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  2. Watching horror films around Halloween is like peanut butter and jelly — they go together perfectly. In 2023, the Caller-Times shared tales about cryptids that haunt Texas.The year prior, we put ...

  3. The babysitter and the man upstairs - Wikipedia

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    A similar urban legend is The Clown Statue or The Clown Doll. [6] [7] [8] A babysitter is unnerved by what she assumes is a hideous life-sized statue of a clown in the corner of the room. When the mother or father of the children she is caring for calls home to check in, the babysitter asks if she can cover the clown statue with a blanket.

  4. List of urban legends - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Momo Challenge hoax - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Viral Internet hoax The "Momo Challenge" is a hoax and an internet urban legend that was rumoured to spread through social media and other outlets. It was reported that children and adolescents were being harassed by a user named Momo to perform a series of dangerous tasks including ...

  6. The Spookiest Urban Legend in Every State - AOL

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    Some of these eerie legends stem from real-life tragedies, while others were born to be fictional creepy campfire tales. However, regardless of a story's origin, these 50 urban legends will send ...

  7. Terrifying urban legends from across the country - AOL

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    The story of the Slender Man first gained notoriety in 2009 on an online forum and spread through the internet like wildfire...

  8. List of creepypastas - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Online horror fiction Creepypastas are horror -related legends or images that have been copied and pasted around the Internet. These Internet entries are often brief, user-generated, paranormal stories intended to scare, frighten, or discomfort readers. The term "creepypasta" originates ...

  9. Kuchisake-onna - Wikipedia

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    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.