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
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
The Most Dangerous Games: Mother Midnight
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
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Crybaby Bridge
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
Creepy Wikipedia: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, Which May Or May Not Exist
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
The Echo Test: Japan’s Doppelganger Phone Numbers And The Folklore Of Doubling
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
The Most Dangerous Games: Black Helen
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
The Most Dangerous Games: Dragon’s Luck
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