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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

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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

The Most Dangerous Games: The Dark Reflection Ritual

December 3, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: Daruma-san, or The Bath Game. Like so many of the games and rituals we’ve looked at here in The Most Dangerous Games, the Dark Reflection Ritual relies heavily on the use of Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Dark Reflection Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Dark Reflection Ritual, games you shouldn't play, luck, mirrors, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Daruma-san, or The Bath Game

November 12, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Staircase Ritual. The Japanese ritual game Daruma-san, also known as The Bath Game, is probably best described as a deadly version of Red Light, Green Light. After the initial Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Daruma-san, or The Bath Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Daruma-san, games you shouldn't play, ghosts, Japan, Japanese ghosts, The Bath Game, The Most Dangerous Games

The Most Dangerous Games: The Staircase Ritual

October 22, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: Hyakumonagatari Kaidankai.  I’m not totally sure where The Staircase Ritual originated; it’s credited on most creepypasta repositories to someone going by the name Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Staircase Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, mirrors, rituals, stairs, The Most Dangerous Games, The Staircase Ritual

An old, waterlogged book

The Most Dangerous Games: Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, or the Game of 100 Ghost Stories

September 29, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Candles Game. Unlike many of the games we’ve covered thus far, the Japanese ritual Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, or the Game Of 100 Ghost Stories (although it's more accurately Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, or the Game of 100 Ghost Stories

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Hyakumonagatari Kaidankai, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Japanese urban legends, Jumonogatari, rituals, Smudgemouth, summoning rituals, The Game of 100 Ghost Stories, The Game of Ten Stories, The Most Dangerous Games, Unrested

The Most Dangerous Games: The Candles Game

September 3, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Hosting Game. There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn’t play The Candles Game; the least spooky one is “good gravy, fire hazard, much?” The others, though… well, let’s just say Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Candles Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, fire hazard, games you shouldn't play, Nosleep, reddit, The Candles Game, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Hosting Game

August 11, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Mirror Box. Parties are fun — as long as you don’t have uninvited guests. "The Hosting Game" also goes by the name “Don’t Look Back” for reasons that will become apparent as you Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Hosting Game

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