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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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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

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Synchronization Game

July 22, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Thumb Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. Every so often, I stumble upon a game on a site written in a Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Synchronization Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: cameras, games you shouldn't play, mirror sync game, mirrors, synchronising mirror, Synchronization Game, synchronizing mirror, The Most Dangerous Games

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Found A Digital Camera In The Woods”

July 15, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: "Watcher." This week, a trip into the archives: An early creepypasta centered around a sequence of about 30 photographs that has come to be known as “I Found A Digital Camera In The Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Found A Digital Camera In The Woods”

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cameras, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, haunted forests, haunted images, I Found A Digital Camera In The Woods, photography, photos, storytelling, the internet, woods

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The Most Dangerous Games: How To Check If Your Home Is Haunted

April 1, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Mailbox Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. This simple method for how to check if your home is Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: How To Check If Your Home Is Haunted

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: cameras, games you shouldn't play, haunted house, haunted houses, How To Check If Your Home Is Haunted, phone, smartphones, technology, test, The Most Dangerous Games, video

Bell, book, and candle

The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. IX

December 4, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VIII. It’s time for another FAQ for the Most Dangerous Games! As always, I’m by no means an expert; these answers are my best guesses based on research Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. IX

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 11 miles, Answer Man, cameras, candles, closet game, closets, Dark Music, faq, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Lady Spades, telephone, The Candles Game, the little finger, the little finger game, The Man in the Fields Ritual, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Picture Game, The Playing Card Game, the red book, White Kimono Game, wishes

An old camera

The Most Dangerous Games: The Picture Game

July 19, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Concentrate. I’ll be honest: I have no idea where the Picture Game came from, when it originated, or pretty much anything else about its background. I assume it’s fairly recent — Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Picture Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: cameras, games you shouldn't play, spirit photography, The Most Dangerous Games, The Picture Game

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