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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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The Most Dangerous Games: Concentrate

July 3, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: The Answer Man.  I used to play the game Concentrate on the playground as a kid. Maybe you did, too. Interestingly, though, despite the morbid-sounding rhyme at the center of the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Concentrate

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: childhood, Concentrate, creepy kids, games you shouldn't play, The Most Dangerous Games

How To Be A Nanny In A Haunted House: Recommended Resources For The Ambitious Childcare Provider

June 21, 2017 by Lucia

If you are an “exceptional live-in nanny” looking to join a “friendly family of four” — two kids, ages five and seven — who live in a “lovely, spacious, historic property in a remote spot with Continue Reading > about How To Be A Nanny In A Haunted House: Recommended Resources For The Ambitious Childcare Provider

Filed Under: News Tagged With: babysitting, books, creepy kids, ghosts, haunted houses, horror movies, movies, nannies, news, podcasts, reddit, Turn of the Screw

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Creepypasta of the Week: “The Cardboard House”

September 19, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: "NES Godzilla Creepypasta." Rather a lot of creepypastas deal with the creepy child trope — it's been a fixture of horror fiction for ages, perhaps most notably in the Henry James Continue Reading > about Creepypasta of the Week: “The Cardboard House”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: cardboard, creepy kids, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, Mirror Box

Creepypasta of the Week: “The Little Pink Backpack”

January 5, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: "Where Bad Kids Go." “The Little Pink Backpack,” also known as “The Story of Lisa,” is the work of artist Sunny Schreiner. Originally written when she was 19, she came up with the idea Continue Reading > about Creepypasta of the Week: “The Little Pink Backpack”

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