Previously: 088-8888-888. 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 Continue Reading > about 11 Creepy Phone Numbers That Actually Work (Halloween 2018)
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Have Ghost, Will Travel: 12 Haunted Hotels, Inns, B&Bs, and Airbnbs To Stay In For The Spookiest Vacation Ever (Halloween 2018)
Previously: Sauer Castle. I don’t know about you, but something I’ve always wanted to do — one of my bucket list activities, if you will — is to spend Halloween in a haunted hotel. Or a haunted Continue Reading > about Have Ghost, Will Travel: 12 Haunted Hotels, Inns, B&Bs, and Airbnbs To Stay In For The Spookiest Vacation Ever (Halloween 2018)
Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)
This essay was originally published on Oct. 2, 2017. It's an excellent way to kick off the Halloween season, though, so I'm republishing it today. What terrified you as a child? My brother and his Continue Reading > about Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)
Creepypasta Of The Week: “If You Find A Book Called ‘The Tale Of Roly Poly’…”
Previously: "World's Best School Psychologist." Originally a NoSleep invention, the creepypasta "If You Find A Book Called 'The Tale Of Roly Poly,' Don't Open It, Don't Read It!" appears to have Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “If You Find A Book Called ‘The Tale Of Roly Poly’…”
Creepy Wikipedia: The Heaven’s Gate Cult
Previously: The 67 Exorcisms of Anneliese Michel. (CW: Suicide.) On March 26, 1997, 39 people were found dead in an upscale, two-story house in the affluent Rancho Santa Fe area of San Diego Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Heaven’s Gate Cult
Investigating 088-8888-888, The “Cursed” Phone Number Which Has Allegedly Killed So Many People It Was Taken Out Of Service
Previously: 090-4444-4444. Many urban legends about so-called “cursed” phone numbers center around what happens if you call those numbers yourself from another line — but there’s one story floating Continue Reading > about Investigating 088-8888-888, The “Cursed” Phone Number Which Has Allegedly Killed So Many People It Was Taken Out Of Service
Creepypasta Of The Week: “World’s Best School Psychologist”
Previously: "Footsteps." It's the end of August and summer is rapidly drawing to a close, so let's dive into a seasonally appropriate story in honor of back-to-school time, shall we? Titled Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “World’s Best School Psychologist”
Unresolved: The Redhead Murders, The Bible Belt Strangler, And The Inexact Art Of Identifying Serial Murder
Previously: The Jack Froese Emails. (CW: Homicide, photos. The photos aren't graphic, but they might be disturbing to some.) Serial murders and the killers who commit them have a tendency toward Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Redhead Murders, The Bible Belt Strangler, And The Inexact Art Of Identifying Serial Murder