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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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Unresolved: The Langville, Montana Mystery & The Legend Of A Disappearing Town

August 10, 2026 by Lucia

Previously: The Hexham Heads. Do you know about Langville, Montana? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t; it’s not on any maps, and you won’t find any trace of it in the history books. You won’t, in Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Langville, Montana Mystery & The Legend Of A Disappearing Town

Filed Under: Places, Tales Tagged With: disappearing town, fakelore, folklore, ghost towns, langville montana, The Disappearance of Ashley Kansas, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, urban legends

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Doorless Room In My Old House”

August 3, 2026 by Lucia

Previously: “7:05.” Childhood memories can be tricky. We don’t develop the ability to actually form memories until we’re a few years old, and even then, the memories we do form can be hazy. The Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Doorless Room In My Old House”

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

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mary-san No Denwa (Mary’s Phone Call)

July 27, 2026 by Lucia

Previously: The Women In Black Of Wat Samian Nari. Type: Unclassifiable. Subject may be any or all of the following: MO (Malevolent Object); SV (Spiritual Vessel); LD (Living Doll); and/or UCD Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mary-san No Denwa (Mary’s Phone Call)

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: dolls, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Japan, Japanese urban legends, Licca-chan, telephone, Three-Legged Licca-chan

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Text Skills Ritual Game, Or, How To Make A Contract With A Ghost To Get What You Want

July 20, 2026 by Lucia

Previously: The Black Keys Piano Ritual. Is there something you want? Something you’d be willing to make a deal for? Something you desperately wish to achieve or acquire, and in exhange for which Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Text Skills Ritual Game, Or, How To Make A Contract With A Ghost To Get What You Want

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: cell phone, games you shouldn't play, Korea, mobile phone, phone, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games, urban legend, urban legends, wishes

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The Weird Part Of YouTube: Unraveling The Mystery Of 4TH WALL’s Nakata Family & Their Extremely Haunted House

July 13, 2026 by Lucia

Previously: “School Rumors” And The Monster In The Basement. In July of 2020, a single video appeared on a recently-registered YouTube channel called 4TH WALL. The video, titled “He is MISSING : Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: Unraveling The Mystery Of 4TH WALL’s Nakata Family & Their Extremely Haunted House

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 4TH WALL, found footage, haunted house, Japan, Japanese ghosts, mockumentary, the internet, The Weird Part Of YouTube, web series, youtube

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