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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

Halloween 2018

A pumpkin carved with a mouth full of teeth but no eyes

What To Do On Halloween: 2018 Edition

October 29, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: What To Do On Halloween, 2017 Edition. Well, looks like we’re making these “What To Do On Halloween” posts an annual tradition, because hey, guess what? Here comes What Not To Do On Continue Reading > about What To Do On Halloween: 2018 Edition

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia, Games, News, Places, Tales Tagged With: books, creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, games you shouldn't play, Halloween, Halloween 2018, podcasts, travel, video games, web series

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Am Halloween”

October 24, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: "If You Find A Book Called 'The Tale Of Roly Poly'..." Written by Nathaniel J. Nelson, the creepypasta "I Am Halloween" is pretty much what it says it is: A story about Halloween Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Am Halloween”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, Halloween, Halloween 2018, I Am Halloween

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An Ode To The Travel Channel’s October Programming (Halloween 2018)

October 22, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Creepy Phone Numbers That Actually Work. I haven’t had cable for more than five years now. I don’t really miss it; I was never much of a channel-surfer, and thanks to the internet, I Continue Reading > about An Ode To The Travel Channel’s October Programming (Halloween 2018)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: America's Scariest Halloween Attractions, armchair traveling, Halloween, Halloween 2018, Halloween's Most Extreme, haunted attractions, haunted places, Most Terrifying Places In America, television, travel, Travel Channel

An old window

The Most Dangerous Games: Halloween Summoning Ritual

October 17, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Halloween Mirror Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. In 2012, a Redditor going by the name Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Halloween Summoning Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, Celtic, games you shouldn't play, Halloween, Halloween 2018, Halloween Summoning Ritual, pagan, Samhain, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games

A black rotary telephone hanging on a brick wall

11 Creepy Phone Numbers To Call That Actually Work

October 15, 2018 by Lucia

Fact: I hate the telephone. I have trouble talking to people when I can’t see who I’m talking to; I’d much rather either speak face-to-face or converse in a text-base medium. (I am a writer, after Continue Reading > about 11 Creepy Phone Numbers To Call That Actually Work

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, Halloween 2018, phone number, telephone, telephone number

Have Ghost, Will Travel: 12 Haunted Hotels, Inns, B&Bs, and Airbnbs To Stay In For The Spookiest Vacation Ever (Halloween 2018)

October 8, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Sauer Castle. I don’t know about you, but something I’ve always wanted to do — one of my bucket list activities, if you will — is to spend Halloween in a haunted hotel. Or a haunted Continue Reading > about Have Ghost, Will Travel: 12 Haunted Hotels, Inns, B&Bs, and Airbnbs To Stay In For The Spookiest Vacation Ever (Halloween 2018)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: dark tourism, ghosts, Halloween 2018, haunted hotels, haunted places, travel

A shattered mirror

The Most Dangerous Games: The Halloween Mirror Ritual

October 3, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Wall.  Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. It’s unclear from whence the Halloween Mirror Ritual originally Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Halloween Mirror Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, Halloween, Halloween 2018, Halloween Mirror, Halloween Mirror Ritual, mirrors, The Most Dangerous Games

A child in a bedroom with a clown doll

Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

October 1, 2018 by Lucia

This essay was originally published on Oct. 2, 2017. It's an excellent way to kick off the Halloween season, though, so I'm republishing it today. What terrified you as a child?  My brother Continue Reading > about Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: childhood, childhood traumas, clowns, fear, fear of the dark, Halloween, Halloween 2018, IT, John Bellairs, nightmares, personal essays, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

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