She was the object of everyone's affection, and she knew it.

She would walk around town and ask those who stared, "Am I pretty?"

The samurai was not happy with the attention she was eliciting, and when he discovered she was being unfaithful, he wanted her to pay.

One day, armed with a knife, he attacked her.

He pressed the blade into her cheek, and slit her mouth ear to ear,

... leaving her with a bloody, twisted grin.

"Who will think you're beautiful now?"

Soon after, she died and returned to earth as an angry spirit named Kuchisake-Onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

In the late 1970s, a countrywide panic broke out after numerous people claimed to have encountered Kuchisake-Onna.

More police officers were assigned to night duty.

Students were required to walk home in pairs after school.

People took extra precautions to avoid this vengeful spirit, because any encounter would be deadly.

If you were walking alone, she will appear around a corner, wearing a trench coat and a surgical mask.

In Japan, her attire would not seem out of the ordinary, since it was common for people to wear such masks to prevent the spread of germs.

You will assume she is just an ordinary woman.

Then, she will approach you and ask, "Am I pretty?"

If you say, "No," she will pull out her long pair of scissors and kill you on the spot.

And if you say, "Yes", she will bring her face closer and peel back her mask to reveal her disfigured mouth.

"Am I pretty now?"

No matter how you respond afterwards, your fate will remain the same.

However, a few school children discovered a way to trick Kuchisake-Onna.

When she asks her question, responding with an ambiguous "so-so" would confuse her long enough for you to make your escape.

Do you dare to try your luck?

Beware the wrath of Kuchisake-Onna.

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