Yvette Gentile

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2,097 appearances 23 recordings 4 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6d ago

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So Supernatural · LEGEND: Inugami · 7 Aug 2026 podcast

From there, Matsunaga chanted a little more. matched

And within a minute or two, Yuna woke up. matched

And this time she was herself, but she had no recollection of being possessed by a dog spirit. matched

As for Matsunaga, he spent the rest of his life and career practicing Shento, helping the people in his community and casting out evil spirits. matched

He passed away in 1964 at the age of eighty-four. matched

But Inugami possessions continued in Hawaii, even while they became less common in their home country. matched

And this may be because after World War II, a ton of Buddhists and Christian missionaries flooded into Japan. matched

Many citizens converted to these new religions, and afterwards the majority of Japanese society took less stock in Inugami and other such folklore. matched

Today they treat creatures like the Inugami the same way we do the Tooth Fairy or the Boogeyman. matched

You can tell scary stories about them, maybe scare some young children into behaving, but most adults agree they're not real. matched

Instead, skeptics believe there are scientific explanations for these older legends. matched

And you may already suspect this from the cases we've shared. matched

But many believe alleged inugami attacks were really just undiagnosed mental health episodes. matched

In ancient Japan, people didn't understand psychology as well as we do now. matched

If someone was hallucinating, experiencing paranoia, or other such symptoms, nobody knew the cause. matched

So it was very easy to blame evil spirits. matched

In fact, some legends say it was easier for Inugami to possess someone if that person was. matched

was already stressed, stretched too thin, or emotionally vulnerable. matched

Which fits the idea that some conditions can be triggered by challenging situations. matched

There's just one detail that doesn't quite fit with this theory. matched

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