• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Stories
  • Games
    • View All
    • FAQ
  • Encyclopaedia
  • About
  • Support TGIMM
  • Shop
  • Contact

The Ghost In My Machine

Stories of the Strange and Unusual

Tales

Two black and white portraits of white women, one with dark hair and glasses (Moberly) and one with blonde hair (Jourdain), flanking a portrait of Marie Antoinette.

Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

January 4, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Weegee. Have you ever been to the Palace of Versaille? I haven’t — not yet. (Ironically enough, despite being the only member of my family to have studied French, I am also the only Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Charlotte Anne Moberly, Creepy Wikipedia, Eleanor Jourdain, European history, France, haunted places, hauntings, history, Moberly-Jourdain incident, residual haunting, time slip, time travel, Versaille, weird history, Wikipedia

A black and white photograph of a vintage desktop computer sitting abandoned on the ground outside.

A Winter Staycation

December 14, 2020 by Lucia

Hello, Gentle Readers! It's that time again: It's the end of the year, so I'm taking a little bit of time off to recharge my batteries and whatnot. I am not traveling for, um, obvious reasons, but, Continue Reading > about A Winter Staycation

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

The Mystery Christmas Tree of I-17: A large, scrubby one-seed juniper decked out in holiday decorations, with a large, glittery star at the top.

Unresolved: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree Of Arizona & The Anonymous Elves Who Decorate It Every Year

December 7, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Mystery Soda Machine Of Capital Hill, Seattle. The stretch of I-17 in Arizona between Sunset Point and Cordes Junction is rather barren; there’s not much lining the highway but Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree Of Arizona & The Anonymous Elves Who Decorate It Every Year

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Arizona, elf, elves, holiday 2020, holidays, I-17, Mystery Christmas Tree, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries

An old fireplace set in a green wall in a run-down, abandoned room. There's one wooden chair on the floor, but the room is otherwise empty and forlorn.

Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Naughty List”

December 2, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: "Why I Don't Laugh." Originally uploaded to the Creepypasta Wikia for the 2019 holiday season by user Red Nova Tyrant, the creepypasta "The Naughty List" is worth revisiting this year. Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Naughty List”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, holiday 2020, holiday horror, holidays, Santa Claus, The Naughty List

A UK road sign reading "BROOMHALL FARM/Private Road/NO THROUGH ROAD."

The Weird Part Of YouTube: The Making Of “No Through Road” And The Power Of Unanswered Questions

November 16, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Chip Time. If you’re here — if you’re reading these words right now — you’re probably already familiar with a particular video that’s been floating around YouTube since early 2009. Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: The Making Of “No Through Road” And The Power Of Unanswered Questions

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Eldritch location, found footage, horror movies, No Through Road, Stevenage, The Weird Part Of YouTube, time travel, video, weird part of youtube

A small, white gift box with a black bow. The box is sitting on a black surface.

Spooky Gifts For Spooky People: 23 Holiday Gift Ideas For The Discerning Ghost

November 9, 2020 by Lucia

Well, we’ve got a first for TGIMM this year: A holiday gift guide. But! A holiday gift guide for spooky people. If you have a spooky person or two in your life — or if you, yourself, are a spooky Continue Reading > about Spooky Gifts For Spooky People: 23 Holiday Gift Ideas For The Discerning Ghost

Filed Under: Admin, Encyclopaedia, Games, News, Places, Tales Tagged With: art, artists, books, gift guide, holiday 2020, holidays, recommendations, spooky books, spooky people

A dark forest full of fog. It's not clear whether it's day or night, but visibility is... not great.

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Why I Don’t Laugh”

November 4, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: "The Copyman." (CW: Suicide.) From Creepypasta Wikia user Dr. Remag comes the creepypasta "Why I Don't Laugh," a story that reads a little like the backstory for the Boy Scout Lane Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Why I Don’t Laugh”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: $20, Boy Scout Lane, camping, comedy, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, Slender Man, Slenderman

An industrial metal door surrounded by a wall of books shelved every which way.

Fearsome Fiction: Spooky Books & Short Stories You Can Read Online For Free

October 26, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: What To Do On Halloween, 2020 Edition. As I have often argued in the past, I am of the firm belief that spooky fiction is good at any time of year. It is, however, particularly good at Continue Reading > about Fearsome Fiction: Spooky Books & Short Stories You Can Read Online For Free

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: books, Halloween, Halloween 2020, horror fiction, short stories, spooky books, the internet

Go Back
More Posts

Primary Sidebar

Top Stories

The cover of Dangerous Games To Play In The Dark by Lucia Peters

‘Dangerous Games To Play In The Dark’ Is Now Available From Chronicle Books!

The control panel of an elevator, with buttons going up to 15

The Most Dangerous Games: The Elevator Game, Revisited

A UK road sign reading "BROOMHALL FARM/Private Road/NO THROUGH ROAD."

The Weird Part Of YouTube: The Making Of “No Through Road” And The Power Of Unanswered Questions

About

The Ghost In My Machine is an internet campfire of sorts. Gather round, because it wants to tell you strange stories, take you on haunted journeys, and make you jump at unexpected noises.

Continue Reading >

Support

Like what you read? Support The Ghost In My Machine!

twins

Support

Follow

Facebook Twitter Patreon

From the Vault

  • Bloody Mary & Other Games We Shouldn’t Play

    Scare Yourself Silly

  • This Man

    Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t

  • The Dionaea House

    Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t

  • The Noise Coming From Inside Children

    Scare Yourself Silly

  • NoEnd House

    Is It Real?

  • Killswitch

    Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t

  • Suicidemouse.avi

    Is It Real?

  • 200 Phenomena In The City Of Calgary

    Scare Yourself Silly

View All >

Letters from the Beyond

Enter your email to receive blog posts and updates by email

  • Stories
  • Games
  • Encyclopaedia
  • About
  • Support TGIMM
  • Shop
  • Contact

Copyright © 2021 · Keeper On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

Privacy Policy

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Close