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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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A stone crock

The Most Dangerous Games: Hide And Seek Alone – Alternate Version

July 10, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Listen To The Clock. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. Although this ritual game is positioned as an alternate Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Hide And Seek Alone – Alternate Version

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: alternate version, bone magic, chicken bones, Dry Bones, games you shouldn't play, hide and seek, Hitori Kakurenbo, one-man hide and seek, The Midnight Game, The Most Dangerous Games

A collection of artist's mannequins

The Most Dangerous Games: The Living Doll Game

June 27, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Ghost Paper Challenge. The oldest version of the Living Doll Game I’ve been able to find dates back to February of 2012 — that’s when it first appeared on the Hide And Go Kill Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Living Doll Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: demon dolls, devil dolls, dolls, games you shouldn't play, haunted dolls, hide and seek, Hitori Kakurenbo, Living Doll Game, one-man hide and seek, possessed dolls, Scapegoat, The Most Dangerous Games

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

April 2, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions Vol. IX.  And just like that, we're looking at the tenth — tenth! — edition of the Most Dangerous Games’ FAQ. We’ve covered a lot of ground in the three Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. X

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: bed of sorrow, crossroads, crossroads divination, Dark Reflection Ritual, Daruma-san, Dry Bones, faq, fortune telling, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Lights Out, One Step Ahead, one-man hide and seek, Ritual da Televisão, Satoru-kun, television, The Bath Game, the fortune game, The Gambler, The Gambler's Game, The Maiden's Gamble, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Picture Game, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, The Television Ritual, Tsuji-ura

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

January 9, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. V.  It’s been a few months; time for an update, I think. A lot of folks have had some interesting questions about how these games and rituals might Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. VI

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: a small radio, candles, Channel Infinity, closets, corners, Dark Reflection Ritual, Daruma-san, Dry Bones, elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, faq, frequently asked questions, Lady Spades, mirrors, musical chairs, Musical Chairs Alone, one-man hide and seek, shoebox telephone, The Bath Game, The Candles Game, the corners game, the hosting game, The Man in the Fields Ritual, The Midnight Game, The Most Dangerous Games, the three kings, three kings

A pile of bones

The Most Dangerous Games: Dry Bones

November 28, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: A Small Radio. There are a couple of versions of Dry Bones floating around on the internet, but the oldest one I’ve found dates back to 2013. It was posted to r/NoSleep in June of that Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Dry Bones

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Bloody Mary, Dry Bones, games you shouldn't play, mirrors, one-man hide and seek, The Midnight Game, The Most Dangerous Games

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

May 30, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. III.  Let’s open it up to another round of frequently asked questions, shall we? I’ve been thinking about creating a permanent page for these; the Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. IV

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: bed of sorrow, candles, closets, corners, elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, faq, games you shouldn't play, mirrors, one-man hide and seek, shoebox telephone, The Apex, The Candles Game, the corners game, The Doors of Your Mind, the hosting game, The Midnight Game, The Most Dangerous Games, The Raven Man, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, the three kings, three kings

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

February 22, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. II. It’s been a while since we’ve done an FAQ for the Most Dangerous Games, so now seems as good a time as any for another installment. As always, each Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. III

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, dolls, don't look back, faq, frequently asked questions, games you shouldn't play, Hooded Man Ritual, Hyakumonagatari Kaidankai, Japan, one-man hide and seek, The Apex, The Doors of Your Mind, The Game of 100 Ghost Stories, the hosting game, The Midnight Game, The Midnight Man, The Most Dangerous Games, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual, the three kings, three kings

An abandoned doll

The Most Dangerous Games: One-Man Hide and Seek

April 16, 2014 by Lucia

Previously: The Midnight Game. Instructions for how to play a version of hide and seek alone — that is, with with only one player — first began appearing under the name ひとりかくれんぼ (Hitori Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: One-Man Hide and Seek

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: dolls, games you shouldn't play, haunted dolls, Japan, Japanese urban legends, one-man hide and seek, The Most Dangerous Games

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