The Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane
Episode 25: The Mirror by Haruki Murakami
17 Jan 2020
Written in 1981/2 and published in 1983 in an undisclosed Japanese periodical. Later added to his short story collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman which was published in 2006. A man recalls a frightening experience he had in his brief time as a night watchman at a school in the Niigata Prefecture. Translated by Philip Gabriel. Narration, Sound Design, and Music by Jon Fredette.
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