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17 Japanese Urban Legends That'll Scare You

*sleeps with the lights on forever*

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which Japanese urban legends freak them out. Here are the hair-raising results.

1. Slit-Mouthed Woman

2. Daruma-san

3. Hanako-san

4. Onibaba

5. Teke Teke

6. Kiyotaki Tunnel

7. The Akaname

8. The Red Room

9. The Girl From the Gap

10. Kagome, Kagome

11. Manga Ibitsu

The legend: A girl will approach you late at night and ask, "Do you have a little sister?" No matter what you say, she'll become your obsessive "little sister," ultimately killing you for not being the ideal sibling. The only way to avoid this is to JUST NOT RUN INTO HER. SEEMS FAIR.

NOPE rating: 😱 😱 😱 😱

—Chris Walling, Facebook

12. Makura-gaeshi

13. Onryō

14. Kashima Reiko

15. Aka Manto

16. Tomino's Hell

17. Hitori Kakurenbo

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