So, the next Nether Region on the wiki-list is the "3rd Heaven" but after all this...we get it...there are levels of heaven, the deity...

On the 28th day after you die, you will come upon Hell King "Gokan" (In Chinese, he is known as the King of the 5 Offices) Name: Gokan-o...

Finally made enough over the weekend that I don't have to run around town looking for day work, so I'll do 3 episodes of Afterpants blog...

#3 in our Hell King roundup is Sotei-o Name: Sotei-o (Sootei-o) Function: Judging the dead on the 21st day of your afterlife and...

What an interesting moniker this is! Why? Well, because there are several different ideas about what the Spirit World is...but the...

Hell King #2 Name: Gozanze Myo-o Function: Guarding the East and Divine Solicitor, VP of the Hell Kings Appearance: 3 faces, 8 arms,...

(Don't worry, I haven't dropped "Nether Regions", I just wanted to work on something new while I have all this space in my...

Sorry, I looked for a more clever way to say it...I was leaning towards "The Emperors New Smallclothes" but it just doesn't say what i...

The next Nether Region on wiki is Sheol. As I was reading about it, I thought about the idea of tropes and how (especially in stories)...

Funny...back in the day, the RCC paid Dante to write the Divine Comedy as basically a brochure for the Christian belief in heaven and...

In Samoa and Micronesia in general, they have a Nether Region called Puloto. It, like so many others is divided into 2 sections of their...

An somewhat interesting one....Piaral...from the Northern part of India. The Mizo tribes believe(d) in 2 afterlives. One for exceptional...

Heaven...paradise...Jannah...whatever you want to call it. In many religions it's supposed to be a place of "bliss" or "permanent...

So....spent last night on the cold, cold ground...woke up, basically every hour or so shivering; even though I'm wearing every piece of...

Today's Nether Region is also a BIGGY...but since I've spoken of it ad naseum from the Chinese version, to it's employees, to it's...

Probably another short one today due to lack of info. But...Lua-o-Milu! The Hawaiian underworld!. (Oh by the way...I neglected to give an...

If you live in an English speaking country...you have most likely heard the word "limbo" The word is used commonly to describe a place...

Today's Nether Region is truly fascinating. It's called "Kibu" and it comes from the aboriginal peoples of the Torres Straight Islands...

Ok. So today's entry is supposed to be about Jahannam جهنم Now, while I have a deep and abiding respect for Middle-eastern culture (via...

BTW...if you haven't seen the rest of our site, I made Afterpants a new logo. Just hit "Home" and you'll see it...I'm calling him "Kinji...