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The Ghost In My Machine

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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 Rules & History

February 3, 2021 by Lucia

It's been haunting the internet for years: A game — more of a ritual, really — that claims to transport players to what was termed "another world." Indeed, although most folks these days know it as Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Elevator Game Rules & History

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

A pair of salt and pepper shakers sitting on a table.

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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The Most Dangerous Games: The Welcome Home Game

November 25, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The One Who Answers. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. Like many Japanese ritual games, the Welcome Home Game — Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Welcome Home Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: 2ch, games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, summoning rituals, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games, Welcome Back, Welcome Home

A row of cubicles in an abandoned public toilet.

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Aka Manto, The Red Cloak

November 18, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Jack O’ Lantern. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: It is generally accepted that subject, known as Aka Manto (赤マント) or the Red Cloak, first appeared in Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Aka Manto, The Red Cloak

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Aka Manto, CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Japanese urban legends, public restrooms, Red Cape, Red Cloak, Red Paper Blue paper, toilet ghosts, urban legends

An old, weathered, wooden sandbox sitting in a larger desert of sand.

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Sandbox Woman

September 23, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Crybaby Bridge. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: 1980s or early 1990s, the northern areas of the island of Kyushu, Japan. Appearance: Subject, known by Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Sandbox Woman

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: 2ch, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Japan, Japanese urban legends, PE, sand, sandbox, Sandbox Woman, Sandpit Woman, Woman in the Sandbox

The hands of a statue in a cemetery, weathered and clasped together.

The Most Dangerous Games: Oyayubi Sagashi, Or, The Thumb Game

July 8, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Shuffle Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. The Japanese ritual game called Oyayubi sagashi (親指さがし) is Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Oyayubi Sagashi, Or, The Thumb Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, Japan, Japanese urban legends, Oyayubi sagashi, The Most Dangerous Games, Thumb Game, Yusuke Yamada, 山田悠介, 親指さがし

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