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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/2025/11/10/t...
The Sky Is Blue And I See You: How To Play The Scary Ritual Game
If you point a camera at a room and say "The sky is blue and I see you," you might record a ghost. Here's how to play the scary ritual game.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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/2025/11/10/t...
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/2025/11/03/1...
13 Ritual Games To Meet Your Double Or Doppelganger
These ritual games to meet your double might teach you a little something about yourself... or they might put you in great danger. Your call.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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/2025/11/03/1...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN Y'ALL
Here's hoping any parties you are either going to or throwing turn out better than these ones
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Here's hoping any parties you are either going to or throwing turn out better than these ones
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Dinner Party Horror Movies, Books, Games, And More
If hell is other people, then dinner party horror is the most hellish of hells - and these movies, plays, books, and video games prove it.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN Y'ALL
Here's hoping any parties you are either going to or throwing turn out better than these ones
theghostinmymachine.com/2025/10/20/d...
Here's hoping any parties you are either going to or throwing turn out better than these ones
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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!
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"Harvest Hill": A Creepypasta For Halloween
In the Halloween creepypasta "Harvest Hill," winning a pumpkin-growing contest has a far greater cost than you might want to pay.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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!
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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/2025/10/20/d...
Dinner Party Horror: What To Watch, Read, And Play
If hell is other people, then dinner party horror is the most hellish of hells - and these movies, plays, books, and video games prove it.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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/2025/10/20/d...
Sleepy Hollow isn't the only place where headless horsemen ride... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/10/13/e...
The Dullahan, The Headless Horseman Of Ireland
In Irish folklore, the dullahan, or dulachan, rides forth whenever death is near. Here's what to know about this headless horseman.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sleepy Hollow isn't the only place where headless horsemen ride... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/10/13/e...
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/2025/10/06/t...
The Scariest Places In The World That Don’t Actually Exist
A lot of haunted locations... aren't real at all. But the scariest places in the world that don't actually exist still make for good stories.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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/2025/10/06/t...
Looking for a way to change your fate? Playing the Ghost At The Crossroads game might help. You don't even have to go to an actual crossroads to do it. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/29/t...
The Ghost At The Crossroads Ritual: How To Play This Eerie Game
Looking for a way to change your fate? The Ghost At The Crossroads ritual game might help. But, as always: Play at your own risk.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looking for a way to change your fate? Playing the Ghost At The Crossroads game might help. You don't even have to go to an actual crossroads to do it. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/29/t...
Most things are terrible but THIS IS TERRIFIC
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Most things are terrible but THIS IS TERRIFIC
Tucked down a tiny passage in the city of Cambridge in the UK, there's a haunted bookshop. No, really - that's what it's actually called: The Haunted Bookshop. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/22/h...
The Haunted Bookshop: The Many Ghosts Of Sarah Key Books, Cambridge, UK
The Haunted Bookshop in Cambridge, UK has been drawing in bookworms in search of a good read, a good ghost story, or both for decades.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Tucked down a tiny passage in the city of Cambridge in the UK, there's a haunted bookshop. No, really - that's what it's actually called: The Haunted Bookshop. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/22/h...
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To celebrate the 5th anniversary of my Yokai zine project; I’ve made the PDFs for both zines available via my patreon for purchase;
•Part 1: www.patreon.com/posts/139043...
•Part 2: www.patreon.com/posts/139038...
also available for all supporters pledging $5 or more!
• patreon.com/samkalensky
•Part 1: www.patreon.com/posts/139043...
•Part 2: www.patreon.com/posts/139038...
also available for all supporters pledging $5 or more!
• patreon.com/samkalensky
September 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of my Yokai zine project; I’ve made the PDFs for both zines available via my patreon for purchase;
•Part 1: www.patreon.com/posts/139043...
•Part 2: www.patreon.com/posts/139038...
also available for all supporters pledging $5 or more!
• patreon.com/samkalensky
•Part 1: www.patreon.com/posts/139043...
•Part 2: www.patreon.com/posts/139038...
also available for all supporters pledging $5 or more!
• patreon.com/samkalensky
Reposted by The Ghost In My Machine
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
September 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
If you're looking for costume inspiration this year… maybe don't take it from Carrie Morgan's Halloween costume. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/15/c...
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Carrie Morgan’s Halloween Costume”
It's almost the Halloween season, so let's kick things off with a thematically appropriate creepypasta: "Carrie Morgan's Halloween Costume."
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September 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If you're looking for costume inspiration this year… maybe don't take it from Carrie Morgan's Halloween costume. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/15/c...
Today, an oldie but goodie: We're taking a look at the "Mystery Cave" of the classic internet horror story known as Ted The Caver. Hold onto your headlamps... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/08/e...
Ted The Caver & The Mystery Cave: The Creepypasta & The Truth Behind It
In 2001, the story of Ted The Caver and his Mystery Cave became one of the earliest creepypastas. Here's the story, and the truth behind it.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today, an oldie but goodie: We're taking a look at the "Mystery Cave" of the classic internet horror story known as Ted The Caver. Hold onto your headlamps... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/08/e...
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HI, HELLO, it is DANGEROUS GAMES TO PLAY IN THE DARK'S sixth birthday! Happy birthday, Dangerous Games! It is still widely available in both hardcover and e-book form, and probably also in the stacks at your local library! Check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/dang...
Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark: (Adult Night Games, Midnight Games, Sleepover Activities, Magic & Illusions Books)
(Adult Night Games, Midnight Games, Sleepover Activities, Magic & Illusions Books)
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September 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
HI, HELLO, it is DANGEROUS GAMES TO PLAY IN THE DARK'S sixth birthday! Happy birthday, Dangerous Games! It is still widely available in both hardcover and e-book form, and probably also in the stacks at your local library! Check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/dang...
HI, HELLO, it is DANGEROUS GAMES TO PLAY IN THE DARK'S sixth birthday! Happy birthday, Dangerous Games! It is still widely available in both hardcover and e-book form, and probably also in the stacks at your local library! Check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/dang...
Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark: (Adult Night Games, Midnight Games, Sleepover Activities, Magic & Illusions Books)
(Adult Night Games, Midnight Games, Sleepover Activities, Magic & Illusions Books)
bookshop.org
September 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
HI, HELLO, it is DANGEROUS GAMES TO PLAY IN THE DARK'S sixth birthday! Happy birthday, Dangerous Games! It is still widely available in both hardcover and e-book form, and probably also in the stacks at your local library! Check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/dang...
Looking for a short, simple ritual game to play with one player? The Ghost Book Game might fit the bill. But as always: Play at your own risk... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/01/t...
The Ghost Book Game: How To Play The Eerie Ritual Game
Part summoning ritual and part information-gathering game, the Ghost Book Game requires only a few supplies to play. Here's how to do it.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Looking for a short, simple ritual game to play with one player? The Ghost Book Game might fit the bill. But as always: Play at your own risk... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/09/01/t...
This week, some reading recommendations - a "What's In My Bookshelf?" kind of thing, with a highly specific focus: Friends, let's talk about some horror novels that are about horror movies. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/25/h...
Horror Novels About Horror Movies For the Bookish Cinephile
"Horror novels about horror movies" is a niche subgenre. If you're looking for literary horror about cinema, though, are some book recs.
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August 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This week, some reading recommendations - a "What's In My Bookshelf?" kind of thing, with a highly specific focus: Friends, let's talk about some horror novels that are about horror movies. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/25/h...
Are you a fan of John Carpenter's The Thing? Yes? Then you're probably going to dig this creepypasta about a group of friends that set out for a multi-day hike and get... a little more than they bargained for. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/18/c...
Creepypasta Of The Week: “Fleshgait”
If you’re a fan of John Carpenter’s The Thing, you’ll probably dig the shapeshifter-themed creepypasta “Fleshgait.”
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August 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Are you a fan of John Carpenter's The Thing? Yes? Then you're probably going to dig this creepypasta about a group of friends that set out for a multi-day hike and get... a little more than they bargained for. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/18/c...
In the darkest corners of your home, something might be hiding. It looks like a child. It is not a child. It is Carazi, the Child Of The Void. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/11/e...
Carazi, The Child Of The Void: An Eerie Internet Urban Legend
If you see what looks like a six-year-old child with black pits for eyes creeping around your home at night... it's not a child. It's Carazi.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In the darkest corners of your home, something might be hiding. It looks like a child. It is not a child. It is Carazi, the Child Of The Void. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/11/e...
This wish-granting ritual game should only be used for the deepest of wishes, owing to the fact that you may only attempt to perform it once - just once - over the course of your lifetime... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/04/t...
The Devil's Candle Ritual Game: How To Make A Wish Come True
The wish-granting ritual game called the Devil's Candle Ritual can only be played once in your lifetime. Better make it count.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This wish-granting ritual game should only be used for the deepest of wishes, owing to the fact that you may only attempt to perform it once - just once - over the course of your lifetime... theghostinmymachine.com/2025/08/04/t...
It's time for our annual installment of our long-running Most Dangerous Games FAQ feature, in which I attempt to answer your burning questions about ritual games, urban legend games, and sleepover games of all types. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/07/28/t...
The Most Dangerous Games: Frequently Asked Questions, Vol. XXIII
Volume 23 of our Most Dangerous Games FAQ, in which we attempt to answer various questions about ritual games.
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July 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's time for our annual installment of our long-running Most Dangerous Games FAQ feature, in which I attempt to answer your burning questions about ritual games, urban legend games, and sleepover games of all types. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/07/28/t...
Have you ever lived somewhere with walls so thin, you could hear your next-door neighbors through them? theghostinmymachine.com/2025/07/21/c...
"The Girl In 402": A Creepypasta That Will Stay With You
Rain Maker Wind Waker's creepypasta "The Girl In 402" perfectly captures a particular kind of loneliness in a tale that will stick with you.
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July 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Have you ever lived somewhere with walls so thin, you could hear your next-door neighbors through them? theghostinmymachine.com/2025/07/21/c...
Be warned: Should you encounter hantu galah in the wild... by the time you notice, it will be too late. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/07/14/e...
Hantu Galah, The Pole Ghost Of Malaysia
In Malay folklore, there's talk of a figure called hantu galah - the giant pole ghost. Those bamboo trees? They... might not be bamboo.
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July 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Be warned: Should you encounter hantu galah in the wild... by the time you notice, it will be too late. theghostinmymachine.com/2025/07/14/e...
Last day for this on sale at Bookshop dot org!
Hi, hello, DANGEROUS GAMES TO PLAY IN THE DARK is on sale as part of this! It's a great time to get a cute lil' hardcover to keep in your back pocket for all your on-the-go ghost-summoning needs! bookshop.org/p/books/dang...
July 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Last day for this on sale at Bookshop dot org!