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Hello, Is Sadako There? Unraveling The Mystery Of 090-4444-4444, Sadako’s “Cursed” Phone Number

June 18, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: 801-820-0263. There are, as you’re almost certainly already aware, a number of supposedly “cursed” phone numbers floating around out there — including the phone number 090-4444-4444. Continue Reading > about Hello, Is Sadako There? Unraveling The Mystery Of 090-4444-4444, Sadako’s “Cursed” Phone Number

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 090-4444-4444, analysis, creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Okiku, Okiku's Well, onryo, phone number, ringu, Sadako, Sadako Yamamura, Sadako's phone number, telephone number, the ring, yurei

Okiku's well

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Okiku’s Well

April 25, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Wind Telephone. Type: PI (Prison for the Incorporeal). Period/location of origin: Subject is located on the grounds of Himeji Castle, which stands in the Hyogo Prefecture city of Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Okiku’s Well

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Himeji Castle, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Okiku, Okiku's Well, PI, ringu, Sadako Yamamura, Samara Morgan, the ring, travel, yurei

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Hanako-san

January 3, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Krampus. (CW: Brief mention of suicide, homicide.) Type: CC (corporeally challenged). Period/location of origin: Mid-20th century, Japan. Reports vary as to the date of origin; Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Hanako-san

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Hanako-san, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Japanese urban legends, public restrooms

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The Most Dangerous Games: Satoru-kun

November 15, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: One Step Ahead.  Today’s game is a little less elaborate than some of the others we’ve looked at here at TGIMM; all you need to carry off the telephone game known as Satoru-kun is Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Satoru-kun

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Satoru-kun, telephone, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The White Kimono Game

August 30, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Sever the Cord.  The ritual game known as the White Kimono Game reminds me a little bit of the Corner Game  in that they both utilize the four corners of a room to summon a Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The White Kimono Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese ghosts, The Most Dangerous Games, White Kimono Game

Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Eight Feet Tall, Or Hachishaku-sama

July 26, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: La Pascualita. Type: Unknown. Subject displays traits characteristic of both PE and EV classifications; however, due to insufficient information, a classification is not able to be made Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia of the Impossible: Eight Feet Tall, Or Hachishaku-sama

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: creepypasta, Eight Feet Tall, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, Hachishakusama, Hasshaku-sama, Japan, Japanese ghosts, PE

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Haunted Globetrotting: The Many Spirits Of Kiyotaki Tunnel, Japan

July 12, 2017 by Lucia

Welcome to Haunted Globetrotting, an international version of the United States-based Haunted Road Trip feature I run here at The Ghost In My Machine from time to time. Now that we've been at it for a Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: The Many Spirits Of Kiyotaki Tunnel, Japan

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Haunted Globetrotting, haunted roads, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Japanese urban legends, travel

A drawing of a female-presenting person with long, dark hair and blue eyes

Creepypasta of the Week: “The Girl In The Drawing”

February 27, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: “The River Country Film.”  I struggled with what to call this one. It doesn’t really have an official name; it appears all over the internet under a variety of titles, from “The Continue Reading > about Creepypasta of the Week: “The Girl In The Drawing”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Caputo Effect, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, Japan, Japanese ghosts, The Girl In The Drawing, the scariest picture on the internet, video

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