There have been a growing number of odd social media trends in the past few months, most notably the so-called Kylie Jenner Challenge where millions of teenagers all over the world ended up hurting their lips to look more like the youngest Kardashian; now, the latest trend is the Charlie Charlie game.
The Charlie Charlie game takes the place of generations' worth of traditions of Ouija boards (and other scary things like the Slender Man meme that inspired two teens to attempt burder), and the concept behind this is supposedly contacting a "Mexican demon" and ask him the tough questions - something that seems straight out of the beginning of a "Paranormal Activity" movie!
According to The Mirror, the Charlie Charlie game has taken Twitter by storm over the past weekend, under the hashtag #CharlieCharlieChallenge, as many young people claim to have communicated with a Mexican demon that has answered their questions about life, the universe and everything.
The India Times reports that the Charlie Charlie game works as follows: players need two pencils and a piece of paper, putting both of them in the shape of a cross right before writing the words YES and NO inside the four squares formed by the pencils, then asking questions; the game starts when someone asks "Charlie, Charlie are you here?" - and, if the pencil moves and points to the YES square, it means the "demon" is there to answer questions.
When it's time to end the session, players ask "Charlie, Charlie, can we stop?"
As the Charlie Charlie game takes on popularity in social media, there have even been fans of One Direction who have asked which of the four remaining members of the band (after Zayn Malik's departure) she would marry - it's still unclear whether she was joking or taking things seriously!
Of course, as The Inquisitr reports, a number of Christian fundamentalists have understandably taken to social media to talk about the Bible and to caution young people against this new trend, which is essentially asking an evildoer spirit for help.
In any case, the creators of the Charlie Charlie game have asked people not to play with children prone to nightmares.
