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the exterior of Dragon Lodge in 2013, viewed from Lugard Road. There are fences with lots of graffiti, with the roof of a derelict house visible behind

Haunted Globetrotting: Dragon Lodge, Hong Kong’s Eeriest Abandoned House

April 7, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: Yeongdeok Haunted House, South Korea. Click here for content warnings. In the exclusive Hong Kong enclave known as The Peak, there are many houses — opulent homes, expensive, the Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Dragon Lodge, Hong Kong’s Eeriest Abandoned House

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: abandoned houses, abandoned places, China, ghosts, Haunted Globetrotting, haunted house, haunted houses, Hong Kong

a public telephone booth with a green phone outside Hachioji Cemetery, Japan

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Hachioji Cemetery Haunted Phone Booth

January 27, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Faceless People Of Monroe, CT. Type: UCD (Unusual Communication Device). Period/location of origin: Mid-late 20th century, Hachioji, Japan. The precise date of origin is unknown, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Hachioji Cemetery Haunted Phone Booth

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, ghosts, Japan, phone, phone booth, telephone, UCD, urban legends

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The Most Dangerous Games: The “Is Anyone There?” Ritual, Or, How To Meet A Ghost

May 13, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Knitting Ritual. This ritual game is sometimes positioned as a method on how to see ghosts; I’d argue, though, that it’s more a method on how to meet a ghost, as it’s possible you Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The “Is Anyone There?” Ritual, Or, How To Meet A Ghost

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, ghosts, Korea, Naver, salt, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games, urban legends, webtoon

Trimpers Carousel featuring the Forever Joanne horse

Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: Trimper’s Haunted Carousel

March 25, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Beijing Ghost Bus. Type: HO (Haunted Object). Period/location of origin: 1910-1912, North Tonowanda, New York. Please note that North Tonowanda is where subject, the allegedly Continue Reading > about Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: Trimper’s Haunted Carousel

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: amusement parks, carousel, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, ghosts, HO

A black cat, out of focus, walking away from the viewer

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Demon Cat Of Washington, D.C.

February 20, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: The Hodag Type: UP (Unholy Pet). Period/location of origin: Subject, known as the Demon Cat of Washington, D.C., was first sighted circa 1862 in the basement of the United States Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Demon Cat Of Washington, D.C.

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: cats, demons, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, ghosts, UP, Washington DC

A trail in Mashamoquet Brook State Park

Haunted Road Trip: Bara-Hack, Pomfret’s Lost Village Of Voices, Connecticut

July 19, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Street With No Name, Australia. New England is full of historical remnants — old houses, former farms, and even full towns that still look as they did centuries ago. Many of them Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Bara-Hack, Pomfret’s Lost Village Of Voices, Connecticut

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: abandoned places, Bara-Hack, Connecticut, ghosts, haunted places, Haunted Road Trip, haunted travel, history

The exterior of Old Changi Hospital in Singapore

Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

April 5, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Cincinnati Music Hall. (CW: Torture, murder, war crimes, human rights violations.) On the northeastern edge of Singapore lie the remains of an old hospital. Well — it was a hospital Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: abandoned hospitals, ghosts, Haunted Globetrotting, haunted hospitals, haunted travel, hauntings, history, hospitals, Old Changi Hospital, Singapore, World War II

A pair of red high heel shoes in a dark environment

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Madam Koi Koi

January 13, 2021 by Lucia

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

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, ghosts, Madam Koi Koi, Nigeria, red shoes, school, urban legends

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