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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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Rover footage of Room 14D in the Backrooms

“Backrooms (Found Footage)”: A Full Summary Of The Kane Pixels Backrooms Universe So Far

February 6, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: “Backrooms (Found Footage)” Explained – Part 2. Well, friends, it’s been a while since we’ve taken a look at the Kane Pixels Backrooms universe — about eight months, in fact — and in Continue Reading > about “Backrooms (Found Footage)”: A Full Summary Of The Kane Pixels Backrooms Universe So Far

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: found footage, The Backrooms, The Weird Part Of YouTube, web series, youtube

Construction within the Backrooms in the video Backrooms - Motion Detected

“Backrooms (Found Footage)”: An Updated Timeline & Continued Exploration Of Kane Pixels’ Backrooms Universe

June 13, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "Backrooms (Found Footage)," Explained - Part 1. When Kane Parsons, known on YouTube as Kane Pixels, launched his “Backrooms (Found Footage)” video in January of 2022, we were all Continue Reading > about “Backrooms (Found Footage)”: An Updated Timeline & Continued Exploration Of Kane Pixels’ Backrooms Universe

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: analysis, found footage, The Backrooms, the internet, The Weird Part Of YouTube, video, youtube

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The Weird Part Of YouTube: Unraveling The Story And Universe Of “Backrooms (Found Footage)”

February 14, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: The Walten Files. On Jan. 7, 2022, a found footage-style short film arrived on YouTube featuring the Backrooms — the meme-turned-collaborative fiction project that’s been one of the Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: Unraveling The Story And Universe Of “Backrooms (Found Footage)”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: analysis, found footage, The Backrooms, the internet, The Weird Part Of YouTube, video, youtube

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19 Truly Excellent Found Footage Horror Films And Mockumentaries To Stream On Halloween (Or Year-Round)

October 18, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Truly Excellent Podcasts About Horror Movies. Some might say that found footage as a genre is played out. That may be — but you know what? I still love a good found footage horror film Continue Reading > about 19 Truly Excellent Found Footage Horror Films And Mockumentaries To Stream On Halloween (Or Year-Round)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: found footage, Halloween, Halloween 2021, horror movies, movies, recommendations

A UK road sign reading "BROOMHALL FARM/Private Road/NO THROUGH ROAD."

The Weird Part Of YouTube: The Making Of “No Through Road” And The Power Of Unanswered Questions

November 16, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Chip Time. If you’re here — if you’re reading these words right now — you’re probably already familiar with a particular video that’s been floating around YouTube since early 2009. Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: The Making Of “No Through Road” And The Power Of Unanswered Questions

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Eldritch location, found footage, horror movies, No Through Road, Stevenage, The Weird Part Of YouTube, time travel, video, weird part of youtube

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The Weird Part Of TikTok: FaceTheLight, Social Media, And The Evolution Of Found Footage

July 13, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: My House Walk-Through. When I first started the TGIMM feature I’ve hitherto called The Weird Part Of YouTube, I gave the piece that particular name for a few reasons: First, because it Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of TikTok: FaceTheLight, Social Media, And The Evolution Of Found Footage

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: FaceTheLight, found footage, In The Dark, Louise Is Missing, Louise Paxton, social media, the internet, The Weird Part Of YouTube, TikTok, video, youtube

a wall of skulls in the Paris catacombs

Unresolved: The Missing Man In The Paris Catacombs

April 23, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Gef The Talking Mongoose. A quick Google search is all it takes to find it: Alleged video footage of a man who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs in France in the early 1990s. It’s Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Missing Man In The Paris Catacombs

Filed Under: Places, Tales Tagged With: Catacombs, found footage, France, Paris, Paris Catacombs, reality TV, Scariest Places On Earth, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries

A sign reading "NO THROUGH ROAD" pointing to Broomhall Farm

Found Footage: “No Through Road”

February 18, 2014 by Lucia

A lot of found footage films begin with something like this; most of them, however, aren’t nearly as effective as "No Through Road" is: "On December 17th, 2008, four 17-year-old boys were found Continue Reading > about Found Footage: “No Through Road”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: film, found footage, hopelessly lost, No Through Road, video

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