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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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The torso of a dress maker's mannequin, viewed from the back

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Help Me,” Or, The Creepy 2ch Mannequin Photo Story

June 6, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "House Building For Dummies." On May 1, 2011, a curious thread started unfolding on 2ch — a thread which, really, was a story more than anything else. It’s since become known as a Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Help Me,” Or, The Creepy 2ch Mannequin Photo Story

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 2ch, Bic Camera, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, Japan, mannequin, Sennichi Department Store fire

An abandoned house in a snow field

Creepypasta Of The Week: “House Building For Dummies”

May 9, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "Fallout 3 Numbers Station." (CWs located at the bottom of the page; scroll down or click here to see them.) A relatively recent creepypasta, "House Building For Dummies” was first Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “House Building For Dummies”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week

An old vintage radio

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Fallout 3 Numbers Station”

April 11, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "Mysterious Caller." Today, a classic: The Fallout 3 numbers station story. Originally released in 2008, Fallout 3 was — as the title suggests — the third major installment in the Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Fallout 3 Numbers Station”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, numbers stations, video games

An old flip phone

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Mysterious Caller”

March 14, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "After The Sign-Off." Published to the Creepypasta Wikia in 2011, the creepypasta "Mysterious Caller" is a bit of a meta-pasta; whether or not it's successful to you depends on whether Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Mysterious Caller”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, then who was phone

An abandoned, vintage television with a busted-out screen

Creepypasta Of The Week: “After The Sign-Off”

February 21, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "Cadi." The situation depicted in the creepypasta "After The Sign-Off" may be increasingly unfamiliar to readers these days; not only are we no longer accustomed to television channels Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “After The Sign-Off”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, television, TV, TV history

fairytale mushrooms growing in the night

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Cadi,” A Lesson In Why You Should Beware Of Faerie Rings

January 17, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "Real." This week’s creepypasta, a tale called “Cadi” that plays off of the folklore surrounding faerie rings, was another delightful surprise I found via the Creepypasta Wikia’s Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Cadi,” A Lesson In Why You Should Beware Of Faerie Rings

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, faerie rings, faeries, fairies, folklore

A vanity mirror with small lightbulbs at the top of it

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

A laptop computer, turned on and sitting on a desk in the dark

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Jesus Christ, Deleted”

November 22, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: "Dear Theodore." This week, an oldie-but-goodie: The creepypasta “Jesus Christ, Deleted,” a pasta that’s so old that I actually haven’t been able to track down the original source. In Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Jesus Christ, Deleted”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week

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