Previously: Zener Cards. If you’re the kind of person who’s interested in the strange and spooky, I can all but guarantee you’ve seen at least one spirit photograph in your lifetime. Maybe you’ve Continue Reading > about How Spirit Photography Works And Whether Seeing Really Is Believing
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How Zener Cards Work: ESP And The Scientific Method
Previously: Automatic Writing And The Unconscious Mind. Even if you don’t recognize the name, I’d be willing to bet you know what Zener cards, also known as ESP cards, are: They’re those sets of Continue Reading > about How Zener Cards Work: ESP And The Scientific Method
Creepy Wikipedia: Phantom Social Workers
Previously: The Burning of Bridget Cleary. (CW: Child abuse, abduction.) In the 1980s and ‘90s in both the United Kingdom and the United States, a terrifying rumor was passed around in parenting Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Phantom Social Workers
How Do Spirit Boxes Work? ITC And Auditory Pareidolia
Previously: Ouija Boards And The Ideomotor Effect. Until fairly recently, I had no idea what a spirit box even was, let alone how spirit boxes actually work. After finding myself in close proximity Continue Reading > about How Do Spirit Boxes Work? ITC And Auditory Pareidolia
11 Creepy Phone Numbers To Call That Actually Work
Fact: I hate the telephone. I have trouble talking to people when I can’t see who I’m talking to; I’d much rather either speak face-to-face or converse in a text-base medium. (I am a writer, after Continue Reading > about 11 Creepy Phone Numbers To Call That Actually Work
How Do Ouija Boards Work? Spirit Channeling And The Ideomotor Effect
Previously: The Compass Game. Welcome to “How Does It Work?”, a new feature here at The Ghost In My Machine that aims to explore how classic forms of divination actually, well, work — both from the Continue Reading > about How Do Ouija Boards Work? Spirit Channeling And The Ideomotor Effect
Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: Trimper’s Haunted Carousel
Previously: The Beijing Ghost Bus. Type: HO (Haunted Object). Period/location of origin: 1910-1912, North Tonowanda, New York. Please note that North Tonowanda is where subject, the allegedly Continue Reading > about Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: Trimper’s Haunted Carousel