Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales

Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, known in Japan as Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror (Japanese: 怪 〜ayakashi〜 Japanese Classic Horror), is a Japanese anime horror anthology television series produced by Toei Animation. The series tells collection of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story" (Yotsuya Kaidan), an adaptation of the classic kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya IV, directed by Tetsuo Imazawa; "Goddess of the Dark Tower" (Tenshu Monogatari), based on the play by Kyōka Izumi and directed by Kouzou Nagayama; and "Goblin Cat" (Bakeneko), an original story by Kenji Nakamura and Michiko Yokote, with direction from the former. It aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between January 13 and March 24, 2006.

The series was formerly licensed by Geneon Entertainment, and later by Discotek Media. A spin-off series, titled Mononoke, centering the medicine seller from the "Goblin Cat" story, aired in 2007.