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Hunting Hobgoblins In The Yokai Streets And Villages Of Japan

November 30, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Bic Camera Namba, Osaka, Japan I was delighted recently to stumble upon a Wikipedia page — both on the English language Wikipedia site and the Japanese one — titled “Japanese haunted Continue Reading > about Hunting Hobgoblins In The Yokai Streets And Villages Of Japan

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Jack O’ Lantern

October 21, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Sandbox Woman. Type: PT (Protective Talisman). Period/location of origin: Unknown. Subject is believed to date back to the celebration of Samhain by Celtic societies in what is Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Jack O’ Lantern

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Celtic, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, Halloween, Halloween 2020, Jack O'Lantern, pumpkins, Samhain, Stingy Jack

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The Most Dangerous Games: Mother Midnight

October 14, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Ritual To Experience The Other Side. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. Usually, the games I feature in the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Mother Midnight

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: fate, folklore, games you shouldn't play, life and death, midwives, Mother Midnight, Texas, The Most Dangerous Games, urban legends

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Crybaby Bridge

August 26, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Black Volga. (CW: Child loss, homicide, infanticide, suicide.) Type: UL (Unexplained Location). Period/location of origin: Various, the United States. Subject’s appearance Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Crybaby Bridge

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: covered bridges, crybaby bridge, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, haunted bridges, UL, urban legends

Weaver's Needle, a location in the Superstition Mountains often associated with the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine.

Creepy Wikipedia: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, Which May Or May Not Exist

August 3, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Phantom Clown Sightings. In Arizona, about 40 miles of Phoenix, there’s a mountain range known as the Superstition Mountains. The name is fitting; many stories and tales cling to the Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, Which May Or May Not Exist

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Arizona, Creepy Wikipedia, folklore, hopelessly lost, Jacob Waltz, legend tripping, lost mine, mine, Superstition Mountains, urban legends, Wikipedia

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The Echo Test: Japan’s Doppelganger Phone Numbers And The Folklore Of Doubling

June 1, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: 1-800-GOLF-TIP. Supposedly "cursed" phone numbers are seemingly a dime a dozen these days. There’s at least one in almost every country and region you can think of — and, in many Continue Reading > about The Echo Test: Japan’s Doppelganger Phone Numbers And The Folklore Of Doubling

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: cursed phone numbers, doppelganger, doubles, echo test, folklore, ikiryo, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Japanese urban legends, Koito-san, phone, phone number, technology, telephone, yurei

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The Most Dangerous Games: Black Helen

May 27, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Black God Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. There is virtually no information about the mirror Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Black Helen

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Black Helen, Bloody Mary, folklore, games you shouldn't play, Svarta Madam, Svarta Madame, Sweden, The Most Dangerous Games, UK, urban legends, Yorkshire

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The Most Dangerous Games: Dragon’s Luck

January 22, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Lingsir Wengi. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. The earliest version of the ritual game Dragon’s Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Dragon’s Luck

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Dragon's Luck, dragons, folklore, games you shouldn't play, good fortune, health, Latin, luck, mythology, The Most Dangerous Games

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