Cheese. I have never met someone else who knows of it (except family of course.) You can get it anywhere, and it is really good. Although, it is one of those foods where you have to make it just right, and even if you follow the correct steps, it can turn out wrong, and it ruins the whole thing. There is also the cousin of Macaroni and Cheese, macaroni salad. Which… ew. Why is it a thing >:( WHYY!! Instead of macaroni salad you can enjoy some delicious crab salad! Even though this is a popular food choice.. just.. no. No.

Cheeseburgers

Really cheese doesn’t belong on burgers at all. It’s only good on one if it is perfectly melted, which never happens at restaurants or fast food places. You can’t eat it cold because what kind of monster likes their cheese cold? I really only have a problem with the taste of it. Putting cheese in a burger doesn’t making it any less appealing to the eye but if you really eat it, if you’re like me, are disappointed. Don’t even get me started though on what kind of cheese on the burger. Only CHEDDAR should be allowed to be in slices! No other sliced cheese is good!! Because of my disliking for most burgers in general, when I go to a burger place, I always go to another place (Subway, Jack in the box, etc) to eat. In summary cheeseburgers are disgusting and I really hate them.

ANY FORM OF EGG THAT IS NOT HARD BOILED

Eggs are disgusting plain, if they are not in a burrito and anything like that I don’t want it. I’ve always hated eggs. I think mostly because of the taste. I don’t really have much to say but I really don’t like eggs. The only exception is hard boiled eggs, because deviled eggs are delicious.

Honorable mentions:

syrup

home style waffles

enchiladas

most types of udon

WHEAT BREADDDMEROCMOEI

This entry was posted on January 22, 2020. 4 Comments

Recommendations!!!

Not because I have ran out of ideas, but instead of researching a topic and then not getting enough information about something and just not doing it, I am taking any recommendations! Any sPoOpY topics I will write about. Byee.

This entry was posted on December 4, 2019. 1 Comment

Yule Lad’s and their family! (UPDATE)

This was originally going to be just about Icelandic urban legends, but I wanted to list all the Yule Lads, so here it is!

The Yule Lads

Instead of Santa, some parts of Iceland have 13 “Yule Lads” who visit children. Yule Lads leave their mountain home December 12, and each goes to one child every night until the 25th.  Children would leave their shoes on windowsills and if you were good, you got a nice gift, if not, you got a rotten potato. There also used to be 82 Yule Lads, but somehow after more than 100 years, it was shortened to 13.

  1. Stekkjastaur: This guy is the oldest brother of the Yule Lads, making him first to visit the children. He is known for going into sheep’s pen and getting milk from sheep. he is also known for having really bad knees.
  2. Giljagaur: He arrives on December 13, and he is also a milk fan. He wait for farm workers to get distracted so he can steal some delicious, fresh cow milk. The guy likes his milk, okay?
  3. Stúfur: he is the shortest of the brothers, and has a weird taste for burnt food bits stuck to the bottom of pans, and he finishes up the job by eating the chunks. He sometimes raids kitchens to find the best of the burnt food crumbs. you might think that’s peculiar, but that’s some dedication.
  4. Þvörusleikir: He also likes licking dishware, as he patiently waits for all business to be done in the kitchen. When it is, he quickly licks all the dirty spoons that have food on it, making sure to leave no dirty spoon unlicked.
  5. Pottaskefill: Pottaskefill also loves licking the inside of pots. He has a clever tactic, as he from house to house, knocking on the door. then, when all the members of the house go to see who it is, he slips through the front door, licking all the pots dry, leaving no trace and always gets out without being caught.
  6. Askasleikir: Back in the olden days, Icelanders ate from bowls called “askurs” and whenever they were put inside, Askasleikir would quickly lick it clean. Now that people use plates, we can assume he licks plates now, though.
  7. Hurðaskellir: this one for some reason enjoys acting like a 2 year old. When innocent people are taking a nap, this trickster loves to wake them up with slamming doors.
  8. Skyrgámur: He walks around, stuffing himself until he can’t shove anymore. He stuffs himself until he’s bloated, until he can’t take it anymore. It his main thing to do. Eat skyr. Skyr is a food, it is described as “fresh sour milk cheese but is consumed like a yogurt.”
  9. Bjúgnakrækir: He is also described as “Sausage Swiper.” I’m not joking. He looks for a type of sausage called Bjúga, his favorite, and he will climb through any obstacle to get to it.
  10. Gluggagægir: He is known for looking into windows, before you call him a stalker, his only intention is to see if he can locate any food he can steal, so it’s not entirely all creepy.
  11. Gáttaþefur: He has a gigantic nose, which might seem like a curse to some people, but for him, it is a blessing. He uses his heightened sense of smell to sniff for crumbs of laufabrauð, a type of bread served usually during Christmas time in Iceland.
  12. Ketkrókur: This is another meat loving lad. Instead of sneaking into people’s homes, he uses a long hook that he sticks down the chimney, swiping meat. He prefers smoked lamb, though.
  13. Kertasníkir: Instead of wanting food, this lad steals candles from homes, especially candles owned by kids.

 

And that was all the yule Lads! I could not make these up if I wanted to. I will eventually edit this to put all the yule family, as the yule Lads are connected to other tales, but I have been at this for way to long. Hope you enjoyed ._. byee. Oh and also I haven’t revised yet, so alert me to any spelling/grammar mistakes. Bye.

 

Hello there. Future Mina from when I published this. It is currently 8:07 AM  and I am ready to put in the whole family! Let’s get started I guess.

Grýla

Let’s start with the mother of all these lads, Gryla. She is a troll that handles with naughty children, and instead of just giving them a potato like the Yule Lads, she does something way more extreme. She eats them. She carries a bag to put all the bad children in, before she takes them to her cave.

Kertasníkir

This is Gryla’s lazy 3rd husband who doesn’t do anything basically. He just sits around in the cave, and waits for Gryla to come home with food. To be honest, I think it’s time for Gryla to find her 4th husband.

Yule Cat

This is the families cat, and is also known as the “Christmas Cat.” Although you are probably imagining a sweet little cat, think about a big man eating black cat, because that is more accurate. Children who don’t finish all their chores by Christmas are in danger of facing the Yule Cat. If you did finish all your chores, you are given an outfit by a family member. If you did not, you don’t get an outfit. It ties in with the Yule Cat because on Christmas Eve it looks through windows to see if it can see a package that looks like it contains an outfit. If it sees you don’t, you’ll get eaten. The Yule Cat will eat children and adults, unlike Gryla.

There you go, the whole family! It is currently 8:26 AM, and I am ready to stop. Alert me of any spelling/grammar mistakes, byee.

This entry was posted on November 22, 2019. 5 Comments

Urban legends

I have mostly taken a break but now I am back! I will be more active and of course post SpOoPy things, enjoy! 🙂

The White string

A girl, a little older than you, wanted to get her ears pierced. Everyone in her classes had it, and she envied them. She begged her parents, for she needed their permission and did not have nearly enough money, as she usually just automatically spends her money, and is definitely not a saver of money. For months she asked her parents, begging and pleading for months, when her 13th birthday came, the agreed to give her enough money for her to pierce her ears at the mall down the street. she was ecstatic, and on her way there she came up with a brilliant idea! Why not pierce her ears herself, and keep the money? She sneaked back into her house through the back door, and ran up to her room, and locked the door. She kept on thinking, what if she got in trouble? What if something goes wrong and she has to get medical attention!? She quickly called up her best friend, Lucy, to help her. When she was done explaining how Lucy was going to sneak into the house without anyone knowing, they hung up. In a few minutes, Lucy was at her house, and they were ready. They came up with another great idea, Lucy can also get her ears pierced, so neither of them will have to endure being made fun of. They got a needle, pocked it through both their earlobes, it was quite painful, but in the end it worked, the girl brought out her earrings she has secretly bought the last month, and put them on her. She felt complete, and her plan had worked perfectly! The next few days at school were the best day of her life. She was more popular, and made a new friend, who was one of the most popular girls in school. Okay, maybe it wasn’t because she got earrings that made her her friend, but it boosted up her confidence, it was almost silly that all she needed was earrings, but she felt like a whole new person. But a few days later, her left ear was terribly itchy, and stung with a sharp pain when she touched it, she didn’t want to look like a fool all day, as she imagined her ear was red and ugly. She asked to go to the bathroom, and it was exactly like she imagined it, red and swollen, she itched at it but couldn’t help to wonder.. was this because she did it herself? She grew worried, had she gotten a weird infection from the needle? Then she remembered, if it doesn’t go away, she will have to tell her parents, and Lucy will get in trouble, the whole thing will be a huge mess. She examined it in the mirror, and noticed a thing sticking out of the whole in her ear, a white string. She though it was a thing that got stuck in her ear, which caused it to become irritated, she hesitated, but pulled it eventually. She pulled and pulled, and it never came out. It seemed to go on forever. Hiding it with her hair, she went back to class. After class was finished, she rushed into the bathroom that anyone barely used for some reason. She took out scissors, and cut it. Everything went black, and in shock she fell to the ground and hit her head, knocking her unconscious. When she came back, she still saw black, and felt as she was on a bed. She heard someone near her, a doctor, who said, “That wasn’t a white string, that was your optic nerve.”

 

Yuki-Onna (The snow woman)

Greg had recently moved to a new country with his wife and child, Shelby. Shelby enjoyed it, as they had moved in the winter, and snow was falling day and night non stop. She loved playing in it, making snow angels and snow men, just like the people did in books she had read. She could only do it when either her father or mother were watching her, but after a week of living there, she had to go to her new school, which meant she has a bed time. It was hard for her to sleep, she twisted and turned, but nothing worked. Even though she hadn’t played in the snow yet at night, she looked out her window and decided, she would make a snowman, just one! Then, she will go back inside and try to go back to sleep. She got her winter clothes on and her boots. She opened the front door without it creaking, and slipped outside. Then next day, Greg woke up to get his daughter ready for school, to see she wasn’t in her bedroom, or anywhere in the house. They called the police but there were no trace of her. They sent out a search party, which Greg and his wife were apart of, but she was still missing. He couldn’t go to bed. He kept on thinking it was a nightmare, and any second he will wake up in a cold sweat but be fine and his lovely daughter will be there, and hug him. But he didn’t wake up. That night, he dressed in his winter clothes and headed out. He hadn’t exactly taken the time to learn his way through the mountain, and after hours of searching, he got lost. He fell to the ground, shivering, wanting to be back at home, wanting light and his daughter to show up and they could go home together. He sat for several minutes, but she never came. He tried to find his way out, but ended up accidently going deeper into the mountains. Then, the wind picked up and snow whirled all around him. He was then stuck in a snow storm. At that moment, he gave up. He knew he would die in these mountains. He sat down, accepting his fate. But a voice called, a woman’s voice. His instinct was to go get whoever it was, as he though it was his wife somehow. He shouted out, and the woman answered back, pleading for him to come. He crawled around the snow and soon fell upon a dress, covering up a woman’s feet. She looked up. She had long, silky black hair, and striking violet eyes. He skin was as white as the snow falling around her. She was beautiful, and looked like no human he had seen before. She wore a long, silky white dress. The dress had long sleeves, but he wondered how she wasn’t dead yet of hypothermia. She didn’t shiver or look cold at all. He crouched, and the woman took a step in front of him. She shifted left, but then he saw something that made his heart skip a beat, she left no footprints. She took her hand, to see if he could make a her step forward again and prove he wasn’t imagining things, but she was as cold as ice. He flew back in shock. His whole body went cold, as she looked down on him. She blew on him. And soon he was incased in ice. Greg was never seen again.

The Goatman

Heyy. It is me (Mina. Duh.) I couldn’t find enough information about this creepy urban legend, so I didn’t really create a plot. So Imma’ just tell you about him. A scientist (oOoh spoopy) worked at a research center in Beltsville, Maryland. He was working on an experiment with goats, but, of course, it went wrong (Dun, dun dunnn.) He was mutated with a goat, turning him half human, half goat. Of course he has to have a trust sidekick, an axe. You can infer what he does. Now he lives in the woods, and is said to be seen sometimes. This is short, but what else can I say? He’s a goat human monster with an axe. Lovely.

Hope you enjoyed. I am also way to lazy revise this, sorry for grammar/spelling mistakes. If anyone catches any I will be happy to correct it. SpooPy!!!

 

This entry was posted on November 19, 2019. 2 Comments

Top 5 conspiracy theories

We love conspiracy theories, and although some may be unrealistic, when you mix some evidence, they seem true. If you look closely, a lot of things seem suspicious. But why think to much of it? It’s fun to think something paranormal, unrealistic,  or weird happened! Here, we are going to question some things, like the moon landing, the Titanic, and celebrities being lizard people! Alright it is sPoOpY time!

  • The Moon Landing Was Faked

Many people think the moon landing was faked by the US government to win the “Space Race.” Here is some evidence.

You can see the flag flapping. If they were on the moon, why was it flapping? NASA brought a special kind a flag and the pole could extend. Disbelievers say the rod was tilted and because of the way it was, it created a rippling effect. You can pick who to trust.. Also, when you look at the moon landing, you can see the shadows look… suspicious. You can see objects even though they have a shadow. If they were using sun as the source of light, this couldn’t happen. So many people think that the moon landing was actually filmed at a Hollywood studio and used special lighting. Also, a guy named “Stanley Kubrick” filmed the whole thing. He also filmed a movie called “A Space Odyssey” and he created a realistic space. So the government hired him to film the moon landing. Also, isn’t it weird that we could go to the moon all those years ago, but now we can’t? There is actually a lot more evidence, but lets go to the next one!

 

 

 

  • The Titanic Sinking Wasn’t Actually the Titanic

The Titanic, known as the “Unsinkable” sank because of an iceberg, and sank to the bottom of the ocean.. or did it? A popular theory is that a ship called the Olympic, sank that day, not the Titanic. In 1911 the Olympic had collided with another ship. The Olympic had been seriously injured. It was also found the Olympic was to blame for the crash, so the company had to pay a lot of money, but they refused to pay, which would have resulted in them in a serious amount of money loss. Engineers took two weeks to make temporary repairs to the ship, and allowed it to go back to sailing. But, it needed more serious repairs than people thought, and the company didn’t have the money for it. It is believed they then hatched the plan, so they can get money and still have a perfectly good ship that can work, all they had to do was swap the Titanic with the Olympic. They would then stage an “accident” and get the insurance money. When they did it, they sailed to New York, and planned a place to stage the accident. They also had a ship ready to rescue all the survivors, but we all know that it didn’t turn out like that, and they couldn’t save everyone. It’s pretty mysterious, but it could make sense…

 

 

 

  • Celebrities are lizard people

Okay, this does sound like a joke, but it’s a popular theory! Lizard people are.. well, lizards that can shapeshift into people. Fun fact, some people think Queen Elizabeth is a lizard person! And really, they think EVERY celebrity is. And they are behind secret groups that will one day take over the world! All they want is world domination. How to find if someone is a lizard person? The usually have green eyes, red hair, Good eyesight or hearing, they don’t believe they are human, they have unexplained scars, they always need space, and sometimes has low blood pressure. Eyes are also really important, unusually large pupils, or eyes that change size are other ways of seeing if someone is a lizard person. I don’t think a lot of people would believe this.. but that is what they would want you to think.

 

  • Area 51 is hiding aliens

You know the “Let’s Raid Area 51” meme? Everyone does. Anyways, that wouldn’t be a thing if there was nothing interesting, but there is! Well, it is believed there is. Many people have claimed that they have seen UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects, what aliens are believed to travel in) near Area 51. It is also believed that there was a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico. The government then took the alien corpses and did an autopsy on them. Then, a photo of the aliens (Well, one alien) was leaked. The UFO was also believed to be transported to Area 51. Was it real or a hoax? You decide. Many other former Area 51 workers have said that the government know that aliens exist, and Area 51 does house aliens. They could be a bunch of crazy people and trying to lie to us about everything. But it is pretty interesting. Let’s be serious, do you really think we are the only “intelligent” beings in this whole universe? Maybe it’s not aliens, maybe it’s something way bigger than we imagined, or small and significant, personally, I believe there are other “intelligent” beings other than humans. What do you think?

 

  • Aliens helped build the pyramids

Personally, this is one of my favorites (Can you tell I love alien conspiracies? ?) It’s just so interesting, and the idea that an extraterrestrial being helped build an iconic landmark that we think humans built, is just.. interesting. Here is some evidence. The blocks that make the pyramid are 2 tons, and some are 50 tons. How could they transport these blocks across the Nile? Perhaps UFOs? Also, the pyramids of Giza is perfectly aligned with the belt of Orion. They didn’t have any knowledge of that back then, was it a coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. Also, the pyramids are facing exactly north, and they couldn’t precisely face it that way. Again, could be a coincidence? Also, the height of the Great Pyramid is exactly 1/1,000,000,000th distance between the Earth and the Sun. Why are there so many perfect coincidences? Maybe because… they might not be coincidences.

Well, whether you believe in them or don’t, it’s still fun to imagine. You never know, maybe one day the aliens and lizard people will dominate Earth, laughing at us for not listening to the signs.

Which one’s did you enjoy or believe in? What are your thoughts? This is Mina, signing out.

 

 

This entry was posted on September 20, 2019. 3 Comments

Eight Feet Tall (Hachishakusama)”

So this was a requested urban legend. I was going to also talk about some other urban legends, but I feel like this deserves it’s own story.

The original story is from a persons point of view, to make it sPoOpY – er, It’s going to be your point of view. Enjoy 😉

Every Summer your parents will take you to your grandparent’s house, who live in Japan. One Summer, you are in their big backyard, enjoying nature. You are about to go back when you hear a strange noise.

“po.. po.. po.. po.. po.. po” 

In a deep, almost like a man’s voice. You look all around the backyard, until your eyes rest upon a hat behind some hedges. It starts to move, it moves to a gap in the hedges, to reveal a face. It was a womans, but she was tall, you then try to mentally measure the hedges, eight feet tall.

Your eyes meet, but she, or it, whatever it is, walks away. The noise, like it’s following her, po, po, po, po, keeps on repeating. Frightened, you run back to the house. You meet your grandparents, who are sipping some tea. You sit at the table, frozen in shock.

“po, po, po, po”

It keeps replaying in your mind. You start to tell them all about what you saw. They aren’t really interested until you mention the sound. You grandparent look like they just saw a ghost, your grandfather ask you, “How tall was she!”

You reply, “As tall as the garden hedges.” Your grandfather looks you dead in the eye while asking you a bunch of questions. When did this happen, did she see you, where was this? Why was this important?

Grandpa came back into the room and talked to grandma.

“Stay here and don’t let him out of your sight!” he told her.

“What’s going on!” you beg. They both stare at you.

“You’ve been liked by Hachishakusama,” he say’s looking and sounding sad, anxious, worried. Who is that!? Why me!? I felt a rush of emotions, but before I could say anything, he ran out of the house and drove off. You ask your grandma, but she just tells you not to worry, which makes you worry more.

We sit in the kitchen for a long time, not talking or moving. Everything is completely silent. You then attempt to ask her again. This time, you get more answers. She says there is a dangerous spirit that haunts this area, and she is called “Hachishakusama” which means “Eight feet tall” in Japanese. It doesn’t seem real, it sounds like an old story that your parents tell you to make you careful, and it’s passed down from generation to generation, but then again, you saw it! You are also told she was captured a long time ago by some monks, by putting 4 religious statues in the North, East, South, and West of some ruins, and that is supposed to keep her there forever, but somehow she has escaped. And it is said, whoever see’s her, will die within a few days. Sounds crazy though, it can’t be real.

Grandpa finally came back with a women, who called herself “K-San.” She gives a crumpled up piece of parchment paper, and tells you to hold it. They go upstairs and you are left alone with grandma again. After a while, they come back downstairs and take you upstairs into a room. The windows were covered with newspaper with weird writing on it. Small bowls of salt were placed in all 4 corners of the room. A small statue of Buddha on top of a box was placed on the center of the room. Other than that, it was normal, it had a bed, and a tv.

K-san sit’s you down on the bed, “The sun will be setting, listen carefully. You will have to stay in here until 7:00 AM tomorrow, DON’T come out under any circumstances come out!” You were also told to never let go of the parchment paper, and to lock the door when they leave. You follow their commands, and after saying goodbye, you turn on the tv and sit on the bed. Something is bothering you, and you get a sick feeling in your stomach. They left you some food, but you don’t eat it. You decide to go to sleep, and convince yourself in the morning it will be all okay.

You are suddenly woken up in the middle of the night. You can hear a slight tap on the window, you try to calm down. Maybe it’s a tree branch? You turn on the tv quickly and turn up the volume so you can’t hear the tapping noise. The tapping suddenly stops, and you start to drift off to sleep. Then you hear your grandpa.

“Are you okay? If your scared, open the door! I can keep you company!” He calls out. You jump up, relieved that it’s all over, and you will be safe. You are about to unlock the door, but you stop. You get chills, and something seems off. “What are you doing? Open the door!” ‘He’ calls out. You stand there, you can’t move.

You glance to the rice bowls, watching them all turn black.

you back away and fall, trembling in fear, squeezing the paper and praying. You hear footsteps at the door, and hear the chilling noise.

“po.. po.. po.. po.. po.. po””po.. po.. po.. po.. po.. po”

The tapping then start on the window again, pounding hard trying to get in. You crouch, praying, trembling, and you don’t know when, but you eventually fall asleep. All the bowls have turned pitch black. You look at your watch, it reads 7:30 AM, you cautiously open the door, praying it will not be there. You open it to see your grandparents and K-san. They hug you, glad you are alive. We rush downstairs without saying another word, and you meet your parents in the kitchen.

“We need to get going!” Your grandfather says. At the front yard, you’re surprised to see a van and several men, pointing at you, saying “That’s the kid.” The random men, your grandparents, K-san, and you go into the van. You are put into the middle seat. The guy sitting next to you tells you to close your eyes until we are there, wherever that is. The car starts moving.

After a while, you hear K-san say, “This is where it get’s hard.” and starts whispering a prayer. You then hear it again.

“po.. po.. po.. po.. po.. po”

You hold the parchment paper tightly, and hold your head down. You open your eyes slightly and take a peek out the window, you see a figure, Hachishakusama, looking into the van.

“CLOSE YOUR EYES!” The man yells, and you quickly shut them. Then you hear tapping on the window again, getting louder and louder. The voice get’s louder and louder, too. No one else can here the noise or see her, but they can hear the tapping. K-San prayed louder, and the noise got louder, like she was yelling. The noise and tapping eventually stopped, and it was completely silent.

“I think we’re safe” K-san says. We pulled over to the side of the road, and everyone got out. You were then put into your father’s car. The men left and K-san comes to you, asking to see the parchment paper, when you reveal it, it is pitch black, just like the rice.

You left and went back to your hometown. It turns out one of the statues keeping her in the ruins had cracked, and she had escaped.

That was ten years ago.

Those who make it out alive (which you probably won’t) can’t go back to Japan, or they won’t make it out alive. Children are Hachishakusama’s victims, since they are easier to target. She will also mimic the voice of your relatives to lure you to her.

Years later you got a call from your grandmother, telling you she was diagnosed with cancer, and want’s you to come and visit her one last time, in Japan.

 

“Are you sure, is it safe?” You ask.

“That all happened a long time ago. You are grown up now, no need to worry”

“What about Hachishakusama?”

There is silence on the other end until you hear a deep man’s voice

po.. po.. po.. po.. po.. po”

 

This entry was posted on September 18, 2019. 5 Comments

How to survive the Teke Teke Girl

If you haven’t seen my last post, check it out. It’s about Japanese urban legends, and one of the ones I talked about was the Teke Teke Girl. I never said how to survive, so here it is.

 DISCLAIMER! JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONES I AM NOT SAYING THESE ARE TRUE, I JUST LOVE URBAN LEGENDS, OKAY? IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN THEM, THAT’S OKAY. IT’S JUST ENTERTAINING! ALRIGHT, IT’S SpOoPy TIME!!! 🙂

Okay so here is more info about the Teke Teke girl. She is a ghost that has no legs. Nightmare fuel. If you were to come face to face with her, it would be on a dark road. First she will chase down her victim, let’s say you. She has no legs, I can easily outrun her, right? Not at all. She is so fast, she can catch up to her victims that are speeding.. in a car. When she catches up to you, she’ll ask either “Do you want your legs” or “Where are my legs.” Let’s say she asks the first one. You will have to say, “Yes, I want my legs right now.” Then she will ask, “Who told you my story?” and you have to reply “Kashima Reiko” if you say that, she’ll leave you alone.

Let’s say she says the second one. She’ll ask, “Where are my legs?” and you have to say “At the Meishin Expressway.” She will ask you “Who told you my story?” and you have to say “Kashima Reiko” just like the other one. If you answer them correct, she’ll leave you alone.

 

This entry was posted on September 14, 2019. 4 Comments

Japanese Urban Legends!

Alright people, it’s almost Halloween, which I would call the best holiday. So I’m going to give you a pre- spook and tell you about some sPoOky  Japanese urban legends!

 

Warning!! Never try to summon any of these legends! I am also not saying these are true! You have been warned!!

Aka Manto: “Aka Manto” means “Red Cape” in English. It is said he only haunts women’s bathrooms (Yup, sorry boys?) and he wears a mask (btw he is a ghost) like a celebrity would to hide their identity for example. Why can’t he just make himself invisible since he’s a ghost and all, I don’t know! Anyways, he only haunts women who goes to the last stall, one way to avoid him! When in the bathroom, he will make himself appear and ask “Do you want red or blue paper?” Pretty weird, right? If you answer red, you die. “Just pick blue then!” I know you’re thinking, well, no.  If you answer blue, you die. scary, right!?

How to not get killed by him

So a ghost just get’s all the power to kill you? Actually, there are ways to not die! If you answer yellow paper, Aka Manto will dunk you in the toilet water, which might sound gross, but it’s better than dying! I will warn you, if you answer any other color (Green, purple, orange, etc.) you will die. . So by any means, never choose any color other than yellow if you want to stay alive. And if you don’t want to be harmed in any shape or form, you don’t even want to get dunked in the toilet to save your life, all you have to do is ignore him. Just simply act like you don’t notice him, and eventually he will go away. Not very challenging but you’re still alive and not drenched in toilet water and anything else that is in that toilet.

Also in another version he will ask you if you want a red or blue vest/cloak, and just like the other one either one you pick you’ll die. Just avoid the last stall if you really want to be safe, okay?

Toire no Hanako-san:  This is another spirit that haunts bathrooms (specifically female bathrooms, again.) And to make it worse, she specifically haunts elementary school bathrooms. Hanako-San was bullied a lot and died at a very young age, so as a ghost she thought up the “brilliant” idea to haunt bathrooms for the rest of her afterlife! She doesn’t randomly appear like Aka Manto, you have to summon her. You see, I won’t put how to summon her because I don’t want you to summon her, but I guess if you’re really curious you can search it up. When you have summoned her and are outside the stall, you need to ask, “Are you there, Hanako-san?” and she will answer, and when you open the stall, you will see a little girl in a red skirt. I found what happens next! You.. die! How surprising.. In another version, when you summon her and walk into the stall you will see a three headed lizard that will then eat you, and it was just mimicking Hanako-san’s voice. Pretty spooky.

There is another version where, let’s say you, you go into the bathroom by yourself. Ten you hear a voice, “Do you want to be friends?” it asks. If you say yes, you’ll die. If you say no, you die. Really, the only way to avoid her is to not use the last stall.

Fatal Fare: This only happens to taxi drivers in Japan, so unless that’s your future job, you are safe. So for this moment, imagine you are in a taxi driver’s shoes in Japan. Imagine you are doing your job and driving, when suddenly out of thin air, someone just appears, which is already scary. The person hails for a taxi and for whatever reason you stop for them. The person will request a ride to a place you have never in your life heard of, but the mysterious person offers directions, so you start driving there. You realize you are driving pretty far and is getting far from wherever you live (where you started off.) You look back to the backseat, but they have vanished. Then you realize that the place is just a cliff, and you are about to drive right off of it. Moral? Don’t trust people who appear out of thin air. Simple.

Kushisake-onna: Kuchisake-onna is also called the “slit mouth women” and is TERRIFYING! She is a spirit that, well, has a slit mouth. I guess she approaches you at random places like when you’re out walking, etc. She wears a medical mask that covers her mouth. When she comes up to you, she will ask, “Am I beautiful?” and if you say no, she’ll kill you. Woah, Kushisake-onna sounds pretty insecure. If you say yes, she will remove the mask. She will then ask you again, “Am I beautiful?” and if you say yes or no, you die. How to not die? It’s simple. All you say is “You’re average” or anything like that. After you say that, she will leave you alone. If you want to be more risky but still (maybe) survive? Throw money or hard candies at her and that will distract her. Yes, you read that right, hard candies.

Teke Teke Girl: Teke Teke Girl is a spirit with no legs, so she has to crawl. That’s scary enough, but when you add in that she is a ghost, that’s nightmare fuel. If she comes across you, she’ll ask, “Where are my legs?” If you answer correctly, you live. If you don’t, you’ll die. I might write the answer tomorrow on a separate blog post.

I’m getting chills just writing this, SPOOPY!

This entry was posted on September 14, 2019. 9 Comments

Why shelties are (one of) the best dogs

If you don’t know, the term “sheltie” is from the word Shetland sheepdog, a breed of dog, but they are commonly referred to as shelties, so that is what I am going to say. Our family dog is a sheltie and she is 13 years old. Her name is Dixie, and when naming her she was either going to be called Daphne or Dixie (Dixie like the cups, but I don’t really know why they considered Dixie.) I think he was a present for my brother’s first birthday, I’m not totally sure. My parents got her in Las Vegas in a pet shop. Two years later, I was born! Anyways, that’s a little background of my dog, let’s get into the writing.

They are incredibly smart! They are actually the 6th most intelligent dog breed in the world. One thing about Dixie is she HATES leashes, now that she is an old lady, she still doesn’t like it, but she never fights back. Back when she lived with my grandmother and Dixie was a lot younger, she would need walks. Since she hated the leash, she was taught to walk without a leash! She is so well changed she wouldn’t chase anything or run away, she would walk beside you with no problems at all. I’m not saying that you can’t teach any other breed to do this, you totally can! Shelties are bred to herd (we will get into that later) and don’t have any interest to hunt down anything. Say you have a husky, and you try to teach it to walk without a leash. Huskies were bred to hunt, and you can never get rid of there instinct so if you try to walk a husky without a leash, and a small animal was to pass by, well…let’s just say it won’t end well.. when Dixie was younger, she knew the commands sit, lie down, stay, and come. My father also taught her these commands in Spanish, I’m pretty sure my dog is smarter than me…

Like I said, they can herd! They are called Shetland Sheepdogs, so you can guess what they are known to herd, sheep! So they are perfect farm dogs! But you don’t need a whole farm to have one, you just need to be prepared to exercise them every single day!

Anyways I could go on but I am to lazy to but here is a random picture of a sheltie I found off the internet —