Previously: Manami-sama. There are 36 black keys on a piano. It’s said that if you press all of them at a certain time of day during a certain phase of the moon, then you can give yourself a Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Black Keys Piano Ritual
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Creepy Wikipedia: The History And Folklore Of Corpse Roads, The Paths Of The Dead
Previously: Karsikko Trees. Scattered across England and the UK are a series of remote paths wending their way through the countryside — paths along which the dead once walked. Not for nothing are Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The History And Folklore Of Corpse Roads, The Paths Of The Dead
Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Mechanical Cassandra,” An Automaton Horror Story For The Ages
Previously: “The Black Quill.” This week, a bit of a longread: “The Mechanical Cassandra,” a creepypasta that wraps up the unnervingness of the uncanny valley with the horrors of prophecy, plus a Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Mechanical Cassandra,” An Automaton Horror Story For The Ages
The Most Dangerous Games: Manami-sama
Previously: The Hospitality Game. Here’s one that doesn’t seem to have made the jump to widespread popularity — or even to have made it out of its place of origin: Manami-sama, a Japanese ritual Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Manami-sama
UI-Likes And You: 22 Eerie Video Games That Take Place Within A Computer Interface (Plus A Few More)
Previously: Free Itch.io Horror Games. What would you do if you stumbled upon a computer that wasn’t yours? One that had been seemingly abandoned, or given to you under unusual circumstances? Continue Reading > about UI-Likes And You: 22 Eerie Video Games That Take Place Within A Computer Interface (Plus A Few More)
Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Black Quill,” Or The Perils Of Writing An Autobiography
Previously: “One Million Viewer.” Memoirs are tricky things. Or, perhaps more accurately, the act of writing a memoir is a tricky thing. How do you know your life’s story is something others would Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Black Quill,” Or The Perils Of Writing An Autobiography
The Most Dangerous Games: The Hospitality Game
Previously: The Being From The Beyond. Today, an eerie ritual game that’s sort of like a combination of the Hosting Game and a divination ritual: The Hospitality Game. It’s fairly easy to play, all Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Hospitality Game
Haunted Globetrotting: Houska Castle, The Czech Republic’s Gateway To Hell
Previously: The Haunted Bookshop, Cambridge, UK. In the Czech Republic, not quite 50 kilometers north of Prague, there’s a castle. To be fair, there are quite a few castles in the Czech Republic; Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Houska Castle, The Czech Republic’s Gateway To Hell