Previously: Answers In The Dark. There’s a figure in Slavic folklore called the domovoy, or Домовой. It lives inside the family home, often behind or under the stove or oven, or in the attic, or in Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Four Spoons Fortune-Telling Game, Or, How To Summon A Domovoy
The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus And How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend
Previously: Who Was The Man From Taured — And Did He Even Exist At All? Way back in 2015, when The Ghost In My Machine was still in its early years, I took a relatively brief look at a story that Continue Reading > about The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus And How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Lorraine,” Or, What Happens When A Horror YouTuber Goes Missing
Previously: “The Willow Creature.” I’ll be honest: The title of the creepypasta “Lorraine” doesn’t really do the tale justice. True, the title is an accurate reflection of what the story is Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Lorraine,” Or, What Happens When A Horror YouTuber Goes Missing
Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: The Mannequin Human (마네킹 인간)
Previously: The Anguished Man. Type: AO (Animated Object). Period/location of origin: Circa 2004 to 2016, South Korea. Sightings have occurred in such varied locations as the Itaewon area of Continue Reading > about Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: The Mannequin Human (마네킹 인간)
The Most Dangerous Games: Answers In The Dark
Previously: The 10-Day Dream Ritual. As far as I know, the ritual game Answers In The Dark has only appeared online in one location: The r/RitualisticReddit subreddit, where it was posted in July Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Answers In The Dark
The Weird Part Of YouTube: The Home Invasion Horror Of “DOORS [Analog Horror]”
Previously: From 'Paranormal Paranoids' To 'Shelby Oaks' The first video in the eerie, creepy web series DOORS [Analog Horror] starts innocuously enough: With white text appearing on a black Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: The Home Invasion Horror Of “DOORS [Analog Horror]”
Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Willow Creature”
Previously: “The Children’s Show.” This week, a good ol’ fashioned creature feature: “The Willow Creature,” a creepypasta taking the form of a young teenager’s journal entries documenting the Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Willow Creature”
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Anguished Man Painting
Previously: The Ticket Taker. Click here for content warnings. Type: CO (Cursed Object). Period/location of origin: Unknown, although subject likely dates back to at least 1975. (See: Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Anguished Man Painting