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Creepy Wikipedia

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Object In Stagnation Consciousness,” A Wikipedia Horror Story

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Previously: “IPodders.net.” If the title of this week’s creepypasta, “Object In Stagnation Consciousness,” reads like the title of a Wikipedia page, there’s a reason for that: The story centers Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Object In Stagnation Consciousness,” A Wikipedia Horror Story

Creepy Wikipedia: The Montauk Monster Mystery Of 2008 (Or, Hot Montauk Monster Summer)

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Previously: Oscar The Therapy Cat. There’s a truly astonishing array of “weird nature” pages on Wikipedia — the kinds of pages that prove that the truth is often stranger than fiction. One of my Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Montauk Monster Mystery Of 2008 (Or, Hot Montauk Monster Summer)

Creepy Wikipedia: Oscar The Therapy Cat, Omen Of Death And Provider Of Comfort

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Previously: The Final Voyage Of The Bluebelle. This week’s Creepy Wikipedia subject is more heartwarming than spooky — although I’d argue that it’s still spooky-adjacent, hence its inclusion here Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Oscar The Therapy Cat, Omen Of Death And Provider Of Comfort

Creepy Wikipedia: Ong’s Hat, New Jersey vs. Ong’s Hat And The Incunabula Papers

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Previously: Mike The Headless Chicken. If you search for “Ong’s Hat” on Wikipedia, you’ll find not one, but two different articles. That’s because when we talk about Ong’s Hat, we talk about two Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Ong’s Hat, New Jersey vs. Ong’s Hat And The Incunabula Papers

Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

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Previously: Weegee. Have you ever been to the Palace of Versaille? I haven’t — not yet. (Ironically enough, despite being the only member of my family to have studied French, I am also the only Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

Creepy Wikipedia: Weegee, Crime Scene Photography, And The Business Of Murder

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Previously: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine. When I first stumbled upon the Wikipedia page for the photographer Weegee, who is known primarily for his street shots, documentation of the activity of Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Weegee, Crime Scene Photography, And The Business Of Murder

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