The Ghost In My Machine

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

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If you ever find yourself rolling into a train station with a sign you can't read, no matter how long you puzzle over it... don't get off. https://t.co/OWKeznIfj4

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Wanna see a ghost? Here are 18 ways to try. 'Tis the season, after all. (YMMV, but hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?) https://t.co/p48tdzPyUA

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Remember: Look. Don’t touch. And although you might gain something by OPENING the Door… it’s best not to go THROUGH it. https://t.co/l0L0lbBTMR

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Remember MTV's Fear? You know: The people are real. The places are real. The fear is real. All that. But how much of that was really true? Here's a look back at the show, its legacy, and how real is actually real when it comes to reality television. https://t.co/cgPYtzQSuR

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Remember MTV's Fear? You know: The people are real. The places are real. The fear is real. All that. But how much of that was really true? Here's a look back at the show, its legacy, and how real is actually real when it comes to reality television. https://t.co/cgPYtzQSuR

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It's almost October, so let's kick off the Halloween season with a seasonally appropriate creepypasta, shall we? https://t.co/eP13IAf6C9

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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. https://t.co/VPzxFTvvWm

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If you want to see a ghost, all you really need to do is change your perspective. Literally. https://t.co/Drc5plCCyu

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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! https://t.co/Ra3JvDXJVo

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Fun fact: Gravity hills in Korea are often referred to as dokkaebi roads. I just think that's neat! https://t.co/qjdDGh2FaZ

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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… https://t.co/5FeB357AoX

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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… https://t.co/0oFU60RV5c

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When your childhood home holds a secret and your memories may not tell you what you think they do... https://t.co/055jhOjhgH

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Mind your toys, children. They don't like to be forgotten. https://t.co/Icqlaho5VB

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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.” https://t.co/ZcvF6jzZSz

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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... https://t.co/hYTtDAvggv

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This week, a lesson in why the "report junk" button is your friend. https://t.co/FI8pN1Deqv

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If you stop for two women wearing black trying to hitchhike to Wat Samian Nari, beware: They are not what they seem. https://t.co/mAL934gusy

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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... https://t.co/tRGQZi75m3

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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. https://t.co/4myWLBPLa0