My piece for week 4 of Cloudie’s* #yokaitober as seen on my twitter on Halloween night! I cons

My piece for week 4 of Cloudie’s* #yokaitober as seen on my twitter on Halloween night! I considered giving each monster their own post but when I started getting a little too into playing with text compositions, cleaning them up, and even redesigning a couple of them I decided I should post the version I made for the challenge first before they all turn in to something completely different.

Here’s some brief descriptions of each monster. I’ll get into more detail when I make their separate posts.

Hasshaku-sama
An eight foot tall woman wearing a white sundress and straw hat with a strange laugh(?) that sounds like “PO PO PO PO”. She will relentlessly pursue anyone who sees her and kill them within a few days unless they undergo a certain protective ritual. And even after that they can never return to the place where they saw her.

Kuchisake Onna
She approaches her victims wearing a surgical mask and asks “Am I pretty?”. If the person answers yes she’ll then take the mask off to reveal a ghastly mouth that extends from ear to ear then ask “Even like this?” and kill them. If the person answers “no” she’ll kill them on the spot for being rude.

Toire no Hanako-san
A little ghost girl that can be summoned by knocking on the third stall of a girls bathroom and calling her name. She may answer back or she may drag you to Hell through the toilet. Either way it’s a good way to test one’s courage.

Aka Manto
A figure in a red cloak that appears public bathrooms and asks people if they want red paper or blue paper. If the victim answers red paper they will be lacerated all over until they’re colored red with their own blood. If they answer blue they will be suffocated until their face turns blue.

Teketeke
A legless ghost that cases people by running with her arms. Said to be the vengeful spirit of a girl who died on railroad tracks.

Kunekune
A white shape seen wriggling in the distance in rice fields. When one tries to take a closer look, they start laughing uncontrollably and are never the same again.

Jinmenken
A man-faced dog. That’s it basically.

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