Previously: Answers In The Dark. There’s a figure in Slavic folklore called the domovoy, or Домовой. It lives inside the family home, often behind or under the stove or oven, or in the attic, or in Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Four Spoons Fortune-Telling Game, Or, How To Summon A Domovoy
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Die Irrwurz, Or The Confusion Root
Previously: Sugisawa Village. Type: LP (Legendary Plant). Period/location of origin: The precise period of origin or discovery is unknown, although much of the writing and documentation about Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Die Irrwurz, Or The Confusion Root
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd
Previously: Père Fouettard. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: An unknown era during the pre-Christian period; alternatively, late 18th/early 19th century (see: Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Cadi,” A Lesson In Why You Should Beware Of Faerie Rings
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
The Most Dangerous Games: The Fox Window Game, Or, How To See Ghosts
Previously: The Samara Sleepover Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste, republish, or narrate this post on other websites, video platforms, etc. without permission. Today, something short and Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Fox Window Game, Or, How To See Ghosts
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Tree That Owns Itself
Previously: Mae Nak. Type: AE (Autonomous Entity). Period/location of origin: 16th-18th century, Athens, Georgia, United States. Note: Identifying subject’s period of origin is a complex Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Tree That Owns Itself
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mae Nak
Previously: The NNN Special Broadcast. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: 19th century, Phra Khanong district, Bangkok, Thailand. ) Appearance: Subject, known Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mae Nak
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Madam Koi Koi
Previously: The Yule Cat. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: Mid- to late-20th century, Nigeria. Subject’s precise date of origin is unknown; however, as subject has Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Madam Koi Koi