Previously: "Lorraine." This week, a short and shivery little tale from Japan: "The Village In The Attic," a creepypasta, or kowai hanashi (怖い はなし), about a boy who finds something unexpected in Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Village In The Attic”
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The Most Dangerous Games: The Four Spoons Fortune-Telling Game, Or, How To Summon A Domovoy
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
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”
The Most Dangerous Games: The 10-Day Dream Ritual
Previously: The Cemetery Dirt Game. Warning: Should you read the instructions for the ritual following this introduction, you will begin playing the 10-Day Dream Ritual — a ritual game that takes Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The 10-Day Dream Ritual