Previously: The Stagecoach. Type: MO (Malevolent Object). Period/location of origin: The earliest collected account of subject, known as the Red Piano (Красное пианино), the red piano urban Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Piano
Russia
The Most Dangerous Games: The Four Spoons Fortune-Telling Game, Or, How To Summon A Domovoy
Previously: Answers In The Dark. There’s a figure in Slavic folklore called the domovoy, or Домовой. It lives inside the family home, often behind or under the stove or oven, or in the attic, or in Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Four Spoons Fortune-Telling Game, Or, How To Summon A Domovoy
The Most Dangerous Games: Gnome Gnome Come (гном гном прийти)
Previously: Salt Magic Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. The first time I encountered the Russian summoning game Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Gnome Gnome Come (гном гном прийти)
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Black Volga, Or Czarna Wolga
Previously: The Chair Of Death. (CW: Kidnapping, murder, body horror.) Type: PV (Phantom Vehicle). Period/location of origin: 1960s-70s, Poland. Later, during the 1970s and ‘80s, talk of Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Black Volga, Or Czarna Wolga
The Most Dangerous Games: Chertik, Chertik, Or The Little Devil Game
Previously: Taikatalvi. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. According to most sources, the game known as Chertik, Chertik is of Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Chertik, Chertik, Or The Little Devil Game
The Most Dangerous Games: Mr. Eyes
Previously: Deadman’s Tag. I had a hell of a time trying to find the original source for the game known as Mr. Eyes; it’s basically been scrubbed from the English language internet. I initially Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Mr. Eyes
The Most Dangerous Games: The Nesting Doll Game
Previously: The Ritual Of Static. Posted to both r/NoSleep and r/ThreeKings by Redditor u/kukla-ne-plach in December 2016, the Nesting Doll Game — also known as Уда́чная матрешка Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Nesting Doll Game
Unresolved: The Mystery of UVB-76, “The Buzzer”
Previously: The Untimely Death of Gareth Williams. If you own a shortwave radio, tune in some night to frequency 4625 kHz. Depending on where you are, you might not hear anything; but if you’re Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Mystery of UVB-76, “The Buzzer”