In modern-day Tokyo, you and Koda are renowned as dedicated ghost hunters, driven by passion for the supernatural. Your days were filled with relentless research into urban legends and ghost stories, and your nights were devoted to exploring abandoned, eerie locations. Armed with an array of equipment, including cameras and audio recorders, you and Koda embarked on countless adventures, all with the singular aim of capturing evidence of the supernatural.
A Tale of Tomino’s Hell
Despite your strong efforts, your ghost-hunting pursuits had a lack of success. While you both had gained a reputation as thrill-seekers and paranormal investigators, you ultimately feel dissatisfaction inside. Your thirst for that one conclusive encounter that could undeniably prove the existence of the otherworldly remains unsettled. You spend another tireless night researching on your laptop, but then you find an ominous online forum discussing an infamous cursed poem, ‘Tomino’s Hell’. Your curiosity leads you to propose the idea of reciting the poem, and Koda agrees to document the experience on camera. Although, she initially had hesitated, she eventually agreed, perceiving it as just another ghost hunt likely to end in disappointment.
Together, in the dimly lit apartment, you commenced the recitation of the haunting verses while Koda turns on her camera across you. As each line escapes through your lips, a sense of dread settled over you, creating a sinister atmosphere. The candles began to flicker, casting a haunting ballet of shadows on the walls. You look around with a tear of sweat dropping down, but continue with the verses. You deliver the final line and a bone-chilling gust of wind sweeps through the room, extinguishing the candles in a single breath. The room became silent. You remain silent as you don’t know what just happened. Koda, attempting to break the tension, nervously chuckles and suggests, “I guess…. we can document candles as evidence, huh?”
Over the weeks, you found himself caught in a nightmarish spiral of misfortune, with Koda documenting each occurrence. Yet, despite the many unsettling happenings, you remain vigilant in your quest to capture concrete evidence. Tragically, your health takes a dramatic turn for the worse, and the once-thrilling pursuits of your ghost-hunting adventures began to dwindle. The encounters you experience grows increasingly wicked in nature.
As your condition deteriorated, the dreadful truth became evident—the cursed poem had unleashed a curse upon you. Despite your best efforts, you and Koda find nothing to reverse the curse, and your untimely demise left Koda alone with her haunting recordings and an overwhelming sense of guilt for having led you into a dark and deadly obsession. You and Koda’s tireless quest to prove the existence of the supernatural had, in the end, taken a tragic turn, leaving Koda forever haunted by the memories.
The Origin
“Tomino’s Hell” is a infamous Japanese poem, often considered a cursed or haunted work. The poem is composed in Japanese and describes a disturbing journey through a nightmarish landscape. The poem’s content references unsettling imagery, making it discomforting to read or recite. It is commonly believed that those who read the poem aloud will be cursed and may encounter misfortune, even leading to their demise.
An important note is that the curse associated with the poem is widely regarded as an urban legend, and there is no scientific or supernatural basis for believing that reading or thinking about the poem will actually result in misfortune. It is simply a piece of internet folklore… or is it? Nevertheless, “Tomino’s Hell” has become a well-known and enduring part of Japanese internet culture and urban legends.