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A red-clad garden gnome sitting on the ground in the dark. It would be cute if it weren't so creepy.

The Most Dangerous Games: Gnome Gnome Come (гном гном прийти)

December 23, 2020 by Lucia

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)

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: folklore, games you shouldn't play, Gnome Gnome Come, gnomes, reddit, Russia, Sweet Tooth, The Most Dangerous Games, wishes

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Black Volga, Or Czarna Wolga

July 29, 2020 by Lucia

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

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Black Volga, cars, Czarna Wołga, Eastern Europe, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, kidnapping, missing persons, Poland, PV, Russia, taxi, urban legends, USSR

The Most Dangerous Games: Chertik, Chertik, Or The Little Devil Game

December 26, 2018 by Lucia

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

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Cherik Chertik, chertik, deal with the devil, devil, games you shouldn't play, Russia, The Little Devil Game, The Most Dangerous Games

The Most Dangerous Games: Mr. Eyes

July 25, 2018 by Lucia

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

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: creepypasta, Deogen, games you shouldn't play, Mr. Eyes, Russia, The Eyes, The Most Dangerous Games

The Most Dangerous Games: The Nesting Doll Game

May 30, 2018 by Lucia

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

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: chance, games you shouldn't play, luck, matryoshka dolls, nesting dolls, Russia, the lucky nesting doll, The Most Dangerous Games, The Nesting Doll Game, wishes

Unresolved: The Mystery of UVB-76, "The Buzzer"

September 24, 2014 by Lucia

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"

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: MDZhB, numbers stations, Russia, shortwave radio, The Buzzer, Unresolved, UVB-76

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