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Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Hole In The Wall”

September 26, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: “The Shift.” The creepypasta “The Hole In The Wall” initially comes across as based on an irrational fear: That of someone else living in your home with you without your knowledge. Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Hole In The Wall”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, home invasion, The Toast, there's someone living in your house

Scare Yourself Silly: The the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion

January 19, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: Why We Play Those Games We Shouldn't Play. This post originally appeared on The Toast. When The Outer Limits debuted on ABC in 1963, one of the most iconic and troubling opening Continue Reading > about Scare Yourself Silly: The the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: broadcast intrusion, hacking, Max Headroom, Max Headroom broadcast intrusion, phreaking, Scare Yourself Silly, The Toast

Scare Yourself Silly: A Tourist’s Guide to 200 Phenomena in the City of Calgary (Which May or May Not Be True)

May 19, 2014 by Lucia

Previously on Scare Yourself Silly: The Uncanny Valley, or Revisiting Robert the Doll. This post originally appeared on The Toast. Have you ever been to Calgary? If you haven’t, you should go. Continue Reading > about Scare Yourself Silly: A Tourist’s Guide to 200 Phenomena in the City of Calgary (Which May or May Not Be True)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 200 Phenomena in the City of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, Gideon Keys, Scare Yourself Silly, The Toast, travel

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Scare Yourself Silly: The Uncanny Valley, or Revisiting Robert the Doll

March 12, 2014 by Lucia

Previously on Scare Yourself Silly: The Curious Case of the Himuro Mansion. I covered Robert the Doll here on The Ghost in My Machine in a slightly different form about a month ago. What I didn't Continue Reading > about Scare Yourself Silly: The Uncanny Valley, or Revisiting Robert the Doll

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Robert the Doll, Scare Yourself Silly, The Toast, the uncanny valley

Scare Yourself Silly: I Hate to Break It to You, But There’s Someone In Your House (And It’s Definitely Not You)

January 22, 2014 by Lucia

Previously on Scare Yourself Silly: DON'T CALL THIS NUMBER. SERIOUSLY, I MEAN IT. This post originally appeared on The Toast. Let’s play a little game. You’ve probably played it before; Continue Reading > about Scare Yourself Silly: I Hate to Break It to You, But There’s Someone In Your House (And It’s Definitely Not You)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: home invasion, intruder, news, real life, Scare Yourself Silly, The Toast, there's someone living in your house

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Scare Yourself Silly: DON’T CALL THIS NUMBER. SERIOUSLY, I MEAN IT.

January 8, 2014 by Lucia

Let's get this party started with the story that started it all, shall we? This post originally appeared on The Toast. It starts with a phone call. You won’t call them. They’ll call you. When Continue Reading > about Scare Yourself Silly: DON’T CALL THIS NUMBER. SERIOUSLY, I MEAN IT.

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Nosleep, reddit, Scare Yourself Silly, The Toast

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