Eldritch
05-25-2009, 09:35 AM
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(AP) In a country where ghosts are traditionally believed to hide in the loo, a Japanese company is advertising a new literary experience: a horror story printed on toilet paper.
Each roll carries several copies of a new nine-chapter novella written by Koji Suzuki, the Japanese author of the horror story "Ring," which has been made into movies in both Japan and Hollywood.
"Drop," set in a public restroom, takes up about three feet (90 centimeters) of a roll and can be read in just a few minutes, according to the manufacturer, Hayashi Paper.
The company promotes the toilet paper, which will sell for 210 yen ($2.20) a roll, as "a horror experience in the toilet."
Toilets in Japan were traditionally tucked away in a dark corner of the house due to religious beliefs. Parents would tease children that a hairy hand might pull them down into the dark pool below.
Link. (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/24/ap/strange/main5036602.shtml?source=RSS)
Man, I love the Japanese. They also toilet paper with a picture of Marilyn Monroe on each square.
Anyone who wants a horror experience in the toilet need not fork over 210 yen, though. Just go in there after I'm done using it.
(AP) In a country where ghosts are traditionally believed to hide in the loo, a Japanese company is advertising a new literary experience: a horror story printed on toilet paper.
Each roll carries several copies of a new nine-chapter novella written by Koji Suzuki, the Japanese author of the horror story "Ring," which has been made into movies in both Japan and Hollywood.
"Drop," set in a public restroom, takes up about three feet (90 centimeters) of a roll and can be read in just a few minutes, according to the manufacturer, Hayashi Paper.
The company promotes the toilet paper, which will sell for 210 yen ($2.20) a roll, as "a horror experience in the toilet."
Toilets in Japan were traditionally tucked away in a dark corner of the house due to religious beliefs. Parents would tease children that a hairy hand might pull them down into the dark pool below.
Link. (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/24/ap/strange/main5036602.shtml?source=RSS)
Man, I love the Japanese. They also toilet paper with a picture of Marilyn Monroe on each square.
Anyone who wants a horror experience in the toilet need not fork over 210 yen, though. Just go in there after I'm done using it.