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Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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a public telephone booth with a green phone outside Hachioji Cemetery, Japan

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Hachioji Cemetery Haunted Phone Booth

January 27, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: The Faceless People Of Monroe, CT. Type: UCD (Unusual Communication Device). Period/location of origin: Mid-late 20th century, Hachioji, Japan. The precise date of origin is unknown, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Hachioji Cemetery Haunted Phone Booth

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, ghosts, Japan, phone, phone booth, telephone, UCD, urban legends

A smartphone sitting on a wooden tabletop

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Support Call ID: 100156-03”

May 5, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: "The Backrooms." Y'all know I love a good chat transcript story, so I am happy to report that the creepypasta "Support Call ID: 100156-03" fills that niche with aplomb. If you've ever Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Support Call ID: 100156-03”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, phone, Support Call ID: 100156-03, technology, telephone

Creepy, cursed, haunted phone numbers that work

15 Creepy, Scary Phone Numbers To Call That Actually Work (UPDATED For 2023)

February 1, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: 11 Creepy Phone Numbers That Actually Work. The telephone is a strange and wondrous thing, when you really stop to think about it. By pushing a few buttons and holding a small device to Continue Reading > about 15 Creepy, Scary Phone Numbers To Call That Actually Work (UPDATED For 2023)

Filed Under: Tales, Top Stories Tagged With: creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, phone, phone number, telephone, telephone number

A dirty white phone on an abandoned desk

The Echo Test: Japan’s Doppelganger Phone Numbers And The Folklore Of Doubling

June 1, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: 1-800-GOLF-TIP. Supposedly "cursed" phone numbers are seemingly a dime a dozen these days. There’s at least one in almost every country and region you can think of — and, in many Continue Reading > about The Echo Test: Japan’s Doppelganger Phone Numbers And The Folklore Of Doubling

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: cursed phone numbers, doppelganger, doubles, echo test, folklore, ikiryo, Japan, Japanese ghosts, Japanese urban legends, Koito-san, phone, phone number, technology, telephone, yurei

A rocking chair in a dark room

The Most Dangerous Games: How To Check If Your Home Is Haunted

April 1, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Mailbox Game. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. This simple method for how to check if your home is Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: How To Check If Your Home Is Haunted

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: cameras, games you shouldn't play, haunted house, haunted houses, How To Check If Your Home Is Haunted, phone, smartphones, technology, test, The Most Dangerous Games, video

Have You Seen Wrinkles? On Wrinkles The Clown, His Infamous Phone Number, And The Question Of Identity

November 11, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Creepy Phone Numbers That Actually Work. (Warning: Abundant spoilers for the 2019 documentary Wrinkles the Clown are ahead. If you have plans to see the film and you haven’t yet, you Continue Reading > about Have You Seen Wrinkles? On Wrinkles The Clown, His Infamous Phone Number, And The Question Of Identity

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 407-734-0254, analysis, clowns, Florida, phone, phone number, telephone, telephone number, The Weird Part Of YouTube, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, Wrinkles the Clown, youtube

a black rotary telephone

The Price Of A Wish: Investigating 999-9999, Thailand’s Phone Number Of Death

June 10, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Red Numbers. Is there something you’ve been wishing for? Something you want more than anything else — and are willing to give anything in order to get it? If you’re in Thailand, try Continue Reading > about The Price Of A Wish: Investigating 999-9999, Thailand’s Phone Number Of Death

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 999-9999, creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, fakelore, folklore, horror movies, phone, phone number, telephone, telephone number, Thailand, urban legends

An old, white rotary phone

Calling 313-274-1111: The Zioptis Foundation, Dial-A-Trip, And The Haunted House Hotline That Wasn’t

January 7, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: 088-8888-888. When TGIMM reader Feste mentioned the Zioptis Dial-A-Trip phone number, which can be found at 313-274-1111, in the comments of October’s creepy phone number roundup, my Continue Reading > about Calling 313-274-1111: The Zioptis Foundation, Dial-A-Trip, And The Haunted House Hotline That Wasn’t

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 313-274-1111, creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, Dial-A-Trip, Haunted House Hotline, phone, phone number, telephone number, Zioptis, Zioptis Foundation

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