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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kubinashi Rider, The Headless Motorcycle Rider Of Japan

January 12, 2026 by Lucia

Previously: Badalisc. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: Late Showa era (1970s-1980s), Japan. Appearance: Subject, known as Kubinashi Rider (首なしライダー), appears to be Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kubinashi Rider, The Headless Motorcycle Rider Of Japan

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, headless horseman, Japan, Japanese urban legends, motorcycle, urban legend, urban legends

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Badalisc, The Winter Holiday Goat-Serpent Of Italy

December 15, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The House In Kita Ward. Type: LC (Legendary Creature). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Valcamonica (Camonica Valley) in the Lombardy region of Italy. Subject, known as the Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Badalisc, The Winter Holiday Goat-Serpent Of Italy

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Badalisc, Christmas, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, holidays, Italy, LC, winter

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Unresolved: What Happened In Hamelin? The Mysterious History Of The Pied Piper

May 5, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Green Children Of Woolpit. You’re probably familiar with the tale: Once, many years ago, a mysterious stranger came to the German town of Hamelin — a stranger with a musical gift Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Happened In Hamelin? The Mysterious History Of The Pied Piper

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: fairy tales, fairytales, Germany, Hamelin, history, Pied Piper, Unresolved

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What Happened To Hotel 626? The Rise And Fall Of The Scariest Doritos-Fueled Game You’ll Never Play

February 10, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: 'Crimson Room' And Toshimitsu Takagi's Colorful Room Escape Games. If you were online in the mid-to-late 2000s, you’ll probably remember a lot of horror content bopping around the Continue Reading > about What Happened To Hotel 626? The Rise And Fall Of The Scariest Doritos-Fueled Game You’ll Never Play

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: haunted hotels, lost media, the internet, video games

Nana825763, “Username 666,” And Beyond: PiroPito’s Bizarro-Land YouTube Universe

December 16, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: “Bongcheon-Dong Ghost” And Beyond: Inside Horang’s Eerie Webtoon World. In 2008, a curious video made its way around the internet — a video that purported to show what happened if you Continue Reading > about Nana825763, “Username 666,” And Beyond: PiroPito’s Bizarro-Land YouTube Universe

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: creepypasta, Japan, nana825763, Piropito, The Weird Part Of YouTube, username:666, youtube

A colander

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kallikantzaroi, The Greek Goblins Of Christmas

December 2, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: Letta The Haunted Doll. Type: AC (Agents of Chaos). Period/location of origin: Subjects' precise period of origin is unknown, although they are known to have gained a great deal of Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kallikantzaroi, The Greek Goblins Of Christmas

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: AC, Christmas, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, goblins, Greece, holidays, Yule Lads

an old camera, darkly lit

Lost And Found: The “Cameraheads” Creepypasta Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation

July 29, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: Solving The Man From Taured Mystery. Do you know the “Cameraheads” creepypasta? Often cited as one of the earliest examples of the internet-centric horror subgenre seen in the wild, Continue Reading > about Lost And Found: The “Cameraheads” Creepypasta Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 4chan, cameras, creepypasta, mysteries, the internet

burned pages from a book with a pile of ashes

The Most Dangerous Games: Answers In The Dark

December 25, 2023 by Lucia

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

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, reddit, The Most Dangerous Games

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