Previously: Badalisc. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: Late Showa era (1970s-1980s), Japan. Appearance: Subject, known as Kubinashi Rider (首なしライダー), appears to be Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kubinashi Rider, The Headless Motorcycle Rider Of Japan
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The Most Dangerous Games: The Kagome Séance Ritual Game
Previously: The Three-Mask Ritual Game. In Japan, there’s a commonly-played children’s game called Kagome Kagome. The Kagome Séance ritual game is… not that game. Sure, it uses the rhyming song Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Kagome Séance Ritual Game
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: The 10-Day Dream Ritual
Previously: The Cemetery Dirt Game. Warning: Should you read the instructions for the ritual following this introduction, you will begin playing the 10-Day Dream Ritual — a ritual game that takes Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The 10-Day Dream Ritual
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
The Most Dangerous Games: The House Window Game (Or, How To Test Your Inspiration)
Previously: The Salt Merchant Ritual. In Japan, there’s a particular variety of ritual game — a subgenre, if you will — called “psychic tests” or “tests to see if you have inspiration”: Ritual Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The House Window Game (Or, How To Test Your Inspiration)
The Most Dangerous Games: The Stairway Ghost Stories Ritual
Previously: Red Door, Yellow Door. Note: Please don’t copy/paste, republish, or narrate this post on other websites, video platforms, etc. without permission. Today, a game pulled from a Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Stairway Ghost Stories Ritual