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The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

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What Happened To Hotel 626? The Rise And Fall Of The Scariest Doritos-Fueled Game You’ll Never Play

February 10, 2025 by Lucia

Previously: 'Crimson Room' And Toshimitsu Takagi's Colorful Room Escape Games. If you were online in the mid-to-late 2000s, you’ll probably remember a lot of horror content bopping around the Continue Reading > about What Happened To Hotel 626? The Rise And Fall Of The Scariest Doritos-Fueled Game You’ll Never Play

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: haunted hotels, lost media, the internet, video games

A screenshot from Crimson Room showing a room with a yellow dresser with four drawers and a stereo and two speakers on top. The walls are very red

‘Crimson Room’ And Beyond: The Curious History Of Toshimitsu Takagi’s Colorful Room Escape Games

October 7, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The "Cameraheads" Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation. You wake up. You’re in a room — a room with red walls. And not just any red; the walls are a bold red — crimson, if Continue Reading > about ‘Crimson Room’ And Beyond: The Curious History Of Toshimitsu Takagi’s Colorful Room Escape Games

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Japan, room escape, the internet, video games

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Cursed ‘Berzerk’ Video Game Arcade Cabinet

January 29, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Mannequin Human. Type: EV (Electronic Virus). Period/location of origin: 1980, Chicago area, Illinois. Subject’s primary home base was Friar Tuck’s Game Room, an arcade located Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Cursed ‘Berzerk’ Video Game Arcade Cabinet

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, EV, Polybius, video games

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27-Plus Free Itch.io Horror Games To Play With The Lights Off

May 29, 2023 by Lucia

Previously: Retro-Style Horror Games That Will Scratch That Vintage Itch. I don’t know about you, but when it comes to my horror gaming habits, I find myself increasingly less likely to reach for Continue Reading > about 27-Plus Free Itch.io Horror Games To Play With The Lights Off

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: gaming, indie video games, recommendations, video games

A pile of pumpkins in the dark surrounding one lit candle

What To Do On Halloween: 2022 Edition

October 24, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: What To Do On Halloween, 2021 Edition. Well, we are a little more than a week out from Halloween 2022, so, as is tradition, it’s time for our annual What To Do On Halloween mega-post. Continue Reading > about What To Do On Halloween: 2022 Edition

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: books, Halloween, Halloween 2022, horror movies, movies, podcasts, recommendations, video games, what to do on Halloween

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

An old vintage radio

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Fallout 3 Numbers Station”

April 11, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: "Mysterious Caller." Today, a classic: The Fallout 3 numbers station story. Originally released in 2008, Fallout 3 was — as the title suggests — the third major installment in the Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Fallout 3 Numbers Station”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, numbers stations, video games

A traditional Japanese mansion

The Many Legends Of Himuro Mansion: Unraveling The Truth Of Japan’s Infamous ‘Fatal Frame’ House

March 21, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: Congelier Mansion, The Haunted House That Never Was. You’ll find it often on lists of allegedly haunted places to visit in Japan. You’ll also find it frequently cited in pieces claiming Continue Reading > about The Many Legends Of Himuro Mansion: Unraveling The Truth Of Japan’s Infamous ‘Fatal Frame’ House

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Fatal Frame, haunted house, haunted houses, Himuro Mansion, Japan, Japanese folklore, Japanese urban legends, video games

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