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Would you wager your safety for a year of luck? The Man in the Fields ritual dares players to do exactly that by opening their doors to something sinister. In this episode, we walk you through the harrowing step-by-step ritual that has taken root across creepy pasta forums, ritual wikis, and Reddit confessionals. What begins as a terrifying game of "shut every door before midnight" becomes a night stalked by an ashen-skinned referee, a towering scarecrow figure, and a whisper that chills to the bone: “That’s not your biggest problem.”Subscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://theghostinmymachine.comhttps://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Fieldshttps://paranormal-rituals.fandom.com/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Fieldshttps://villains.fandom.com/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Fieldshttps://www.reddit.com/r/ThreeKings/https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A chilling ritual dares you to summon something into your home and survive until 3:33 AM. In this episode, we walk candle-in-hand through the rules of the Midnight Game, a modern creepy pasta with roots in alleged ancient punishment rites. But the terror doesn’t end with lore.Subscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1e73fy/the_midnight_game_i_played_it_and_i_was_a/https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/ikmra/so_i_recently_played_the_midnight_game/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXmPuR6Q8-Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1jSDHxUmMMhttps://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Midnight_Gamehttps://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1e8fqh/the_midnight_game_part_two/https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1e9k9p/the_midnight_game_part_three/https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1e9wi7/the_midnight_game_part_four/https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/9xy9xp/i_regret_playing_the_midnight_game/https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/f5umtg/the_midnight_game_is_not_a_joke/https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/f2x6ug/i_was_a_skeptic_until_i_tried_the_midnight_game/https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/7ktn1m/my_cousin_tried_the_midnight_game_and_refuses_to/Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On frozen backroads from Ohio to Michigan and Connecticut, stories persist of small, feral figures with grotesquely swollen heads stalking the tree line. From Dr. Crow’s abused “patients” on Wisner Road to asylum escapees along Connecticut’s infamous “Dracula Drive,” the Melon Heads legend blends real medical conditions, social cruelty, and spooky eyewitness accounts into one of America’s most unsettling modern monster tales.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/revenge-of-the-melonheads-urban-legend-or-real-life-horror-part-1/https://www.damnedct.com/murder-on-melon-head-road/https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2017/01/18/the-legend-of-the-michigan-melon-heads/https://wwmt.com/news/local/michigans-melon-heads-legend-has-its-roots-in-allegan-countyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon_headshttps://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/connecticut/haunted-road-melon-heads-ct/Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On a stormy night, a girl reaches down for the comforting lick of her dog under the bed—only to discover at dawn that her pet is dead in the bathroom and the words “HUMANS CAN LICK, TOO” are written in blood. In this episode, we unravel the infamous “Licked Hand” urban legend, its variations and origins, and the real-world intruder cases that make the story feel disturbingly possible.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Licked_HandWikipediahttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/507300/how-urban-legends-licked-hand-are-bornMental Flosshttps://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/humans-can-lick-too-how-urban-legends-spreadThrillisthttps://ils.unc.edu/~sturm/storytelling/cuecards/peoplecanlicktoo.htmlils.unc.eduhttps://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/japan-man-discovers-woman-living-in-his-closet-idUSCOO063301/Reutershttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/may/31/japanThe Guardianhttps://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-for-living-in-closet-in-fukuokajapantoday.comhttps://grokipedia.com/page/Theodore_Edward_ConeysGrokipediahttps://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/denverspidermanSarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

From backward feet to eerie whistling in the jungle, the duende is Latin America’s most elusive trickster spirit. These chilling encounters explore what happens when you laugh at legends… and the legends laugh back.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende_(mythology)https://culturarecreacionydeporte.gov.cohttps://losdesconocidos.comSarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Across the lakes and rivers of Zimbabwe there are legends of the Njuzu, mysterious water spirits said to dwell beneath the surface, capable of both blessing and destruction.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/zimbabwe-mermaids-problem-for-water-minister-138664059/1467126.htmlhttps://mg.co.za/article/2020-02-06-chasing-mermaids-in-zimbabwe/https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/culture/of-marine-spirits-manjuzu-and-mermaids/https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/two-women-who-drowned-at-manjuzu-ceremony-identified/https://cfuzim.org/celebrating-rain-and-the-flooding-of-save-river/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a42267720/wednesday-netflix-mermaid-african-folklore/https://pamberineruzhinji1980.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/njuzu-zimbabwean-spirit-and/https://shumbaliterarymagazine.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/are-the-njuzu-mermaids-real/Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

High above the Bedfordshire countryside stands the crumbling shell of St Mary’s. A medieval church twisted by time, ritual, and whispers of evil. In 1963, villagers discovered the defiled remains of a woman exhumed from her grave, arranged in the nave for a black mass. What followed was a decades-long saga of satanic panic, grave desecration, phantom monks, and chilling apparitions. The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:https://spookyisles.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clophillhttps://inpurespirit.comhttps://burialsandbeyond.comhttps://weirdinthewade.blogSarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode contains references to death, psychological distress, and human remains. Listener discretion is advised.Isolated a mile off the Oregon coast, Terrible Tilly was never meant to survive. From its first fatal survey to a hundred years of wrecks, ruined minds, and sealed urns, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse has drawn more than storms. Some say its light never really went out — that something still watches from the empty lantern tower.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch:U.S. Coast Guard historical archives, The Oregon Encyclopedia, Lighthouse Friends, Portland Monthly, Willamette Week, OregonLive, and multiple historical accounts, memoirs, and regional folklore collections. Full references available on request.Thanks so much for listening, and I'll catch up with you again next weekend.Sarah xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/