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The Most Dangerous Games: The Fear Less Ritual

March 13, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: The Clock And Candles Game. For some, the act of facing your fears and coming out stronger on the other end is its own reward. For others, a bit more incentive might be required — and Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Fear Less Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Brothers Grimm, candles, fairy tales, fear, games you shouldn't play, reddit, The Most Dangerous Games

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Creepy Wikipedia: Phantom Clown Sightings And The Great Clown Scare Of 2016

June 8, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Witch Bottles. In the late summer of 2016, something unnerving arrived in Greenville, South Carolina. It was shaped like a clown, but it… didn’t seem like a clown. In fact, it seemed Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Phantom Clown Sightings And The Great Clown Scare Of 2016

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 2016 clown sightings, clowns, coulrophobia, Creepy Wikipedia, evil clown, fear, Wikipedia, Wrinkles the Clown

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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 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

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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

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