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Legend Tripping: Urban Legend Locations Around The World You Can Find Right On Google Maps

March 2, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Urban Legend Locations In The United States On Google Maps. So, hey, remember that time when I published a piece on urban legend locations in the United States you can find right on Continue Reading > about Legend Tripping: Urban Legend Locations Around The World You Can Find Right On Google Maps

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: armchair traveling, ghosts, Google Maps, Haunted Globetrotting, haunted places, haunted travel, the internet, travel

10 Spooky Email Newsletters To Subscribe To That Will Haunt Your Inbox

December 2, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Spooky Artists To Follow On Social Media. If you spend a lot of time on the internet, you’ll no doubt have noticed that email newsletters have been making a comeback lately — and with Continue Reading > about 10 Spooky Email Newsletters To Subscribe To That Will Haunt Your Inbox

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: horror fiction, horror movies, Newsletter, recommendations, the internet

18 Spooky Artists To Follow On Social Media To Put Some Strangeness Into Your Feeds (Halloween 2019)

October 14, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: The Uncanny Horror Of Vintage Halloween Costumes. I will freely admit that I am really, really bad at social media. I’m slightly too old to be considered digitally native to it, and Continue Reading > about 18 Spooky Artists To Follow On Social Media To Put Some Strangeness Into Your Feeds (Halloween 2019)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: art, artists, Halloween, Halloween 2019, Instagram, social media, the internet, Twitter

Creepypasta Of The Week: “WTF Is Going On In Pinal County, Arizona??” (Or, The Arizona Outbreak Scare)

July 17, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: "Three Friends Diner." On Nov. 10, 2014, a post appeared on the r/NoSleep subreddit titled simply, "WTF is going on in Pinal county, Arizona??". These days, though, the story told Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “WTF Is Going On In Pinal County, Arizona??” (Or, The Arizona Outbreak Scare)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Arizona, Arizona Outbreak Scare, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, hoax, Nosleep, Pinal County, reddit, the internet, War of the Worlds, WTF Is Going On In Pinal County Arizona

A screenshot of the "Red Room Curse" video/website

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

On The Momo Challenge, Hoaxes, And Misplaced Moral Panic

March 11, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Adam Butcher's "Internet Story." (CW: Self-harm, suicide. ) I’ll be honest: I wasn’t originally planning on talking about the Momo Challenge — whether it’s real, what the “challenge” Continue Reading > about On The Momo Challenge, Hoaxes, And Misplaced Moral Panic

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: hoax, Keisuke Aisawa, Momo, Momo Challenge, Mother Bird, the internet, Ubume, urban legends, WhatsApp, youtube

Creepypasta Of The Week: “The King Come Down”

February 13, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: “Grad Night At The Haunted Mansion.” This week, a tale that’s been floating around the internet for nearly a decade — possibly longer: “The King Come Down.” If stories about linguistic Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The King Come Down”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: /x/, computers, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, the internet, the king come down, virus

Legend Tripping: Urban Legend Locations In the United States You Can Find Right On Google Maps

January 14, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: So, About That Time I Stayed Overnight In An Extremely Haunted House... These days, legend tripping — literally taking trips to investigate sites connected to urban legends, ghost Continue Reading > about Legend Tripping: Urban Legend Locations In the United States You Can Find Right On Google Maps

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: armchair traveling, Ghost, Google Maps, haunted bridges, haunted places, Haunted Road Trip, the internet, travel, urban legends

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