100 Ghost Stories

[hyuugakoneko]

In Japan, it's tradition to tell scary ghost stories on summer nights. Frightening tales send chills down the body, and so ghost stories are a way of cooling down during the heat of the summer. In the Edo period, a popular game was the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, in which 100 candles were lit, and everyone in the room told a story, and each time a story was finished, they blew out a candle.

Even though Anime St. Louis isn't in the summer, I thought a fun late-night event would be to have a story circle, in which a group of people gather into a circle and one-by-one, go around the room telling a scary story. Granted, I don't think candles will be feasible, but telling scary stories might be fun, especially if anyone knows any traditional Japanese stories.

What do you think?

[DEAR♥ANNE]

Oct 2, 2008 13:46:41 GMT -5 hyuugakoneko said:

In Japan, it's tradition to tell scary ghost stories on summer nights. Frightening tales send chills down the body, and so ghost stories are a way of cooling down during the heat of the summer. In the Edo period, a popular game was the Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, in which 100 candles were lit, and everyone in the room told a story, and each time a story was finished, they blew out a candle.

Even though Anime St. Louis isn't in the summer, I thought a fun late-night event would be to have a story circle, in which a group of people gather into a circle and one-by-one, go around the room telling a scary story. Granted, I don't think candles will be feasible, but telling scary stories might be fun, especially if anyone knows any traditional Japanese stories.

What do you think?

I think that would be lovely! I love a good ghost story.

[Moppet]

I'll love to hear them! ^^

[tat]

This would rock! I have a creepy Japanese ghost story I like to use on occasion.

[Moppet]

I wish I could hear scary stories now! Tobi wants to be scaried! ^-^

[newcastleepl]

I'm sure there are summaries of scary Kabuki or Noh plays that could be told as ghost stories.
I'll try to think of titles or other things that I have heard.

[Bunny]

I'd so come but I would have any stories~ I don't know any good stories, and I fail at storytelling. XD
If I had to I'd be like, "Once apon a time, all the Bishies in the world blew up. The end."
-shot-

[tat]

Oct 14, 2008 13:06:38 GMT -5 Bunny said:

I'd so come but I would have any stories~ I don't know any good stories, and I fail at storytelling. XD
If I had to I'd be like, "Once apon a time, all the Bishies in the world blew up. The end."
-shot-

Now I can't sleep tonight. Thanks. >__>

[december]

I think that would be something fun to do, it would sure be an intresting way to meet new people.

[stuffedpanda]

Sounds like a fun idea! I can see it getting a bit off track if someone decides to be ridiculous or tell a really long story, but as long as people don't get out of hand it would be really fun.

[zemira]

I also fail at telling ghost stories. I can never remember the ones I was told as a child. I tried to make one up once, but it was probably the least scary thing ever. It was about chess pieces coming to life. >_<

[december]

I can see where pieces of chess coming to life could be scary. Like little People attacking you...*.*'

[pikachusweetie]

Ooh, I love scary stories...this would be a ton of fun. X3

[sandspirit]

that should be fun, I love coming up with stories to scary people with

[aoshi]

I would love to join this part of the convention.
It is mentioned in the anime XXX Holic.
The anime talks about many types of myths and legends of japan.
I really hope that we can do this. What day would we try to do this?