Japan has a rich folklore that happens to include numerous and terrifying monsters, or yokai. (Well, some aren't that creepy, but they are.. different.)
Here are a few pages to help get you in the Halloween mood!
The Obakemono Project is nice because it is easy to read and has some nice illustrations!
If you want more traditional illustrations, check out the Zenshoan Yurei-ga gallery!
Urban Legends are always popular. Here's a Cracked article!(Keep in mind... it is Cracked) Kuchisake-Onna is my favorite of these. So creepy.
Some of the less scary monsters include the tanuki and the baku. But as I mentioned earlier, these guys are a bit different. Real life tanuki are the most adorable thing ever, though!
Some others that amuse me, and are possibly scary, are the karakasa-obake, yuki-onna, and ,of course, the nekomata.
Browsing through Google using the keywords bakemono, yokai and yurei can bring up a ton of interesting monsters and ghosts. You may also notice that you are familiar with some of these. Especially if you're big into video games from Japan! For example few pokemon, like nine-tails and espeon, are based on bakemono.
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