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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Hachioji Cemetery Haunted Phone Booth

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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

Scary Phone Numbers: The Ultimate List Of 40-Plus Haunted, Creepy, Cursed Numbers To Call (Or Not)

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So: You want to call some scary phone numbers, do you? Phone numbers that seem like they might be haunted? Cursed? Something like that? Super creepy phone numbers that will send a chill down your Continue Reading > about Scary Phone Numbers: The Ultimate List Of 40-Plus Haunted, Creepy, Cursed Numbers To Call (Or Not)

“Help Me, Help Me, Susie’s Dying”: Exploring The Truth Of The UK’s Most Haunted Phone Number

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Previously: Yotteno Wants To Call You. Decades ago in the UK, there were rumors about what might happen if you went to a public phone box and dialed a specific phone number. The rumors didn’t Continue Reading > about “Help Me, Help Me, Susie’s Dying”: Exploring The Truth Of The UK’s Most Haunted Phone Number

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

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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)

12 Weird And Wonderful Horror Hotlines From The 1980s

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Previously: A History Of Halloween Haunted Attractions. Some of our most popular features here at TGIMM focus on creepy phone numbers, particularly the ones you can actually call. But these phone Continue Reading > about 12 Weird And Wonderful Horror Hotlines From The 1980s

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

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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

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