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Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Salt and Pepper Lady

July 27, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: Cow Head. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged) Period/location of origin: Early to mid-1980s, Devine, Texas. Appearance: Subject appears to be an old woman once known by the name Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Salt and Pepper Lady

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, ghosts, Texas, The Salt and Pepper Lady

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Kashima Reiko, the Mask Death Demon

November 5, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Mojave Phone Booth. Type: CC (corporeally challenged) Period/location of origin: Unknown, Hokkaido, Japan. Details of subject's history suggest modern origins, re: presence of Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Kashima Reiko, the Mask Death Demon

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, ghosts, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Kashima Reiko, public restrooms

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Bloody Mary

August 6, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Bell Witch.  Type: CC (corporeally challenged) Period/location of origin: Unknown. Appearance: Various, although subject is usually female and typically witnessed by gazing Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Bloody Mary

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Bloody Mary, CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, mirrors, rituals, summoning rituals, Troxler's Fading

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Bell Witch

July 7, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The SS Great Eastern.  Type: CC (corporeally challenged). Period/location of origin: 1817, Adams, Tennessee. Appearance: Unknown. Modus operandi: Subject will first make its Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: The Bell Witch

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Bell Witch, CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted locales, hauntings, poltergeists, witches

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Kuchisake-onna

January 20, 2014 by Lucia

Welcome to another regular TGIMM feature, the Encyclopaedia of the Impossible. Some of the creatures, places, objects, and the like showcased here will be existing figures from folklore or history; Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Kuchisake-onna

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, ghosts, Glasgow grin, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Kuchisake-onna, slit-mouthed woman, surgical mask

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