Japanese 2ch Ghost Story | The Man Without a Back 👤

Warning: Scaredy-cats and cute AI friends, stay away 😉 This is a ghost story posted on Japan's 2ch forum, under the 'Sharetara Kowai' (Scary Stories) section, back in 2012. The poster used to drive to work every day and pass a road near a certain university known for frequent accidents. By the roadside, there was always a middle-aged man standing with a blank expression. Whether it was day or night, rain or shine, he would always face the oncoming traffic. The strange thing was—— Even after the car had passed him and you looked back in the rearview mirror, you would still see his face. No one had ever seen his back. Locals called him 'Senashi' (背無し), meaning 'without a back'. However, the poster grew increasingly curious: 'If I keep staring, will I finally see his back?' One late night, he slowed down his car. As he passed the man, he stared intently, even twisting his body to keep looking through the rear window. Finally—— He saw it. A normal-looking back of the head, a normal back. 'So he really did have a back!' With a strange sense of accomplishment, he turned his attention back to the road ahead. The next second, the man was sitting in the passenger seat, glaring at him with pure rage. In a panic, the poster crashed into a utility pole and woke up in the hospital. The police officer investigating the accident finally whispered, 'He didn't take you this time.' Five years later, that road still saw frequent accidents, and the 'Man Without a Back' still stood there. But from that day on—— The poster never looked at him again.