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The Most Dangerous Games: Halloween Summoning Ritual

October 17, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Halloween Mirror Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. In 2012, a Redditor going by the name Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Halloween Summoning Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, Celtic, games you shouldn't play, Halloween, Halloween 2018, Halloween Summoning Ritual, pagan, Samhain, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning La Cegua

March 21, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Compass Game. There are some things you should know before you learn how to summon La Cegua. She’s a Central American figure, for one; the many iterations of her story are told most Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning La Cegua

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Central America, Costa Rica, games you shouldn't play, La Cegua, Nicaragua, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning The Red Man

February 21, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Television Ritual. Exactly who or what the Red Man may be is unclear. Some sources cite the summoning ritual as Japanese, although this may or may not actually be the case; if Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Summoning The Red Man

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: candles, games you shouldn't play, mirrors, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games, the Red Man

The Most Dangerous Games: The Dark Music Ritual

March 13, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: 11 Miles. Tracking down what I believe to be the origins of the Dark Music ritual was... an adventure. I’ve found it in a few random places on the internet: A version was posted on Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Dark Music Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Dark Music, games you shouldn't play, rituals, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Corner Game

May 9, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: The Closet Game. Our homes are supposed to be safe spaces — the only places in the world that are truly ours, where anyone inside plays by our rules and where we call the shots. But one Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Corner Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: corners, empty rooms, games you shouldn't play, summoning rituals, the corners game, The Most Dangerous Games

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The Most Dangerous Games: Lady Spades

January 4, 2016 by Lucia

Previously: The Stranger Ritual. The current prevailing version of the Lady Spades ritual game hails from redditor jazzyfingers at the Three Kings subreddit; it may also be referred to as The Queen Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Lady Spades

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: card games, games you shouldn't play, Lady Spades, rituals, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games, wishes

The Most Dangerous Games: The Stranger Ritual

November 30, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Apex. The Stranger Ritual  appears to date back to 2014; the first incarnation of this game was uploaded to the Creepypasta Wiki on October 29 that year by someone going by the name Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Stranger Ritual

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: deal with the devil, death, games you shouldn't play, rituals, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games, The Stranger, The Stranger Ritual

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The Most Dangerous Games: The Raven Man

May 18, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: Musical Chairs Alone. I was unable to find out anything about the ritual game called The Raven Man’s origins; I was, however, able to find two different versions of the game: One you Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Raven Man

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, ravens, rituals, summoning rituals, The Most Dangerous Games, The Raven Man

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