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Haunted Globetrotting: Isla de las Muñecas, Or The Island Of The Dolls

May 21, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville. The island has been there for centuries. Lush and green, it appears almost jungle-like from afar; it’s only when you get closer — it’s reachable by boat, Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Isla de las Muñecas, Or The Island Of The Dolls

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: dolls, haunted dolls, Haunted Globetrotting, Isla de las Munecas, Island of the Dolls, Mexico, travel, Xochimilco

An antique baby doll: Mandy

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Mandy the Doll

July 11, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Help me, Susie's Dying. Type: MO (Malevolent Object. See also: Annabelle, Robert.) Period/location of origin: Early 20th century, Europe. The precise years and location are Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Mandy the Doll

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: dolls, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted dolls, Mandy the Doll, possessed dolls

Bell, book, and candle

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

February 22, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. II. It’s been a while since we’ve done an FAQ for the Most Dangerous Games, so now seems as good a time as any for another installment. As always, each Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. III

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, dolls, don't look back, faq, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Hyakumonagatari Kaidankai, Japan, one-man hide and seek, The Apex, The Doors of Your Mind, The Game of 100 Ghost Stories, the hosting game, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, the three kings, three kings

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Annabelle the Doll

November 16, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Salt and Pepper Lady. Type: MO (Malevolent Object. See also: Robert the Doll.) Period/location of origin: Unknown, although subject, called Annabelle, surfaced as an antique in a Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Annabelle the Doll

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Annabelle, demon dolls, devil dolls, dolls, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted dolls, MO, possessed dolls

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Three-Legged Licca-chan

February 2, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Smith Sisters, Murdered Anonymously.  Type: MO (Malevolent Object). Period/location of origin: 1967, Japan. Appearance: Subject appears to be a fashion doll of the type Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Three-Legged Licca-chan

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: demon dolls, devil dolls, dolls, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted dolls, Licca, Licca-chan, MO, possessed dolls, Three-Legged Licca-chan, Three-Legged Rikka-chan

The Search Terms from the Black Lagoon: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Haunted Dolls, South American Larvae, and Other Queries Answered

August 27, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: Ghost Babies and Jungle Splash. It’s time for another addition of The Search Terms from the Black Lagoon, in which I attempt to figure out what you were trying to find when Google sent Continue Reading > about The Search Terms from the Black Lagoon: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Haunted Dolls, South American Larvae, and Other Queries Answered

Filed Under: News Tagged With: breast rash hoax, Crystal Palace station, demon dolls, dolls, Google, haunted dolls, Robert the Doll, search terms, Spongebob Squarepants, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Search Terms from the Black Lagoon, urban legends

A doll representation of a person sitting on a cliff among the trees in Nagoro village in Japan

The Japanese Village of Nagoro’s Population Is Gradually Being Replaced by Dolls

May 6, 2014 by Lucia

This isn’t so much creepy as it is sad and melancholy. As each person in the once booming village of Nagoro, also known as the Valley of Dolls, dies, 64-year-old doll maker Ayano Tsukimi makes a Continue Reading > about The Japanese Village of Nagoro’s Population Is Gradually Being Replaced by Dolls

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: dolls, fear of dolls, Japan, Japanese doll village, Nagora, pediophobia, Valley of Dolls

An abandoned doll

The Most Dangerous Games: One-Man Hide and Seek (Or, Hitori Kakurenbo/Hide And Seek Alone)

April 16, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Midnight Game. Instructions for how to play a version of hide and seek alone — that is, with with only one player — first began appearing under the name ひとりかくれんぼ (Hitori Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: One-Man Hide and Seek (Or, Hitori Kakurenbo/Hide And Seek Alone)

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: dolls, games you shouldn't play, haunted dolls, Japan, Japanese urban legends, one-man hide and seek, The Most Dangerous Games

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