Kuchisake-onna: Beauty's Haunting Collector

Listen, the Slender Man isn't the scariest thing lurking in our folklore.

In Japan, there's Kuchisake-onna, the slit-mouthed woman who asks if you think she's

beautiful. Say yes, she reveals her mutilated face carved ear to ear.

Say no, she follows you home. The twist? She was a samurai's

wife, punished for vanity. But here's what nobody tells you: mirrors don't just

reflect her image, they trap pieces of her victims' souls. That's why in some

Japanese homes, you'll still find mirrors covered at night. She's not hunting

for validation. She's collecting fragments of beauty she can never have again.