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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Loira do Banheiro, Or The Blonde Of The Bathroom

June 3, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Kotoribako. Type: CC (Corporeally Challenged). Period/location of origin: Unknown, São Paulo, Brazil. Reports of subject proliferated around São Paulo during the 1970s — Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Loira do Banheiro, Or The Blonde Of The Bathroom

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Blonde Of The Bathroom, Bloody Mary, Brazil, CC, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Hanako-san, Loira do Banheiro, mirrors, public restrooms, Sao Paulo, urban legends

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The Most Dangerous Games: Black Helen

May 27, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Black God Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. There is virtually no information about the mirror Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: Black Helen

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Black Helen, Bloody Mary, folklore, games you shouldn't play, Svarta Madam, Svarta Madame, Sweden, The Most Dangerous Games, UK, urban legends, Yorkshire

A small, brick and concrete house from the abandoned fairy village, aka the Little People's Village, in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Abandoned: The Forgotten Fairy Village Of Waterbury, Connecticut (Photos)

May 4, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Alice Park, South Korea. It doesn’t have an official address, so you might have a hard time finding it — and even if you did locate it, it’s on private property, so getting up close Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Forgotten Fairy Village Of Waterbury, Connecticut (Photos)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned places, Connecticut, curse, fae, faeries, fairies, fairy village, haunted travel, photography, photos, travel, urban exploration, urban legends, video

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The Most Dangerous Games: How To See Your Occult Twin

April 29, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Locked Ritual. Note: Please don’t copy/paste or republish the text of this post on other websites without permission. As far as I can tell, this ritual for summoning a Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: How To See Your Occult Twin

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: doubles, games you shouldn't play, How To See Your Occult Twin, Indonesia, Indonesian urban legends, Kembaran Gaib, magical twin, occult twin, supernatural twin, The Most Dangerous Games, urban legends

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On The Elevator Game: The History Of A Modern Urban Legend And Its Real-Life Connections & Consequences

April 27, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: On The Momo Challenge. Some people know it as Elevator To Another World. For others, it’s the Elevator To Hell. Some simply call it the Elevator Ritual or the Elevator Game. But no Continue Reading > about On The Elevator Game: The History Of A Modern Urban Legend And Its Real-Life Connections & Consequences

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: analysis, Cecil Hotel, cultural commentary, elevator game, elevator to another world, elevators, Elisa Lam, games you shouldn't play, history, Japan, Japanese urban legends, Korea, Minato Ward elevator accident, Stay on Main, The Most Dangerous Games, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, urban legends

Unresolved: What Happened To The Ourang Medan — And Did It Exist At All?

April 20, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Forest Grove Sound. The story goes something like this: In June of 1947, the Dutch vessel S.S. Ourang Medan was reportedly navigating the Marshall Islands in the Micronesian Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Happened To The Ourang Medan — And Did It Exist At All?

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: ghost ships, Ourang Medan, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, urban legends

The silverpilen train

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Silverpilen, Or The Silver Arrow

April 8, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Grifter. Type: PV (Phantom Vehicle). Period/location of origin: 1965, Stockholm, Sweden. Appearance: Subject appears to be a silver-colored, eight-car, C5 model train running Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Silverpilen, Or The Silver Arrow

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: abandoned train stations, bus, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, ghost bus, ghost car, Ghost train, Kymlinge, Silver Arrow, Silverpilen, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish urban legends, trains, urban legends, Wandering Bus, Yellow Volkswagen

A dark forest

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Hanging Man Hill”

February 26, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: “Jvk1166z.esp.” Originally published to the Creepypasta Wikia in September of 2014 by user Indefinitesilence, “Hanging Man Hill” is what I might call a middle-aged creepypasta — it Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Hanging Man Hill”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, Hanging Man Hill, South Carolina, urban legends

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