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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Dullahan, The Headless Horseman Of Ireland

October 13, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Ted The Caver's Mystery Cave. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Ireland. Written mention of subject, known commonly as the dullahan, although more Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Dullahan, The Headless Horseman Of Ireland

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: death omen, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, headless horseman, Ireland, Irish folklore, PE

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The Scariest Places In The World That Don’t Actually Exist

October 6, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Abandoned Places You Can Actually Visit. You’ll find phrases like these all over the internet: “This is the most haunted house in America!” “It’s the scariest amusement park that ever Continue Reading > about The Scariest Places In The World That Don’t Actually Exist

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: abandoned places, armchair traveling, haunted locales, haunted travel, the internet, urban legend, urban legends

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Ghost At The Crossroads Ritual & How To Change Your Fate

September 29, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Ghost Book Game. Fate spins along as it should… unless you should desire to change it, of course. If that’s what you want, then might I suggest this ritual game? It’s called the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Ghost At The Crossroads Ritual & How To Change Your Fate

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: crossroads, fate, games you shouldn't play, halloween 2025, optical illusions, tempting fate, The Most Dangerous Games

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Haunted Globetrotting: The Many Ghosts Of The Haunted Bookshop, Cambridge, UK

September 22, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Dragon Lodge, Hong Kong. Tucked away down a tiny passage in the city of Cambridge in the UK, there’s a haunted bookshop. That’s even what it’s actually called: The Haunted Bookshop. Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: The Many Ghosts Of The Haunted Bookshop, Cambridge, UK

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: books, ghosts, Haunted Globetrotting, haunted travel, travel, UK, White Lady

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Carrie Morgan’s Halloween Costume”

September 15, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: “Fleshgait.” Halloween season is almost upon us, so let’s kick things off with a thematically appropriate creepypasta: “Carrie Morgan’s Halloween Costume.” Another Mak Ralston story Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Carrie Morgan’s Halloween Costume”

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

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