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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Future Tech,” A Cautionary Tale

June 23, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: “Hurricane Season.” This week, a story that ticks a lot of boxes for me: The creepypasta “Future Tech.” Written by Creepypasta Wiki user Bucket28 and originally posted in October of Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Future Tech,” A Cautionary Tale

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, technology

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Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: The Girl With The Green Ribbon Around Her Neck

June 16, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: "Nights Of The Night" Cursed Song. Type: AC (Animated Corpse). Period/location of origin: In her most recognizable form, subject — known widely to a certain generation as the Girl Continue Reading > about Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: The Girl With The Green Ribbon Around Her Neck

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: AC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, green ribbon, in a dark dark room

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Kagome Séance Ritual Game

June 9, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Three-Mask Ritual Game. In Japan, there’s a commonly-played children’s game called Kagome Kagome. The Kagome Séance ritual game is… not that game. Sure, it uses the rhyming song Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Kagome Séance Ritual Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese folklore, Japanese urban legends, Kagome Kagome, The Most Dangerous Games

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Creepy Wikipedia: Émélie Sagée And Her Mysterious Doppelganger

June 2, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Book Curses. The Wikipedia page for “Émilie Sagée” is perhaps inaccurately named: Although the young woman in question is often identified with this name, the original source for her Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Émélie Sagée And Her Mysterious Doppelganger

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Creepy Wikipedia, doppelganger, doubles, history, weird history

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Hurricane Season”

May 26, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: “Hammer.” This week, a quick and crafty tale of revenge: The creepypasta “Hurricane Season,” which sees the neighborhood scourge get his comeuppance in what some might consider to be Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Hurricane Season”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, revenge

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