If you’re ever driving alone at night, be careful you don’t have an encounter with Kôsoku bâba, a Japanese urban legend that literally translates to “high-speed granny”.
Picture the scene: you’re cruising along, listening to the radio as road markings and street lights blur by in your periphery. Suddenly, the radio starts to crackle from interference. It’s probably because you just entered a tunnel, you tell yourself. Then you look to your left and it’s there, a face staring in at you. A face belonging to a frail old woman who’s sprinting alongside your car and peering into your soul – Kôsoku bâba.
