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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Children’s Show”

November 13, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: “Ears.” In this week’s creepypasta, the eerie incompleteness of childhood memories meets a television program that shouldn’t exist — to terrifying results. Titled “The Children’s Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Children’s Show”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: childhood, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, nostalgia, Satanic Panic, television, TV

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Old Things Made New: Horror Riffs & Re-imaginings To Read, Watch, And Play

April 18, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: Unconventional Indie Horror Games. Note: This post was originally published on April 29, 2019; I'm dusting it off, reworking it somewhat, adding some new additions, and republishing it Continue Reading > about Old Things Made New: Horror Riffs & Re-imaginings To Read, Watch, And Play

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: books, haunting of hill house, horror fiction, horror movies, movies, recommendations, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, suspiria, television, TV, twilight zone, urban legends, video games

An abandoned, vintage television with a busted-out screen

Creepypasta Of The Week: “After The Sign-Off”

February 21, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "Cadi." The situation depicted in the creepypasta "After The Sign-Off" may be increasingly unfamiliar to readers these days; not only are we no longer accustomed to television channels Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “After The Sign-Off”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, television, TV, TV history

The business card in Squid Game

Please Don’t Call The ‘Squid Game’ Phone Number

September 30, 2021 by Lucia

When Squid Game debuted on Netflix earlier in September, no one really expected it to become as popular as it has. I mean, it’s truly terrific television, so in many ways, it’s understandable that it Continue Reading > about Please Don’t Call The ‘Squid Game’ Phone Number

Filed Under: News Tagged With: creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, Netflix, phone number, Squid Game, telephone number, television

An old television sitting on the floor

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

March 24, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Pied Piper. Type: Unclassifiable. Subject has elements characteristic of EVs (Electronic Viruses), UCDs (Unusual Communication Devices), and IHs (Information Hazards); however, Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The NNN Special Broadcast (“Tomorrow’s Victims”)

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2ch, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, IH, Japan, Japanese urban legends, NNN Special Broadcast, television, the internet, UCD

Murray Bauman's telephone

Investigating 618-625-8313: On ‘Stranger Things,’ ARG Trailheads, And Murray Bauman’s Phone Number

July 22, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: 999-9999. Warning! Here be spoilers for Stranger Things 3! In the months leading up to Stranger Things’ Season 3 debut, a full-blown marketing bonanza took over… well, pretty much Continue Reading > about Investigating 618-625-8313: On ‘Stranger Things,’ ARG Trailheads, And Murray Bauman’s Phone Number

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 800-737-4154, 888-273-9152, Alternate reality game, ARG, creepy phone numbers, cursed phone numbers, Netflix, phone number, Stranger Things, Stranger Things 3, telephone, telephone number, television, TV

an old, vintage television

An Ode To The Travel Channel’s October Programming (Halloween 2018)

October 22, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: Creepy Phone Numbers That Actually Work. I haven’t had cable for more than five years now. I don’t really miss it; I was never much of a channel-surfer, and thanks to the internet, I Continue Reading > about An Ode To The Travel Channel’s October Programming (Halloween 2018)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: America's Scariest Halloween Attractions, armchair traveling, Halloween, Halloween 2018, Halloween's Most Extreme, haunted attractions, haunted places, Most Terrifying Places In America, television, travel, Travel Channel

The Most Dangerous Games: The Ritual Of Static

May 16, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: The Dice Game. I’m actually not at all sure where the Ritual of Static comes from. I’ve mostly seen it on Brazilian sites written in Portuguese, where it’s called O Ritual da Estática; Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: The Ritual Of Static

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: O Ritual da Estática, Ritual of Static, television, The Most Dangerous Games

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