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The Weird Part Of YouTube: ‘Chip Time,’ Computer Games, And The Spooky Web Series Formula

September 21, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: FaceTheLight, The TikTok Ghost Story. Marble Hornets, Hi I’m Mary Mary, Daisy Brown — if you’re interested in horror web series, these are all titles with which you’ll undoubtedly be Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: ‘Chip Time,’ Computer Games, And The Spooky Web Series Formula

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: BEN DROWNED, Chip Time, computer games, computers, creepypasta, floppy discs, Marble Hornets, Petscop, Sad Satan, Slender Man, Slenderman, technology, The Weird Part Of YouTube, video, video games

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Watcher”

June 17, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: "Without." I'll be honest: "Watcher," which was uploaded to the Creepypasta Wikia by user In the mouth of maggots in 2015, isn't terribly well-written. It also uses some stigmatizing Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Watcher”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, technology, Watcher

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

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

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Room Curse

March 27, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: The Chained Oak Of Alton Towers. (CW: Homicide, suicide.) Type: EV (Electronic Virus). Period/location of origin:  Late 1990s; Japan; the internet. Appearance: Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Room Curse

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Akai heya, computers, do you like the red room, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, Japan, Japanese urban legends, red room curse, Sasebo slashing, technology, the internet, urban legends, 赤い部屋

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Thomas Edison’s Spirit Telephone

November 8, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: The Smiling Man. Type: UCD (Unusual Communication Device) Period/location of origin: Late 1800s - 1930s, United States of America. Precise timeline and locations remain Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Thomas Edison’s Spirit Telephone

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, spirit telephone, technology, telephone, Thomas Edison, UCD

The Most Dangerous Games: The Telephone Game

October 18, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: The Playing Card Game.  The Telephone Game is less about calling a spirit to talk to them, and more about… well, it’s kind of like prank calling a spirit: If your efforts are successful Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Telephone Game

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: games you shouldn't play, technology, telephone, The Most Dangerous Games

Unresolved: Karin Catherine Waldegrave’s Perplexing Facebook Presence

June 26, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Who Killed Sister Cathy? In April of 2010, a woman named Karin Catherine Waldegrave joined Facebook. This in and of itself is obviously not unusual; people join Facebook all the time. Continue Reading > about Unresolved: Karin Catherine Waldegrave’s Perplexing Facebook Presence

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: computers, Karin Catherine Waldegrave, technology, the internet, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries

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