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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

Lucia

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The Most Dangerous Games: Staircase To Another World

March 3, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: One Person Chit-Chat. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. I stumbled upon the ritual I’m choosing to call Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Staircase To Another World

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games, games you shouldn't play, how to go to another world, Korea, ritual games, Staircase To Another World, stairs, The Most Dangerous Games

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How Does It Work?: Reading Tea Leaves, Pareidolia, And The Imprecise Art Of Tasseography

March 1, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Palmistry. I have only had my tea leaves read once. I was a teenager visiting New Orleans in the early 2000s, so obviously I had to go to the Bottom Of The Cup specifically for a Continue Reading > about How Does It Work?: Reading Tea Leaves, Pareidolia, And The Imprecise Art Of Tasseography

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: apophenia, divination, How Does It Work?, pareidolia, psychology, reading tea leaves, tasseography, tasseology, tasseomancy, tea, tea leaves

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Carnival Burgers”

February 24, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: "I Found A Dark And Lonely Road." Thanks to the wonders of the internet, most of us no longer have a random drawer in our kitchens stuffed full of takeout menus. But I'm old enough that Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Carnival Burgers”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: cannibal, Carnival Burgers, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, food, mysterious disappearances

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16 Ritual Games That (Supposedly) Transport You To Another World

February 22, 2021 by Lucia

Out of all of the types of ritual-based urban legends we cover here at TGIMM — the tales that position themselves as games with a supernatural or paranormal bent, where you’re playing for the highest Continue Reading > about 16 Ritual Games That (Supposedly) Transport You To Another World

Filed Under: Games, Tales Tagged With: closet to another world, elevator game, elevator to another world, games you shouldn't play, how to go to another world, how to go to another world fed up version, ritual games, Ritual To Experience The Other Side, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games, the otherworld, 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

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

Something To Keep You Occupied…

February 15, 2021 by Lucia

Hello, Gentle Readers! I'm off for the long weekend this week, so no long-form post today; but! Do return on Wednesday, when we'll publish the next Most Dangerous Game. We'll be back to our usual Continue Reading > about Something To Keep You Occupied…

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

Illustration of the Pied Piper

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

February 10, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Madam Koi Koi. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: The 13th century C.E., Hamelin, Germany. Appearance: Subject appears to be a male-presenting human Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, European history, fairy tales, Germany, Hamelin, history, music, PE, Pied Piper

A series of three stills from the Nickelodeon "Clock Man" video showing a man with bushy hair climbing out of a clock on the wall.

The Weird Part Of YouTube: “O Paradive Sally” (“About Dressy Sally”) And The Unraveling Of The Nickelodeon Clock Man Mystery

February 8, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Making Of "No Through Road." They call it the Clock Man video — or, sometimes, the Nickelodeon Clock Man video. It does have an actual name; officially, it’s called “O Parádivé Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: “O Paradive Sally” (“About Dressy Sally”) And The Unraveling Of The Nickelodeon Clock Man Mystery

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: animation, Clock Man, Clockman, Czech, fairy tales, Nickelodeon, O Parádivé Sally, Pinwheel, short film, the internet, The Weird Part Of YouTube, TV history, youtube

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