{"product_id":"games-of-the-dark-marcus-halden-9798197111036","title":"Games of the Dark: Rituals You Should Never Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when a game stops being a game?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGames of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e explores the disturbing world of ritual games, forbidden dares, mirror rites, midnight challenges, haunted sleepover legends, and strange practices said to blur the line between fear, folklore, psychology, and the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the games whispered about in dark rooms, passed through internet forums, repeated at sleepovers, and warned against by those who claim they tried them once and carried the experience home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book, you will explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The Three Kings Ritual and the terror of mirrors, silence, and unseen presences\u003cbr\u003e- The Midnight Man Game and the primal fear of being hunted in your own home\u003cbr\u003e- One Man Hide and Seek and the disturbing idea of an object becoming a vessel\u003cbr\u003e- The Elevator Game and the legend of travelling somewhere you were never meant to reach\u003cbr\u003e- Red Door, Yellow Door and the frightening landscapes hidden inside the mind\u003cbr\u003e- Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board and the power of group belief\u003cbr\u003e- Bloody Mary, the Ouija board, the Candyman ritual, and other dark games that refuse to disappear\u003cbr\u003e- The psychology behind fear, suggestion, repetition, darkness, and ritual behaviour\u003cbr\u003e- The folklore and urban legends that keep these forbidden games alive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is not a guide. It is a warning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese rituals are examined as cultural phenomena, psychological experiences, and modern folklore. Some may be explainable through fear, suggestion, sensory distortion, and the power of expectation. Others remain harder to dismiss, especially when similar accounts appear again and again across different countries, generations, and belief systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGames of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is for readers drawn to haunted folklore, urban legends, paranormal history, occult curiosity, sleepover horror, dangerous rituals, and the strange human desire to test the boundary between the ordinary world and whatever waits beyond it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead it for knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead it for fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut do not play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Halden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197111036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Marcus Halden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148556640511,"sku":"9798197111036","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/games-of-the-dark-marcus-halden-9798197111036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}