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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

Lucia

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Spirit Of The Pen

April 28, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: How To Record The Dead. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. I’ve known about the ritual game I’ve been thinking of Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Spirit Of The Pen

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Bixian, China, games you shouldn't play, planchettes, Spirit of the Pen, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XIX

April 26, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XVIII. Hello, friends! It's time for another installment of our Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions feature, in which I attempt to answer Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XIX

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: faq, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, The Most Dangerous Games

Limes on a table with a knife

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mae Nak

April 21, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The NNN Special Broadcast. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: 19th century, Phra Khanong district, Bangkok, Thailand. ) Appearance: Subject, known Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mae Nak

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, Mae Nak, Thailand

A Wyandotte chicken

Creepy Wikipedia: The Life And Times Of Mike The Headless Chicken

April 19, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Moberly-Jourdain Incident. In the spring of 1945 — April 20, to be precise — an egg hatched on a farm in Fruita, Colorado. Unsurprisingly, out popped a chicken. But this chicken Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Life And Times Of Mike The Headless Chicken

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Creepy Wikipedia, Mike the Headless Chicken, Miracle Mike, weird history, Wikipedia

An old tape recorder

The Most Dangerous Games: How To Record The Dead

April 14, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Elevator Game – Salt Water Version. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. You’re probably familiar with the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: How To Record The Dead

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Duck Duck Goose, EVP, games you shouldn't play, How To Record The Dead, The Most Dangerous Games

A vintage cassette player/radio in a dimly-lit room

11 Truly Excellent Podcasts About Horror Movies That Will Haunt Your Earholes

April 12, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Podcasts About Scams, Heists, True Crime, And Other Mysteries. If you’re into horror, podcasts, or both, you’re undoubtedly already aware that there is a wealth of podcasts about horror Continue Reading > about 11 Truly Excellent Podcasts About Horror Movies That Will Haunt Your Earholes

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: history, horror movies, movies, podcasts, recommendations

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

The exterior of Old Changi Hospital in Singapore

Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

April 5, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Cincinnati Music Hall. (CW: Torture, murder, war crimes, human rights violations.) On the northeastern edge of Singapore lie the remains of an old hospital. Well — it was a hospital Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: abandoned hospitals, ghosts, Haunted Globetrotting, haunted hospitals, haunted travel, hauntings, history, hospitals, Old Changi Hospital, Singapore, World War II

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