Previously: Silverpilen. Type: MO (Malevolent Object). Period/location of origin: The Meiji era (late 1860s – 1912), Shimane Prefecture, Japan. (See: Additional notes.) Appearance: Subject, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kotoribako
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On The Elevator Game: The History Of A Modern Urban Legend And Its Real-Life Connections & Consequences
Previously: On The Momo Challenge. Some people know it as Elevator To Another World. For others, it’s the Elevator To Hell. Some simply call it the Elevator Ritual or the Elevator Game. But no Continue Reading > about On The Elevator Game: The History Of A Modern Urban Legend And Its Real-Life Connections & Consequences
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Koito-san
Previously: The Dark Watchers. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Japan. Appearance: Subject does not have one set appearance, but remains quite simple to Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Koito-san
The Most Dangerous Games: How To See Your Guardian Spirit
Previously: Dragon's Luck. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. This short, quick ritual from Japan purports to teach you how Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: How To See Your Guardian Spirit
The Weird Part Of YouTube: Decoding The Ghost Story Of PiroPito’s “My House Walk-Through”
Previously: Blank Room Soup. On Oct. 16, 2016, a video tour of a house in Japan arrived on YouTube. This, in and of itself, is unremarkable; lots of video tours of houses, in Japan and elsewhere, Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: Decoding The Ghost Story Of PiroPito’s “My House Walk-Through”
The Most Dangerous Games: Come Here
Previously: The Lord 13. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. As is the case for many Japanese ritual games, “Come Here” Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Come Here
Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Thing In The Mirror”
Previously: “The Arizona Outbreak Scare.” Although there are a number of Japanese creepypasta stories that have been translated and subsequently widely circulated through the English language Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Thing In The Mirror”
Unresolved: The Monster With 21 Faces, The Glico-Morinaga Case, And The Candy Poisoning Incident Of 1984
Previously: The Lighthouse Keepers Of Eilean Mor. It began with a kidnapping. In 1984, Katsuhisa Ezaki had been the president and CEO of Ezaki Glico — the Japanese food and confectionery company Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Monster With 21 Faces, The Glico-Morinaga Case, And The Candy Poisoning Incident Of 1984