I have aldready tried candyman and bloody mary (i said their names three time in front of a mirror correct me if i’m wrong) anything else i can try ?

EDIT : Why am i getting down voted this is litterally the no stupid questions sub.

EDIT I am not trolling let me rephrase the question : is there any other urban legends you know of and how do the stories and steps go ?

  • Hyperreality@kbin.social
    17·
    9 months ago

    Given this is nostupidquestions, I’m going to treat this like it’s a serious question.

    This being said and not that I believe in it, but you might as well do it right and start by reading something like this:

    https://archive.org/details/three-books-of-occult-philosophy-henry-cornelius-agrippa-donald-tyson-edition/page/n1/mode/2up

    Or this:

    https://archive.org/details/the-book-of-abramelin-german-to-english-translation/page/32/mode/2up

    (For the Fallout fans, this is almost certainly where the name of the Parson’s State Asylum Abremalin Field Generator in Fallout 4 comes from.)

    Or this:

    https://ia902505.us.archive.org/13/items/stephen-skinner-the-goetia-of-dr.-rudd/Stephen%20Skinner%20-%20The%20Goetia%20of%20Dr.%20Rudd%20%282010%29.pdf

    Or read up on Crowley, who was also inspired by lots of this kind of stuff.

    It’s all super interesting, because this kind of thing has been bubbling under the mainstream for centuries, often vestiges of pre-christian pagan religion basically, even if a lot of it is quite modern. Movies and fictional works which do their research and incorporate elements of this are also quite interesting:

    Examples: Antichrist (2009), The Witch(2015) and Annihilation(2018).

    Obviously, be careful with this kind of thing. Take it too seriously, spend hours reading up on it, and you start thinking “hmm, maybe there’s something to this.” at which point you’re literally engaging in delusional thinking. It’s a rabbit hole basically. And obviously you know it’s all nonsense, but humans are inherently superstitious animals.

  • Deestan@lemmy.world
    17·
    9 months ago

    Those are urban myths that kids tell each other for fun. Their attraction lies in creating a sense of underlying danger in everyday situations like a bathroom mirror, and a sense of thrill in daring each other to try to test the myth.

    If you want to be more afraid alone at home, some understated horror movies like The Ring are a good choice.

    If you are wanting to experience fear and thrill of of overcoming it, some things to try:

    • Go hiking alone in the dark, preferably in an area with no actually dangerous predators.
    • Bungee jumping.
    • Run around the house with your eyes closed.
    • THE MASTERMIND@feddit.chOP
      71·
      9 months ago

      Yea i k ow that but i don’t know if everyone of them has been tested by someobe so i guess i wanted to test it as i said for fun . Horror movies don’t do shit for me except maybe jumpscares but thats just cheap. Planning ti do a skydiving someday and hiking this summer. That running around house with eyes closed is asking for hospital bill.

    • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      experience fear and thrill of of overcoming it

      Riffing off this idea slightly, but I strongly recommend lead climbing. Perfect combo of fear factor - you fall a lot - with limited risk of actually injuring yourself - you’re attached to a rope!

  • amio@kbin.social
    6·
    9 months ago

    EDIT : Why am i getting down voted this is litterally the no stupid questions sub.

    Because the point is to have a place to ask questions without having them judged as “stupid”. It’s “we will try to treat questions like they’re not stupid” and this comes across as trying very hard to make that impossible.
    On the off chance you’re not trolling, be advised it sure as hell looks a lot like you’re trolling.

  • ivanafterall@kbin.social
    6·
    9 months ago

    Some people insist remote viewing and astral projection are real. See if you can figure out how to do them and, ideally, prove them.

  • Lath@kbin.social
    6·
    9 months ago

    Beetlejuice.
    Cthulhu.
    Any of the high-ranked demons and devils.
    Any of the gods.
    The fairy godmother.
    If you’ve got a pair of ruby shoes, maybe the wicked witch of the west or something.
    The monster under your bed.
    Chris Hansen.
    FBI, ATF, SWAT, IRS if you’re in US.
    A thief.

      • Cyv_@kbin.social
        4·
        9 months ago

        Any procedure to summon cthulhu is made up, so make one up. Or if it makes you feel better I’ll make one up:

        Cook long pasta to aldente, then spread it all over the floor, then roll around it in while praising the noodly limbs of cthon, and asking the eldritch god to wrap you up and take you to the realm between dimensions. And I dunno, pat your head and rub your tummy at the same time to confuse yourself. Confusion and the unknown are the key when it comes to eldritch beings. Add spooky LED lights that shift from green to purple.

        • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
          2·
          9 months ago

          Any procedure to summon cthulhu is made up, so make one up. Or if it makes you feel better I’ll make one up:

          So is any procedure to summon anything above Chris Hansen on that list.

      • Lath@kbin.social
        2·
        9 months ago

        Beetlejuice is simple. 3 times the name.

        Cthulhu is a bit complicated. You need deep sea aquatic components, maybe fuck a fish, live in an isolated fishing community, stuff like that.

        Each demon/devil has its own ritual, so you’ll have to look them up by name.

        For the gods, you need to commit some sacrilege if you want a quick and dirty response.

        For the fairy godmother you need to be poor, orphan, have evil step family that doesn’t get stuck in washing machines and only own rags.

        For the Oz trip, you need to wear a pair of ruby shoes, get high, spin around three times and click your heels while fervently chanting “There’s no place like home.” Obviously it only works when you’re not home.

        For the monster under your bed, the main thing is thst you need to sleep on your bed with a limb or body part of choice sticking out or touching ground. After that, it depends on your monster mostly. Each one has its own preferences. Some like it when you’re clean, others only want dirty or stinky body parts. Some drag you under the bed and eat you whole, others just kill you because you annoy them. It’s all very individualistic.

        For the rest there are many guides online, I’m not going to bother explaining them.

  • Cyv_@kbin.social
    3·
    9 months ago

    Just say a regular prayer to the christian god but call him a shithead and see if he smites ya.

    • THE MASTERMIND@feddit.chOP
      2·
      9 months ago

      Shithead ? I have called gods more than that . And yes i am severely fucked but i don’t think its because gods exist if he did i have challenged him multiple time to fight to death why not accept that and prove it to me instead of just cursing me endlessly ?

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
    2·
    9 months ago

    Read about Three Kings, great concept even if it’s all BS. There is a subreddit about it.

  • Candelestine@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    9 months ago

    The reason you are being downvoted is because you’re reminding people that the internet has a lot of very young folks on it. People don’t really want to be reminded of that, they want to feel like all the hijinks that internet people get up to are with adults. But if your age cohort is here on a niche service like Lemmy, then there must be more of you elsewhere, on other services too. This is genuinely unhealthy, in many different ways, so it disturbs people.

    So, they downvote you for reminding them of something they’d rather not think about. Afaik though, there is nothing wrong with this question being posted here.

    Regarding the question itself, we do tend to call them urban myths for a reason. People have not yet outgrown silly, superstitious thinking from centuries ago. It’s not necessarily an age thing either, plenty of older superstitious folks too. lol

    Oh, and welcome to Lemmy.