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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

Lucia

Scare Yourself Silly: The the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion

January 19, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: Why We Play Those Games We Shouldn't Play. This post originally appeared on The Toast. When The Outer Limits debuted on ABC in 1963, one of the most iconic and troubling opening Continue Reading > about Scare Yourself Silly: The the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: broadcast intrusion, hacking, Max Headroom, Max Headroom broadcast intrusion, phreaking, Scare Yourself Silly, The Toast

A hallway full of doors

The Most Dangerous Games: The Doors of Your Mind

January 14, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Hooded Man Ritual.  Although the ritual game referred to as the Doors of Your Mind has been reposted in a number of places, I’m pretty sure it first appeared on the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Doors of Your Mind

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Doors to the Mind, games you shouldn't play, Nosleep, reddit, The Doors of Your Mind, The Most Dangerous Games, the three kings, three kings

Unresolved: The Miniature Coffins of Arthur’s Seat

January 12, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Town That Killed Ken McElroy. On the fourth level of Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland is a curious exhibit: A collection of tiny coffins, each measuring just 95mm in Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Miniature Coffins of Arthur’s Seat

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Arthur's Seat, Burke and Hare, coffins, Edinburgh, miniature coffins, National Museum of Scotland, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Smith Sisters, Murdered Anonymously

January 7, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Noise Coming from Inside Children. Type: EV (Electronic Virus) Period/location of origin: Unknown. The earliest record of subject, aka "the Smith Sisters, murdered anonymously," Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Smith Sisters, Murdered Anonymously

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: chain letter, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, Smith Sisters, The Smith Sisters Murdered Anonymously

Creepypasta of the Week: “The Little Pink Backpack”

January 5, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: "Where Bad Kids Go." “The Little Pink Backpack,” also known as “The Story of Lisa,” is the work of artist Sunny Schreiner. Originally written when she was 19, she came up with the idea Continue Reading > about Creepypasta of the Week: “The Little Pink Backpack”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepy kids, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, imaginary friends, The Little Pink Backpack, The Story of Lisa

The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeled

Haunted Road Trip: Old Hollywood and the Ghosts of the Roosevelt Hotel

December 31, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: Lake Shawnee Amusement Park. Like most of Hollywood, the Roosevelt Hotel is rife with ghost stories from the golden age of the silver screen. First opened in 1927, it played host to all Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Old Hollywood and the Ghosts of the Roosevelt Hotel

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: California, haunted hotels, Haunted Road Trip, Hollywood, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, LA, Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Old Hollywood, Roosevelt Hotel

A black cab on a wet street at night

The Most Dangerous Games: The Hooded Man Ritual

December 29, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Dark Reflection Ritual.  The Hooded Man Ritual appeared on the NoSleep subreddit in November of 2014. According to its submitter, nickybutler123, it has surfaced on other sites Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Hooded Man Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: cab, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Nosleep, reddit, taxi, The Most Dangerous Games, the otherworld

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

Off for the Holidays

December 22, 2014 by Lucia

Hey gang, I'm taking this week off for the holidays; we'll return to our regularly scheduled creepiness next week. In the meantime, I shall leave you all with this. Continue Reading > about Off for the Holidays

Filed Under: Admin Tagged With: announcements, holiday horror, holidays, Neil Gaiman, Nicholas Was, Santa Claus, short films, video

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