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The Ghost In My Machine

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Fox Window Game, Or, How To See Ghosts

August 18, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Samara Sleepover Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste, republish, or narrate this post on other websites, video platforms, etc. without permission. Today, something short and Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Fox Window Game, Or, How To See Ghosts

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: folklore, Fox Window, games you shouldn't play, how to see ghosts, Japan, Japanese folklore, The Most Dangerous Games

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Red QR Codes

July 14, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Urkhammer, Iowa. Type: EV (Electronic Virus). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Japan. Subject could not have existed prior to 1994 (see: Additional notes); however, the precise Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Red QR Codes

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, Japan, Japanese urban legends, Red QR code, technology, the internet

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The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning Chizuko, Or, The Attic Game

July 7, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Sandman Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste, republish, or narrate this post on other websites, video platforms, etc. without permission. Here’s a somewhat perplexing Japanese Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning Chizuko, Or, The Attic Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, Attic Game, Chizuko, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, Summoning Chizuko, summoning rituals, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games

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Abandoned: Gankutsu Hotel, Yoshimi, Japan’s Unfinished Rock Cave Haikyo (Photos)

June 28, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Winderbourne Mansion. Just north of Tokyo — about an hour away by car — lies Saitama Prefecture. Saitama has the fifth largest population by prefecture in Japan; however, outside the Continue Reading > about Abandoned: Gankutsu Hotel, Yoshimi, Japan’s Unfinished Rock Cave Haikyo (Photos)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned places, Gankutsu Hotel, haikyo, Japan, photography, urban exploration, urbex

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

March 24, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Pied Piper. Type: Unclassifiable. Subject has elements characteristic of EVs (Electronic Viruses), UCDs (Unusual Communication Devices), and IHs (Information Hazards); however, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2ch, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, IH, Japan, Japanese urban legends, NNN Special Broadcast, television, the internet, UCD

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The Most Dangerous Games: One Man Chit-Chat

February 17, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Elevator Game, Revisited. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. There isn’t much to the Japanese ritual game Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: One Man Chit-Chat

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, one man chit-chat, one person chit-chat, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Elevator Game, Revisited

February 3, 2021 by Lucia

Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. When I first covered the rules for the ritual game known, variously, as the Elevator Game, the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Elevator Game, Revisited

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, Japan, Japanese urban legends, The Most Dangerous Games, urban legends

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The Most Dangerous Games: Salt Magic Ritual (Shiomajinai)

December 9, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Welcome Home Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. What would you do if I told you there was a simple, Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Salt Magic Ritual (Shiomajinai)

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, salt, salt magic, salt magic ritual, shiomajinai, The Most Dangerous Games

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