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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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The Most Dangerous Games: How To Go To Another World Using A Train (Or, How To Open The Demon Gate)

January 3, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: The Devil Face Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste, republish, or narrate this post on other websites, video platforms, etc. without permission. Here’s an interesting, if somewhat Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: How To Go To Another World Using A Train (Or, How To Open The Demon Gate)

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, games you shouldn't play, how to go to another world, Japan, Japanese urban legends, subway, The Most Dangerous Games, Tokyo, train game, trains

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Real” (Or, Why You Should Never Bow In Front Of A Mirror At Night)

December 20, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: “Dear Theodore.” Originally posted to 2ch in 2009, the creepypasta “Real” is infamous in Japan, but not as well known in the West. It’s a long one — more than 12,000 words — but it’s Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Real” (Or, Why You Should Never Bow In Front Of A Mirror At Night)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 2ch, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, mirrors, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning Chizuko, Or, The Attic Game

July 7, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Sandman Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste, republish, or narrate this post on other websites, video platforms, etc. without permission. Here’s a somewhat perplexing Japanese Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning Chizuko, Or, The Attic Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, Attic Game, Chizuko, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, Summoning Chizuko, summoning rituals, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

March 24, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Pied Piper. Type: Unclassifiable. Subject has elements characteristic of EVs (Electronic Viruses), UCDs (Unusual Communication Devices), and IHs (Information Hazards); however, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2ch, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, IH, Japan, Japanese urban legends, NNN Special Broadcast, television, the internet, UCD

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Welcome Home Game

November 25, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The One Who Answers. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. Like many Japanese ritual games, the Welcome Home Game — Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Welcome Home Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, summoning rituals, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games, Welcome Back, Welcome Home

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Sandbox Woman

September 23, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Crybaby Bridge. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: 1980s or early 1990s, the northern areas of the island of Kyushu, Japan. Appearance: Subject, known by Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Sandbox Woman

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: 2ch, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Japan, Japanese urban legends, PE, sand, sandbox, Sandbox Woman, Sandpit Woman, Woman in the Sandbox

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Black God Ritual, Kurokami’s Technique, And How To Travel In Time

May 13, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: How To See Your Occult Twin. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. When I first found this Japanese ritual game in Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Black God Ritual, Kurokami’s Technique, And How To Travel In Time

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, Art of the Black God, Black God, Black God Ritual, games, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, Kurokami, Kurokami-sama, language, linguistics, The Most Dangerous Games, time travel, translation

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kotoribako

May 6, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Silverpilen. Type: MO (Malevolent Object). Period/location of origin: The Meiji era (late 1860s – 1912), Shimane Prefecture, Japan. (See: Additional notes.) Appearance: Subject, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kotoribako

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: 2ch, creepypasta, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Japan, Japanese urban legends, kotori bako, kotoribako, kowai hanashi, MO, puzzle box, puzzles, the internet

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