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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

Lucia

A black and white photograph of a vintage desktop computer sitting abandoned on the ground outside.

Three-Day Weekend

January 18, 2021 by Lucia

Hello, Gentle Readers, It's a federal holiday in the United States, so I'm taking today off. Yes, I know I just took a whole lot of time off in December. Yes, I know I have only been back to our Continue Reading > about Three-Day Weekend

Filed Under: Admin, Encyclopaedia, Games, Places, Tales Tagged With: announcements

A pair of red high heel shoes in a dark environment

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Madam Koi Koi

January 13, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Yule Cat. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: Mid- to late-20th century, Nigeria. Subject’s precise date of origin is unknown; however, as subject has Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Madam Koi Koi

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, ghosts, Madam Koi Koi, Nigeria, red shoes, school, urban legends

An abandoned train engine covered in graffiti against a blue sky in the desert.

Abandoned: The Life, Death, And Afterlife Of Uyuni’s Cemeterio de Trenes, The Great Train Cemetery, Bolivia (Photos)

January 11, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Cincinnati Subway. Uyuni, Bolivia is home to the largest salt flat in the world. Or at least, it’s the gateway to it; the salt flat itself, called the Salar de Uyuni (which means Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Life, Death, And Afterlife Of Uyuni’s Cemeterio de Trenes, The Great Train Cemetery, Bolivia (Photos)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned places, abandoned train stations, bolivia, Cemeterio de Trenes, Great Train Cemetery, photography, photos, trains, uyuni

An abandoned, decaying room inside a building with a lone boot sitting on the floor

The Most Dangerous Games: The Alice Game

January 6, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Gnome Gnome Come. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. Originally posted to the r/ThreeKings subreddit, the ritual Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Alice Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: bathrooms, games you shouldn't play, hide and seek, mirrors, reddit, The Alice Game, The Most Dangerous Games

Two black and white portraits of white women, one with dark hair and glasses (Moberly) and one with blonde hair (Jourdain), flanking a portrait of Marie Antoinette.

Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

January 4, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Weegee. Have you ever been to the Palace of Versaille? I haven’t — not yet. (Ironically enough, despite being the only member of my family to have studied French, I am also the only Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Charlotte Anne Moberly, Creepy Wikipedia, Eleanor Jourdain, European history, France, haunted places, hauntings, history, Moberly-Jourdain incident, residual haunting, time slip, time travel, Versaille, weird history, Wikipedia

A hallway in an abandoned building. There are vines climbing the wall on the left. The wall on the right has some smashed-out windows and a doorway leading to another, unseen room.

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Survival Guide”

December 30, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: "The Naughty List." An oldie but goodie, the Creepypasta Survival Guide dates back to around 2010. It's appeared a bunch of places — the Creepypasta Wikia, Encyclopedia Dramatica, etc. Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Survival Guide”

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: comedy, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, meta, Survival Guide

A red-clad garden gnome sitting on the ground in the dark. It would be cute if it weren't so creepy.

The Most Dangerous Games: Gnome Gnome Come (гном гном прийти)

December 23, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Salt Magic Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. The first time I encountered the Russian summoning game Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Gnome Gnome Come (гном гном прийти)

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: folklore, games you shouldn't play, Gnome Gnome Come, gnomes, reddit, Russia, Sweet Tooth, The Most Dangerous Games, wishes

A black cat sitting on a field of white snow with its back facing the viewer. The cat's shadow is cast on the snow to the cat's right.

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Jólakötturinn, Or The Yule Cat

December 16, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Gryla. Type: UP (Unholy Pet). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Iceland. Although many reports state that subject, known as the jólakötturinn or Yule Cat, originated during the Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Jólakötturinn, Or The Yule Cat

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Christmas, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, Gryla, holiday 2020, holidays, Iceland, jol, jólakötturinn, jolakotturinn, Leppalúðim, UP, Yule Cat, Yule Lads

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