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An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements. Urban legends are often rooted in local history and popular culture
Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, becoming local legends that only sometimes reach across borders and cultures.
The Bunnyman's legend starts with what every good urban legend begins with: An insane asylum. As reported by WAMU 88.5 , the people of Clifton were so up in arms about the asylum that they were ...
Fisher's ghost The legend of Fisher's ghost is a popular Australian ghost story or folk tale dating to the early 19th century. Frederick Baker (" Frederick Federici ") of Princess Theatre, Melbourne Monte Cristo Homestead of Junee , New South Wales; allegedly Australia's most haunted house [ 10 ]
Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō , of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object.
The story of the Slender Man first gained notoriety in 2009 on an online forum and spread through the internet like wildfire...
Madam Koi Koi (also known as Lady Koi Koi and Madam Moke in Ghana) is a Nigerian urban legend featuring a vengeful ghost who haunts dormitories, hallways and toilets in boarding schools at night. While in day schools, she haunts toilets and students who come to school too early or leave school late.
Whether it be a creepy ghost story in the form of a haunted road or vengeful spirit, or something a little harder to explain, like an extraterrestrial hotbed or a beastly Sasquatch, urban legends ...