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The Ghost In My Machine

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12 Truly Excellent Podcasts About Horror Movies That Will Haunt Your Earholes

April 12, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Podcasts About Scams, Heists, True Crime, And Other Mysteries. If you’re into horror, podcasts, or both, you’re undoubtedly already aware that there is a wealth of podcasts about horror Continue Reading > about 12 Truly Excellent Podcasts About Horror Movies That Will Haunt Your Earholes

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: history, horror movies, movies, podcasts, recommendations

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Unresolved: The Mysterious Death Of “Peter Bergmann”

March 29, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree. [CW: Suicide.] In one sense, the story ended with the body on the beach. But in another, it began. Here is the point at which the life of Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Mysterious Death Of “Peter Bergmann”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Ireland, Peter Bergmann, unexplained deaths, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, unsolved mysteries

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A Brief Pause For Some Maintenance

March 10, 2021 by Lucia

Hey gang, Just a quick note to let you know that I'm pausing on publishing new content for a week or two — I have a ton of site-wide post reformatting I've been putting off that I desperately need Continue Reading > about A Brief Pause For Some Maintenance

Filed Under: Admin, Encyclopaedia, Games, Places, Tales Tagged With: announcements

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What Happened To Crow 64? Decoding The ‘Catastrophe Crow’ ARG & The N64 Game That Doesn’t Exist

March 8, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: "Internet Story" And The Horror Of Real Life. Every video game system and console has its fair share of unreleased, unfinished, and cancelled games. That’s just the way the proverbial Continue Reading > about What Happened To Crow 64? Decoding The ‘Catastrophe Crow’ ARG & The N64 Game That Doesn’t Exist

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: ARG, Catastrophe Crow, Crow 64, Nintendo, The Weird Part Of YouTube, video, video games, youtube

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How Does It Work?: Reading Tea Leaves, Pareidolia, And The Imprecise Art Of Tasseography

March 1, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Palmistry. I have only had my tea leaves read once. I was a teenager visiting New Orleans in the early 2000s, so obviously I had to go to the Bottom Of The Cup specifically for a Continue Reading > about How Does It Work?: Reading Tea Leaves, Pareidolia, And The Imprecise Art Of Tasseography

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: apophenia, divination, How Does It Work?, pareidolia, psychology, reading tea leaves, tasseography, tasseology, tasseomancy, tea, tea leaves

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Carnival Burgers”

February 24, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: "I Found A Dark And Lonely Road." Thanks to the wonders of the internet, most of us no longer have a random drawer in our kitchens stuffed full of takeout menus. But I'm old enough that Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Carnival Burgers”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: cannibal, Carnival Burgers, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, food, mysterious disappearances

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16 Ritual Games That (Supposedly) Transport You To Another World

February 22, 2021 by Lucia

Out of all of the types of ritual-based urban legends we cover here at TGIMM — the tales that position themselves as games with a supernatural or paranormal bent, where you’re playing for the highest Continue Reading > about 16 Ritual Games That (Supposedly) Transport You To Another World

Filed Under: Games, Tales Tagged With: closet to another world, elevator game, elevator to another world, games you shouldn't play, how to go to another world, how to go to another world fed up version, ritual games, Ritual To Experience The Other Side, the internet, The Most Dangerous Games, the otherworld, urban legends

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Something To Keep You Occupied…

February 15, 2021 by Lucia

Hello, Gentle Readers! I'm off for the long weekend this week, so no long-form post today; but! Do return on Wednesday, when we'll publish the next Most Dangerous Game. We'll be back to our usual Continue Reading > about Something To Keep You Occupied…

Filed Under: Admin, Encyclopaedia, Games, News, Places, Tales Tagged With: announcements

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