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The Ghost In My Machine

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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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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Exit” And The Horrors Of Silver Creek Road

September 16, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: "The Man With The Cane." Given that I don’t really drive much, it’s perhaps a bit curious that I’ve featured so many creepypastas that involve driving on weird, unusual, or otherwise Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Exit” And The Horrors Of Silver Creek Road

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, Josef K

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Man With The Cane,” Or, An Eerie Return To Disney’s Haunted Mansion

August 19, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: “I Listened To A Podcast From An Alternate Universe.” This week, a return to one of my favorite topics: Disney-centric creepypastas. In the Disney creepypasta “The Man With The Cane,” Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Man With The Cane,” Or, An Eerie Return To Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Disney World, Disneyland, ghost stories of Disney, Walt Disney World

an old camera, darkly lit

Lost And Found: The “Cameraheads” Creepypasta Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation

July 29, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: Solving The Man From Taured Mystery. Do you know the “Cameraheads” creepypasta? Often cited as one of the earliest examples of the internet-centric horror subgenre seen in the wild, Continue Reading > about Lost And Found: The “Cameraheads” Creepypasta Mystery And The Pitfalls Of Internet Preservation

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: 4chan, cameras, creepypasta, mysteries, the internet

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Listened To A Podcast From An Alternate Universe”

July 22, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: “Incident Reports.” If you, like myself, are still sad about the fact that we are — in 2024 — looooong past the “big audio drama podcast boom,” as it’s referred to in this story, then Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “I Listened To A Podcast From An Alternate Universe”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, podcasts

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Creepypasta Of The Week: “Incident Reports”

June 24, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: “Slashertown.” I love a good theme park. I also love a good horror story. So, it is with great joy that I give you “Incident Reports,” a theme park creepypasta that gave me a good Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Incident Reports”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: amusement parks, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week

A metalwork sign for the village of Woolpit depicting the silhouettes of the Green Children

Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact

June 3, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: Who Was The Poe Toaster? What would you do if, one day, you were suddenly approached by two seemingly lost children? Would you try to find out from them information that might help Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: English village, English villages, folklore, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, weird history

a red brick house behind a green hedge

Creepypasta Of The Week: “Slashertown”

May 27, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: “A Simple Man’s Dictionary.” Have you ever noticed how so many slasher flicks — the vast majority, truthfully — all seem like they happen in the same kind of place? A town, small but Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “Slashertown”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, horror movies, slasher

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