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The Mari Lwyd

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd

November 28, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: Père Fouettard. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: An unknown era during the pre-Christian period; alternatively, late 18th/early 19th century (see: Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “New Year, New You”

January 1, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: "Elevator Safety Guidelines." Welcome to 2020, everyone. Did you make any new year's resolutions? Have you vowed, perhaps, to improve upon yourself in some way, shape, or form in the Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “New Year, New You”

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Snowman Ritual

December 11, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Jelangkung. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. According to u/madethisfortaleden, who posted this game to Reddit Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Snowman Ritual

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The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VII

May 8, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VI. It's that time again! As always, I'll caution you against taking any of my answers as gospel truth; they're (usually) just my best guesses based on Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VII

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The Most Dangerous Games: Japanese New Year Ritual

December 26, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Dry Bones.  Technically I should probably put this one in quotation marks — “Japanese New Year Ritual” — because I haven’t been able to confirm that it actually is a Japanese Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Japanese New Year Ritual

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