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The Ghost In My Machine

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Lost And Found: The “Cameraheads” Creepypasta Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation

July 29, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: Solving The Man From Taured Mystery. Do you know the “Cameraheads” creepypasta? Often cited as one of the earliest examples of the internet-centric horror subgenre seen in the wild, Continue Reading > about Lost And Found: The “Cameraheads” Creepypasta Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 4chan, cameras, creepypasta, mysteries, the internet

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“Help Me, Help Me, Susie’s Dying”: Exploring The Truth Of The UK’s Most Haunted Phone Number

March 6, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: Yotteno Wants To Call You. Decades ago in the UK, there were rumors about what might happen if you went to a public phone box and dialed a specific phone number. The rumors didn’t Continue Reading > about “Help Me, Help Me, Susie’s Dying”: Exploring The Truth Of The UK’s Most Haunted Phone Number

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, phone booth, phone number, telephone, telephone number

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Helen”

December 5, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: “Gloom House.” This week, “Helen,” a creepypasta about the perils of computers, technology, and the internet — but also about the way our increasingly digital world is also Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Helen”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: /x/, computers, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, the internet

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Hole In The Wall”

September 26, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: “The Shift.” The creepypasta “The Hole In The Wall” initially comes across as based on an irrational fear: That of someone else living in your home with you without your knowledge. Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Hole In The Wall”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, home invasion, The Toast, there's someone living in your house

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Unresolved: What Happened To Doveland, Wisconsin — And Did It Ever Exist At All?

January 24, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: The Atlanta Blood House. Do you know about Doveland, Wisconsin? It’s a town — well, no. That’s not quite correct. It was a town. A small one, more rural than suburban, although no one Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Happened To Doveland, Wisconsin — And Did It Ever Exist At All?

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 4chan, disappearing town, Doveland, mysterious disappearances, the internet, tumblr, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, Wisconsin

The Backrooms, Explained: How To Make Sense Of The Internet’s Favorite Non-Reality

July 12, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: What Happened To Crow 64? There’s a place outside of reality which, if you’re not careful, you can sort of… slip into — or “noclip,” as the terminology goes. This place is called the Continue Reading > about The Backrooms, Explained: How To Make Sense Of The Internet’s Favorite Non-Reality

Filed Under: Tales, Top Stories Tagged With: /x/, meme, reddit, SCP Foundation, The Backrooms, the internet

An endless yellow hallway - that is, the Backrooms

Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Backrooms”

April 7, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: "Carnival Burgers." Have you heard of the Backrooms? You’ll wander in without realizing it, only to notice eventually that you’re surrounded by nothing by yellow hallways. You can Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Backrooms”

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: /x/, 4chan, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, The Backrooms, the internet, urban legends

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The Most Dangerous Games: One Man Chit-Chat

February 17, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Elevator Game, Revisited. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. There isn’t much to the Japanese ritual game Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: One Man Chit-Chat

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, one man chit-chat, one person chit-chat, The Most Dangerous Games

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