Saya in underworld

Saya in underworld.

This is a thanks to the Blog "Saya in underworld"!
http://sayainunderworld.blogspot.com/

It is thanks to her I took the time to make my Blog 'The Horror Tree'

She have amazing writing skills and stories!

Saya isn't active anymore on her Blog.
And she leaves many fans with hunger.

I am really hoping she will be online back! And I hope she respect my Blog.
She is a master in Japanese horror stories.

But I hope to go further... and with the truth.


Thank you,
Cherry

Slit Mouth Woman

The slit mouthed woman.

In Europe we call it an `Angel smile`.
In Japan it`s called `Kuchisake-Onna`.
In Korea it is known as `The Red Mask Lady`
In America the 'Glasgow Grin'


A young woman walking down the streets, with a surgical mask. She  is thin and pale skinned and she wears a long crimson coat Walking alone with her head down. And when she see a child or man, she will ask: "Am I pretty?"

This is the famous legend of the woman with a slit mount. Her mount is slit from ear to ear. And she ask strangers if she is pretty.

But what you answer her can make your life horrible.


She is wearing that crimson coat for a reason,... for the bloodstains.
So the answer you are giving her is life dependent.

If you answer: "No"
She will kill you instant.
With what weapon varies, but it is most likely the weapon that slit her mount.

If you answer: "Yes"
She will take of her mask, and will ask again: "Am I pretty?"

If you answer again "Yes",
She will take her weapon and slit your mount just like hers.

So is there no escape? Are you doomed if you encounter her?
Legends say there is an escape.
-You can mess with her mind when you answer to her; 'you are normal, average,..'
 So she have to think and gives you time to run away.
- You can give her candy, like most woman likes candy. Give it to her or trow it before her so she will pic it    up or eat it. That gives you the chance to run away.

Were does the legend comes from?

This legend originated in Japan, as far back as the Edo period. Legend has it that a jealous man accused his beautiful, vain wife of adultery, and slit her smile with his sword. “Who will think you are beautiful now?” he asked, assured of her faithfulness from then on.

The story resurfaced with a vengeance in 1970’s Japan. It is said—this is, remember, an urban legend, so any information can be passed along with a clear conscience—that in the late 70’s, a woman who attacked and killed children was hit by a car while chasing a child, and as a result, her face was split into a macabre grin.

It is theorized that this real woman’s death was the catalyst for the story’s resurfacing and spreading.

Around 2004, the legend hopped to Korea, which added the detail of the red surgical mask.
It seems to be more prevalent here these days than Japan, but these stories come in waves.

The facial deformity that the Red Mask Woman has is commonly called a Glasgow Grin, because the practice is said to have originated there (clearly not true, as they were doing it in the Edo period of Japan).
In the much publicized murder of Elizabeth Short (the Black Dahlia) in America in 1947, her mouth was slit in a Glasgow Grin. Victor Hugo, in 1869 France, wrote The Man Who Laughs, a novel about a man whose mouth had been cut in a similar fashion.
More recently, and perhaps most famously, Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight sported this mutilation.
Clearly the idea, one of being hurt so much you’ll never frown again, rings true in cultures world-wide.
The juxtaposition of pain and the image of a smile, of a smile made out of scars is a jarring one.

What can we tell about the appearance of the woman?

 She must be a young woman, around the 20 years old. She wears a crimson coat and a surgical mask.

But in Japan thousands of people wear those masks. So it must be hard to identify her. It could be any woman with a mask and crimson coat.

How did she became disfigured? It could have been plastic surgery gone wrong, perhaps it was a car crash. Or maybe she’s so crazy that she did this to herself, hoping for a more beautiful smile. 

Or was it her jealous husband.

There are other rumors about her:

-She can run 100m in 3 seconds 

-She is one of three sisters

-She likes the number 3, she often appears inplaces which have "three" in there names.

What is the truth?

I say it is possible!

How so?

In Europe the 'Angel smile' is rare but happens.

It's when a gang wants to rape a girl, and they put a knife in her mount and ask if they can have sex with her. If she say no, they will slit her mount.

So it may be possible that a girl takes revenge to men, and kill or slit there mount.

But it is not something you hear on the news or read in the newspapers.

But it is still possible. 

Or a psychopath that likes the idea and dresses up like the woman to kill children or men.

That she can run 100m in 3 seconds is not really realistic, and not all versions say so.

So if ever encounter a woman with mask and she ask you if she is pretty...RUN, run for your life!

Cursed Kleenex Commercial

The cursed Kleenex TV commercial.

The tissues company Kleenex made in the 1980`s three different Japanese TV commercials. Each of the advert had the song "It`s a fine day" by Jane and Barton played.
But, many viewers found the commercials very disturbing. Because of the strange things happening and the music, that sounded like a German curse, and there were claims that the sound of the music varied according to the time of day.
But then the rumors started...

This is what happened;

1. Everyone who made the commercial became ill or died in a strange way.
- The cameraman was burned to death in a sauna from a machine failure
- When the commercial was aired, not one of the film crew was still alive.

2. The actress became pregnant with a demon child and suffered from mental illness.
- She was forced to retire from acting and was incarcerated in a mental institution.
- She committed suicide by hanging herself.

3. The child actor that played the red demon died suddenly.
- The child was hit by a car soon after filming, he got decapitated.
- The child also suffered from nightmares and sleep paralysis non-stop for three days and nights.

4. If you watch this advert, you will be cursed and/or die.
- Many people committed suicide after watching
- If you play it in SAP the girl`s voice change into that of an old woman.
- If you record it first and then replay it, the red demon turns into a blue demon.

What is the truth?

I must say it is a freaky commercial!

And I love the strange rumors. 

There are so many questions... what is that lady doing? What is that creature? Is it evil or friendly? Where are they? And what does it have to do with tissues?

So let`s see what the truth is about this strange commercial!

1. Everyone who made the commercial became ill or died in a strange way.

 I can`t find any information about the film crew. The commercial was made in the 1980`s so that makes it hard to find anything.

2. The actress became pregnant with a demon child and suffered from mental illness.

 The actress name is Keiko Matsuzaka born in Tokyo on July 20,1952. And is... still alive and acting

 Among her other works are songs and a book of photographs of her in 2002. And she still plays in movies and TV shows. That she was pregnant is unknown. But she looks sane and is still an active actress.

3. The child actor that played the red demon died suddenly.

I can`t find anything about the child actor. If he is still alive or dead is unknown. I can`t find a name or whatsoever.

4. If you watch this advert, you will be cursed and/or die.

Well... I am still alive... and I watched it more then 20 times. I also don`t feel about killing myself.

I have played the song in different speeds, tones, ect. But nothing abnormal or scary.

I recorded and played it back, but the red demon was still red.

Conclusion:

So is it true? I am still alive and the actress is also. What happened to the child actor and film crew is unknown. I played the commercial over and over, and still nothing happened. I must say it is freaky and the song is so strange in this. It does mess with your mind, but that`s the only thing it does.

Sources say that there are three Kleenex commercials made. So we have the "Red demon" version and the "Angel" version.

It makes sense, the contrast of an angel and a demon.

But I can`t find anything about the last one! Maybe that commercial is the cursed one, and is banned and destroyed. So maybe we are looking at the wrong commercial... and is the cursed one still out there.

But if you think about it... Japan has strange TV commercials.

As the investigation gos on, other commercials are found. Check the link for part 2 of the Cursed Kleenex Commercial!

About this blog

Welcome to The Horror Tree!

Thank you for visiting my blog, a blog about the supernatural.
Ghosts, aliens, monsters, urban legends, paranormal,... there is a truth.
But when there is a truth there are also lies.

So I'll be investigating those phenomena, and try to find the truth.
I studied for film- and camera-techniques so I can see if a video is real or not in many cases. 
My English is not perfect at all. But I`ll do my best.

If you know of something strange, a story, a strange picture or video.
Please feel free to send it to me!

I will also review movies and games that will freak you out!


Enjoy,
Cherry

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