Previously: 801-820-0263. There are, as you’re almost certainly already aware, a number of supposedly “cursed” phone numbers floating around out there — including the phone number 090-4444-4444. Continue Reading > about Hello, Is Sadako There? Unraveling The Mystery Of 090-4444-4444, Sadako’s “Cursed” Phone Number
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Mini-Post: Perception, Our Sense Of Self, And “The Illusion Of Bias”
Hey gang, I’ve been on the road for a few days again, so no longform post today; this week’s Most Dangerous Game will be published on Wednesday as usual, though, so check back in a couple of days Continue Reading > about Mini-Post: Perception, Our Sense Of Self, And “The Illusion Of Bias”
Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Found A Hidden Door In My Cellar, And I Think I’ve Made A Big Mistake”
Previously: "Knocking." Written by Charlotte Bywater under the Reddit username u/v0ids, the r/NoSleep story "I've Found A Hidden Door In My Cellar, And I Think I've Made A Big Mistake" is often Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Found A Hidden Door In My Cellar, And I Think I’ve Made A Big Mistake”
Creepy Wikipedia: Dancing Mania & The Dancing Plague Of 1518
Previously: Homicidal Sleepwalking. In 1518, a plague struck Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. I’m not talking about the Black Death, though — I’m Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Dancing Mania & The Dancing Plague Of 1518
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Knocking”
Previously: "I Proposed To My Girlfriend, But She'd Been Replaced." In some ways, the creepypasta "Knocking" reminds me of Fredric Brown's "Knock" — the short story that begins with a standalone Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Knocking”
Cheap But Effective Thrills: Free & Cheap Horror Video Games To Play With The Lights Off & The Volume Up
Previously: Creepy RPG Maker Horror Video Games. I like to play video games the same way I like to watch movies: Alone in the house with the lights out and the sound up. This, of course, is because Continue Reading > about Cheap But Effective Thrills: Free & Cheap Horror Video Games To Play With The Lights Off & The Volume Up
This Is A True Story About The Internet: On Adam Butcher’s “Internet Story” & The Horror Of Real Life
Previously: Sad Satan. (CW: Homicide, suicide, accidental death.) In 2011, a short film was posted to the r/videos subreddit. “This is a true story about the internet,” it began. But that wasn’t Continue Reading > about This Is A True Story About The Internet: On Adam Butcher’s “Internet Story” & The Horror Of Real Life
Unresolved: The Missing Man In The Paris Catacombs
Previously: Gef The Talking Mongoose. A quick Google search is all it takes to find it: Alleged video footage of a man who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs in France in the early 1990s. It’s not Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Missing Man In The Paris Catacombs