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Stories of the strange and unusual. Also DANGEROUS GAMES TO PLAY IN THE DARK, out now from @ChronicleBooks.

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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…
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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…
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This week, something short and not-so-sweet: "The Kaleidoscope," a creepypasta that might make you think twice about bringing home that neat thing you just found at that out-of-the-way antique shop you stumbled onto by chance. theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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In 2009, a thread posted to 2ch titled "Do you want a house in Kita-ku, Kobe City?" offered a free house to whoever wanted it, as long as they abided by certain... stipulations. Odd ones. Troubling ones. Ones to which no ordinary person would agree... theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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This week, a ritual game that's been circulating TikTok since the spring of this year. If you've been itching to try to record a video of a ghost in your own home, playing The Sky Is Blue And I See You might be the way to do… maybe. theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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There's knowing yourself… and then there's *knowing yourself.* These 13 ritual games might help you do the latter. Play at your own risk... theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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This week, a creepypasta about how gargantuan pumpkins are really grown - or, as I like to think of it, It's The Great Pumpkin's Terrifying Grimoire, Charlie Brown. Happy almost-Halloween, friends! theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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Today, a look at one of my favorite highly specific horror subgenres: Dinner party horror. Consider this a lesson in how NOT to throw your Halloween party this year. theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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Sleepy Hollow isn't the only place where headless horsemen ride... theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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Haunted houses, cursed train stations, amusement parks populated by ghosts... all of these places claim to be some of the scariest locations you'll ever visit. There's just one problem: They... might not actually exist. theghostinmymachine.com/2025…
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