Previously: The Yellow Pen And White Paper Game. Today, we’re looking at another Japanese ritual game that reportedly teaches you how to go to another world. It’s sometimes referred to as the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The White Wall Game
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The Most Dangerous Games: The Yellow Pen And White Paper Game
Previously: How To Experience Your Inner World. Looking for yet another ritual game to take you out of reality? One that will (supposedly) teach you how to go to another world? Here’s one. I call Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Yellow Pen And White Paper Game
‘Crimson Room’ And Beyond: The Curious History Of Toshimitsu Takagi’s Colorful Room Escape Games
Previously: The "Cameraheads" Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation. You wake up. You’re in a room — a room with red walls. And not just any red; the walls are a bold red — crimson, if Continue Reading > about ‘Crimson Room’ And Beyond: The Curious History Of Toshimitsu Takagi’s Colorful Room Escape Games
The Most Dangerous Games: The Shoulder Tap Ritual Game
Previously: Soldier-san, or the Soldier Game. You don’t need much to play the Japanese ritual game I’ve come to think of as the Shoulder Tap Ritual Game; all that’s really required are four players Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Shoulder Tap Ritual Game
The Most Dangerous Games: Soldier-san, Or The Soldier Game
Previously: The Lady In The Castle. Got a few minutes, a group of friends, and access to a wide, open space? You might try playing the Soldier Game, or Soldier-san. It’s a summoning ritual game of Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Soldier-san, Or The Soldier Game
Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Village In The Attic”
Previously: "Lorraine." This week, a short and shivery little tale from Japan: "The Village In The Attic," a creepypasta, or kowai hanashi (怖い はなし), about a boy who finds something unexpected in Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Village In The Attic”
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Hitsuka Station
Previously: The Cabbagetown Tunnel Monster. Type: UL (Unexplained Location). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Japan. The first documented mention of subject, known as Hitsuka Station, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Hitsuka Station
The Most Dangerous Games: Mirror-sama (Kagami-sama), Or The Opposites Game
Previously: The Ghost Train Game. Originally posted to 2ch’s occult board on March 22, 2008, the Japanese ritual game Mirror-sama, or Kagami-sama (鏡さま), also goes by the name Opposite-sama, or Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Mirror-sama (Kagami-sama), Or The Opposites Game