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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: The Mannequin Human (마네킹 인간)

January 1, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Anguished Man. Type: AO (Animated Object). Period/location of origin: Circa 2004 to 2016, South Korea. Sightings have occurred in such varied locations as the Itaewon area of Continue Reading > about Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: The Mannequin Human (마네킹 인간)

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: AO, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Korea, mannequin, South Korea, urban legend, urban legends

Donkey Lady Bridge

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Donkey Lady Of San Antonio, Texas

October 2, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: Hitsuka Station. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Unknown, San Antonio, Texas. Subject herself — the San Antonio Donkey Lady, as she is commonly known — Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Donkey Lady Of San Antonio, Texas

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, PE, San Antonio, Texas, urban legend, urban legends

A mossy wooden torii gate in the woods

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Sugisawa Village, The Cursed Village That Was Erased From The Map

May 15, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: Le Loyon. Type: UL (Unexplained Location). Period/location of origin: Early Showa era, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Appearance: Subject, known as Sugisawa Village and frequently Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Sugisawa Village, The Cursed Village That Was Erased From The Map

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Japan, the internet, UL, urban legends

An old film reel

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

Abandoned bunk beds

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Bunk Shaker

March 7, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: Charley The Doll. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Unknown — possibly mid- to late-20th century, circa 1960 (see: Additional notes), although this date Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Bunk Shaker

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: bunk beds, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Nigeria, PE, urban legends

The House With The Blue Roof in Hokkaido, Japan as viewed on Google Street View in 2015

Haunted Globetrotting: Hokkaido’s Haunted House With The Blue Roof, Japan

November 1, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Bara-Hack, Connecticut. (CW: Suicide.) In the north of Japan, in Hokkaido Prefecture’s Iwamizawa City, there’s a house with a blue roof. But to many, it’s not just a house with a Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Hokkaido’s Haunted House With The Blue Roof, Japan

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Haunted Globetrotting, haunted houses, haunted travel, Hokkaido, House With The Blue Roof, Japan, Japanese urban legends, travel, urban legends

A foggy field at dawn with two lonely trees

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Urkhammer, Iowa

June 16, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The Tree That Owns Itself. Type: UL (Unexplained Location). Period/location of origin: Early 20th century, Iowa; alternately, 2015, the internet. Appearance: Subject appears to Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Urkhammer, Iowa

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: creepypasta, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Iowa, UL, urban legend, urban legends, Urkhammer

The interior of the Odessa catacombs

Unresolved: Masha, The Missing Girl In The Odessa Catacombs

May 17, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree. There’s a photograph that’s been passed around online for well over a decade now: A photograph of a bunch of young men — boys, really — in an Continue Reading > about Unresolved: Masha, The Missing Girl In The Odessa Catacombs

Filed Under: Places, Tales Tagged With: Catacombs, legend tripping, Masha, Odessa, Odessa catacombs, the internet, Ukraine, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, urban legends

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