Episode Title:
Snow Hut.
Episode Description:
A young boy, Masayuki's, parents takes him to his grandparents' house during the winter break. He would always enjoy playing in the snow with his older cousin whenever they get the chance. As the sun started to set one day, the two of them decide to build a snow hut, one big enough to just barely fit both of them. They suddenly both feel hungry, so Masayuki's cousin offers to bring back the brazier and grill some mochi. While waiting, Masayuki looks out the hole and finds a snow hut almost identical to his own. He walks over to it, wondering how it got there and notices it has no entrance, but it seems to be glowing on the inside, like there is a light inside it. He calls out, asking if anyone is inside and knocks the side, only for someone or something to knock back... Wanting to see who it was, Masayuki takes a stick and pokes a hole in the wall and takes a peek. He finds nothing inside except for a single flickering candle and the inner walls have been entirely scratched, like something or someone had tried to claw their way out. When Masayuki calls out again, he jumps back in horror at the sight of an eye looking back at him through the hole and hears a boy's voice say, "It's your turn next." Masayuki's cousin finds him unconscious and in front of a collapsed snow hut. Masayuki comes to and finds himself in a futon in his grandparents' house. He hears his cousin talking to his family in the next room, saying how Masayuki kept saying there was someone inside and that he broke the snow hut, despite his cousin's protest. Masayuki gets the feeling that there is something terrible involved. Suddenly, the family opens the door, acting happy for some strange reason. The front of the house of the door is open, revealing an open snow hut and the family is telling him to go in. Masayuki gets an uneasy feeling like something really bad is about to happen. Suddenly, the same voice from the snow hut says, "You think so too?" When he turns his head, he sees a silhouette the size of a child poking their eye through the screen wall and saying, "Go on. It's your turn."
