• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Stories
  • Games
    • View All
    • FAQ
  • Encyclopaedia
  • About
  • Support TGIMM
  • Shop
  • Contact

The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

fear

Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

October 1, 2018 by Lucia

This essay was originally published on Oct. 2, 2017. It's an excellent way to kick off the Halloween season, though, so I'm republishing it today. What terrified you as a child?  My brother and his Continue Reading > about Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: childhood, childhood traumas, clowns, fear, fear of the dark, Halloween, Halloween 2018, IT, John Bellairs, nightmares, personal essays, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

October 2, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: What To Do On Halloween. My brother and his friends troop down to the basement rec room, saying, “Let’s play Operation!,” and I am uneasy. I have never liked clowns. But I go with them; Continue Reading > about Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: childhood, childhood traumas, clowns, fear, fear of the dark, Halloween, Halloween 2017, IT, John Bellairs, nightmares, personal essays, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Primary Sidebar

Top Stories

Unresolved: The Moving Mannequins Of The John Lawson House

The Most Dangerous Games: Ritual da Televisao, Or The Television Ritual

Hello, Is Sadako There? Unraveling The Mystery Of 090-4444-4444, Sadako’s “Cursed” Phone Number

About

The Ghost In My Machine is an internet campfire of sorts. Gather round, because it wants to tell you strange stories, take you on haunted journeys, and make you jump at unexpected noises.

Continue Reading >

Support

Like what you read? Support The Ghost In My Machine!

twins

Support

Follow

Facebook Twitter Patreon

From the Vault

  • Bloody Mary & Other Games We Shouldn’t Play

    Scare Yourself Silly

  • This Man

    Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t

  • The Dionaea House

    Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t

  • The Noise Coming From Inside Children

    Scare Yourself Silly

  • NoEnd House

    Is It Real?

  • Killswitch

    Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t

  • Suicidemouse.avi

    Is It Real?

  • 200 Phenomena In The City Of Calgary

    Scare Yourself Silly

View All >

Letters from the Beyond

Enter your email to receive blog posts and updates by email

  • Stories
  • Games
  • Encyclopaedia
  • About
  • Support TGIMM
  • Shop
  • Contact

Copyright © 2019 · Keeper On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in