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Stories of the strange and unusual (theghostinmymachine.com). Also DANGEROUS GAMES TO PLAY IN THE DARK, out now from Chronicle Books.

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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's almost October, so let's kick off the Halloween season with a seasonally appropriate creepypasta, shall we? theghostinmymachine.com/2026/09/28/c...
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Creepypasta Of The Week: “My Prop Halloween Skeleton Keeps Showing Up”
The creepypasta "My Prop Halloween Skeleton Keeps Showing Up" underlines how much it behooves you to source your decorations responsibly.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The key defining characteristics of this schoolyard ghost are as follows: They are drenched head to toe in red, and they are oriented upside down — as if they had fallen, head first, from a great height, and remain frozen in that position forevermore. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/09/21/e...
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Kong Kong Kong Ghost: A Korean School Ghost Story
The Korean school ghost story known as Kong Kong Kong Ghost, Knock Knock Knock Ghost, or Kong Kong Kong Gwishin warns jealous students.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you want to see a ghost, all you really need to do is change your perspective. Literally. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/09/14/t...
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How To See Ghosts By Looking Upside Down: A Thai Summoning Game
This ritual game from Thailand teaches you how to see ghosts by looking upside down through your own legs.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This week's creepypasta is kind of like what I imagine the employee handbook for the SCP Foundation might look like. Congratulations on your new job! theghostinmymachine.com/2026/08/31/c...
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Creepypasta Of The Week: “A Guide For New Employees”
This week's creepypasta, "A Guide For New Employees," is what I imagine the employee handbook for the SCP Foundation might look like.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fun fact: Gravity hills in Korea are often referred to as dokkaebi roads. I just think that's neat! theghostinmymachine.com/2026/08/24/e...
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Dokkaebi - The Ghost In My Machine
Creatures called dokkaebi are plentiful in Korean folklore - but although they're often called goblins, they're MUCH more than just that.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fun fact: Gravity hills in Korea are often referred to as dokkaebi roads. I just think that's neat! theghostinmymachine.com/2026/08/24/e...
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Dokkaebi - The Ghost In My Machine
Creatures called dokkaebi are plentiful in Korean folklore - but although they're often called goblins, they're MUCH more than just that.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Part summoning ritual and part information gathering game, the Headphones Game, or El Juego de los Auriculares, is easy to play. As always, though, “easy” doesn't mean “safe.” Here's how to play, if you dare… theghostinmymachine.com/2026/08/17/t...
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The Headphones Ritual Game: Summoning A Spirit With Music
The Headphones Ritual Game claims to summon a supernatural entity through music. Here's how to play the eerie game.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It is time. The great deities of pumpkin spice rise again. The Spicening is upon us.
A cream-colored mug with the word "Shenandoah" and a picture of a bear on it sit on a blue mug warmer on a wooden desk. The mug is filled with a homemade pumpkin spice latte and topped with an awful lot of cinnamon. A carousel pen holder is in the background.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The weirdest thing about the Langville, Montana mystery isn't actually the story of the supposedly disappearing town itself. It's how, when, or even where the story started in the first place… theghostinmymachine.com/2026/08/10/u...
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Is Langville, Montana Missing? A Disappearing Town Legend
Supposedly, the town of Langville, Montana went missing one day, and all record of it erased. But did it ever exist in the first place?
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
When your childhood home holds a secret and your memories may not tell you what you think they do... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/08/03/c...
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Creepypasta Of The Week: "The Doorless Room In My Old House"
In the creepypasta "The Doorless Room In My Old House," hazy childhood memories reveal something terrible about a family home.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Mind your toys, children. They don't like to be forgotten. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/07/27/e...
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Mary-san no denwa: The Legend Of Mary's Phone Call
In the urban legend of Mary-san no denwa, a discarded doll becomes a telephone nightmare. Here's the story behind it.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Should I be concerned about my groceries
A grocery cart in a grocery store. There is pink tape on its push handle, and brown cardboard boxes can be seen inside the cart. Hanging off of the push handle is a yellow sign that reads "Backroom"
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.
An orange cat sits on top of a cardboard box, keeping the box's flaps closed. Through a small slot in one of the flaps, the face of a second orange cat can be seen. The first orange cat has entered her villain era.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Looking for a way to get something you want? Willing to resort to… otherworldly means to do it? Even if there are dangers? Consequences? Payments that must be made? Then maybe the Text Skills ritual game is for you. Emphasis on “maybe.” theghostinmymachine.com/2026/07/20/t...
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The Text Skills Ritual Game: How To Make A Contract With A Ghost
The Text Skills ritual game teaches players how to make a contract with a ghost to get a wish granted. Here's how to play.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Today, a look at one of my favorite ghost hunting found footage/mockumentary YouTube channels, 4TH WALL, including a guide to how to watch what I consider to be the series' main story, and some theories about what might be going on in it... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/07/13/t...
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4TH WALL On YouTube: A Guide To The Nakata Family Haunted House Case
The YouTube channel 4TH WALL is prolific, but the main story of the Nakata family's haunted house reigns supreme. Here's how to watch it all.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This week, a lesson in why the "report junk" button is your friend. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/07/06/c...
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Creepypasta: "7:05," Or, Leave That Text Message Alone
The text message creepypasta "7:05" teaches a valuable lesson: If you receive a text from a strange number, hit "report junk" immediately.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If you stop for two women wearing black trying to hitchhike to Wat Samian Nari, beware: They are not what they seem. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/06/29/e...
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Women In Black Of Wat Samian Nari - The Ghost In My Machine
The women in black of Wat Samian Nari are looking for a ride. But if you pick them up, you might get more than you bargained for...
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It’s said that if you press all 36 of the black keys on a piano at a certain time of day during a certain phase of the moon, then you can give yourself a glimpse of heaven or hell - and perhaps change your fortunes... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/06/22/t...
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The Black Keys Piano Ritual: How To Play The Eerie Ritual Game
Press all the black keys on a piano and you might be able to change your fate. Here's how to play the Black Keys Piano Ritual game.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Scattered across England and the UK are a series of remote paths wending their way through the countryside - paths along which the dead once walked. They're called corpse roads. ​Here's a look at their history and folklore. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/06/15/c...
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Corpse Roads: The History & Folklore Of The Paths Of The Dead
Not for nothing are they called corpse roads; these are the roads along which the dead traveled to their final rest.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This week's creepypasta makes automatons creepier than they already are. Uncanny valley, here we come! theghostinmymachine.com/2026/06/08/c...
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"The Mechanical Cassandra," An Eerie Automaton Creepypasta
The creepypasta "The Mechanical Cassandra" makes automata creepier than they already are. Uncanny valley, here we come!
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This week, the legend of a very old tree and an exceedingly unlikely friendship... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/06/01/e...
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The Demon-Sitting Oak Tree Of Onizawa: A Legend
Near Hirosaki City in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, there's an unusual oak tree. Here's why it's called the Demon-Sitting Oak Tree Of Onizawa.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Got some questions you want answered? You could try asking Manami-sama. Just... be careful about how you go about it. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/05/25/t...
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Manami-sama: The Eerie Ritual Game & How To Play It
If you've got some questions that need answering, you might try playing the Manami-sama ritual game. Just be careful what you ask...
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NightCat Studios @nightcatstudios.com · 20/05/2026
While you're waiting for Project DeepWeb: Eternal Nightmare, check out this selection of amazing desktop-like games by @ghostmachine13.bsky.social, featuring our very own #ProjectDeepWeb #indiegames #indiedev
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Today, a look one of my favorite highly specific video game genres: Games that take place (almost) entirely within a computer interface, or, as I tend to think of them, UI-likes. Here are 22 interesting ones, plus a few honorable mentions. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/05/18/u...
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UI-Like Video Games That Take Place Within A Computer Interface
UI-like games - that is, video games that take place within a computer interface - tend to tell effective horror stories. Here's what to play.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Today, a look one of my favorite highly specific video game genres: Games that take place (almost) entirely within a computer interface, or, as I tend to think of them, UI-likes. Here are 22 interesting ones, plus a few honorable mentions. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/05/18/u...
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UI-Like Video Games That Take Place Within A Computer Interface
UI-like games - that is, video games that take place within a computer interface - tend to tell effective horror stories. Here's what to play.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Memoirs are tricky things. Or, perhaps more accurately, the act of writing a memoir is a tricky thing. And it becomes tricker still if you write yours with a mysterious object like this one... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/05/11/c...
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"The Black Quill": A Creepypasta About The Perils Of Writing An Autobiography
The creepypasta "The Black Quill" zeroes in on the idea of what exactly makes a life well-lived. Hint: It's not selfishness.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Hungry grass, or féar gortach, appears most often to be simply an ordinary patch of grass — which, of course, is what makes it so dangerous: Those who have trod upon it will typically not know that they have done so until it's already too late... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/05/04/e...
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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Féar Gortach, The Cursed “Hungry Grass” Of Ireland - The Ghost In My Machine
It's said in Ireland that if you walk over a patch of féar gortach, or hungry grass, you'll be stricken weak with a supernatural hunger.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If you've ever wondered, what if the Hosting Game, but a divination ritual? Well, allow me to introduce you to the Hospitality Game. Ready to be the ghost host with the most? theghostinmymachine.com/2026/04/27/t...
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The Hospitality Game: How To Play The Eerie Ritual Game
Feel like hosting a metaphysical guest? This ritual game might get that done for you. Here's how to play the Hospitality Game.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
While I am holed up on my couch recovering from having my mouth ripped open and various things extracted and grafted, please enjoy the weird and possibly cursed history of Houska Castle in the Czech Republic: theghostinmymachine.com/2026/04/20/h...
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Houska Castle: The History & Folklore Of The Czech Republic's Gateway To Hell
Not too far outside of Prague in The Czech Republic, there's a very odd castle. Just why is Houska Castle called the Gateway to Hell, anyway?
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
You’re all wise enough not to entrust any of your valuable information to an odd and seemingly untraceable website, right?... Right??? theghostinmymachine.com/2026/04/13/c...
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Creepypasta Of The Week: "One Million Viewer," An Internet Cautionary Tale
Don't be like the protagonist of the creepypasta "One Million Viewer": Don't give a random website your valuable information.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Reason number five million not to go out after sunset or let your fingernails get too long. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/04/06/e...
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The Hong Kong Ghost Granny: A Korean Urban Legend
Since the late 1980s, the Hong Kong Ghost Granny urban legend has circulated among children in South Korea. The lesson? Behave - or else.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Part summoning ritual, part wish-granting ritual, and part piece of blood magic, this week's Most Dangerous Game sees you calling upon the titular Being From Beyond to make a request. There is, however, more to this one than meets the eye, of course... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/03/30/t...
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The Being From The Beyond Ritual Game: How To Play It
Part summoning ritual, part wish granting ritual, and VERY dangerous, here's how to play the Being From Beyond ritual game. (Don't do it.)
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Wisconsin, I have learned, is full of weird things. Among them is Summerwind Mansion - or, at least, its ruins. Strap in - it's... quite a tale. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/03/23/a...
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Summerwind Mansion: Wisconsin's Eeriest Abandoned Ruin
On the shores of West Bay Lake in Wisconsin lie the remains of Summerwind Mansion. Here's the story of the state's eeriest ruin.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Wisconsin, I have learned, is full of weird things. Among them is Summerwind Mansion - or, at least, its ruins. Strap in - it's... quite a tale. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/03/23/a...
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Summerwind Mansion: Wisconsin's Eeriest Abandoned Ruin
On the shores of West Bay Lake in Wisconsin lie the remains of Summerwind Mansion. Here's the story of the state's eeriest ruin.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Don't look at this painting. Not if you value your life. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/03/09/e...
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The Picture That Will Kill You If You Look At It Three Times: An Art Urban Legend
This painting by Zdzisław Beksiński is often called "the picture that will kill you if you look at it three times." But is the legend true?
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Want to play the Elevator Game, but don't have access to a building with an elevator? Here's a staircase-based alternative. Just... make sure you know what you're in for before you try it. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/03/02/t...
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The Apartment Staircase Game: A Ritual To Go To Another World
If you have access to an apartment building with at least 10 floors, you can play the Apartment Staircase Game and go to another world.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
When is a house not a home? When it's a horrible home - a place where something terrible has happened, or is happening, or will happen sometime in the future. And the houses in these horror novels are definitely NOT places you'd want to live. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/02/23/h...
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Horror Novels About Houses You Wouldn't Want To Live In
If you crave horror novels about houses - haunted houses, horrible homes, & other domiciles not to live in - you've come to the right place.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The perfect video game doesn’t exi— theghostinmymachine.com/2026/02/16/c...
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"The Perfect Video Game": A Creepypasta Classic
In the creepypasta "The Perfect Video Game," folks who get their hands on a rare console get more than they bargained for...
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
If Taxi #45 pulls up next to you in Davao City in the Philippines... don't get in. It might just be a ghost taxi. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/02/09/e...
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Taxi #45: Davao City's Haunted Taxi Legend, The Philippines
It's said that late at night, Taxi #45 trawls the streets of Davao City in the Philippines for passengers. Don't get in - it's haunted.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Valentine's Day is fast approaching, so let's take a look at a seasonally-appropriate ritual game. Just be warned: Who - or what - your “eternal love” is may not be what you're expecting. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/02/02/t...
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The Eternal Love Ritual: An Eerie Game To (Not) Play
If you're in search of your one true love, the Eternal Love ritual game, or Amor Eterno, might be worth trying... or not.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
In the 1970s, two small boys unearthed a pair of tiny stone heads from their garden in the village of Hexham in the UK. We still don't know exactly what the Hexham heads are - or where they've gone. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/01/26/u...
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The Hexham Heads: An Enduring Unsolved Mystery
In the 1970s, two small stone heads were discovered in the garden of a house in Hexham, UK. But what happened to the Hexham heads?
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Meet the Headless Horseman's modern cousin. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/01/12/e...
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Kubinashi Rider: Japan's Headless Motorcycle Rider Legend
According to legend, if you drive on certain roads in Japan late at night, you might see a kubinashi rider - a headless motorcycle rider.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Meet the Headless Horseman's modern cousin. theghostinmymachine.com/2026/01/12/e...
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Kubinashi Rider: Japan's Headless Motorcycle Rider Legend
According to legend, if you drive on certain roads in Japan late at night, you might see a kubinashi rider - a headless motorcycle rider.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
From the December backlog: When is a bucket of slime not a bucket of slime? When it's... whatever the heck it is in this creepypasta. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/12/22/c...
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Creepypasta Of The Week: "I Bought My Son A Bucket Of Slime For Christmas, And..."
There are Christmas gifts; there are CHRISTMAS GIFTS; and then there's the bucket of slime in this creepypasta.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
From the December backlog: Meet the Badalisc, a wacky Italian goat-serpent-thing that spends the year collecting local gossip so it can roast the entire town on Epiphany. Fun! theghostinmymachine.com/2025/12/15/e...
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The Badalisc: Italy's Winter Holiday Goat-Serpent Creature
On Epiphany, the people of Andrista, Italy in Valcamonica hunt for the fearsome Badalisc. Here's what to know about the holiday creature.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
First game for the new year: Yeongan Ticket, or the Spirit Ticket Game. It might just be your ticket to earning your spirit eyes... theghostinmymachine.com/2026/01/05/t...
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The Spirit Ticket Game: How To Play The Yeongan Ticket Ritual
If you'd like to gain the ability to see ghosts - yeongan eye or yin-yang eye, as it's called - the Spirit Ticket Game is one way to do it.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
In the spirit of the season, here's a Most Dangerous Game for the holidays that... isn't really dangerous at all. Here's to your good health! theghostinmymachine.com/2025/12/08/t...
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A Polish Christmas Ritual For Good Health In The Coming Year
In the spirit of the season, this Polish Christmas ritual aims at fostering good health in the coming year. Here's how to do it.
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The Ghost In My Machine @ghostmachine13.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This week, a look at one of my favorite recent web series: 'School Rumors,' a terrific piece of found footage that exemplifies the art of less-is-more storytelling. Here's what happens when the monster in the basement is real... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/12/01/t...
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In The 'School Rumors' Web Series, The Monster In The Basement Is Real
What makes the School Rumors web series by Beckett Wagner so scary? Practical effects: The monster in the basement is real.
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virtu @virtuware.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
SADAKO for VOGUE JAPAN
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