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Nov 17, 2022 · Learn about the scary stories that have been told and retold for decades, from haunted houses to serial killers. Discover how urban legends have influenced movies, TV shows, games, and fiction tropes.
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.
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- The Story of Charlie No-Face. The tale of Charlie No-Face is an example of one of those true stories that gets wildly twisted in each retelling. Here are the facts: In the early 1900s, a Pennsylvania boy named Ray Robinson was electrocuted by a trolley wire, resulting in lifelong disfigurement—specifically, most of his facial features melted away.
- Colonel Buck's Recurring Tombstone Stain. Passersby are often keen to point out the oddly-shaped mark, resembling a leg, that stains the tomb of this former Justice of the Peace.
- Reptiles Living in City Sewers.
- Neil Armstrong Bungling the Moon Landing Speech.
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- Candyman. In 2021, director Nia DaCosta’s new vision of Candyman—the popular 1992 horror hit about a vengeful spirit who is summoned to reality by saying his name five times—arrived in theaters.
- The Killer Calling From Inside the House. For decades, stories have circulated about a babysitter home alone who receives harassing phone calls. When the call is finally traced by police, the babysitter is horrified to discover it’s coming from inside the house.
- The Goatman. The Goatman was a purported half-man, half-goat fond of devouring dogs and attacking people in Prince George’s County in Maryland. While the Goatman had been whispered about for years, he got an explosion of publicity in 1971 after a reporter named Karen Hosler delivered a one-two punch lending credibility to his existence.
- The Mothman. No urban legend rundown is complete without mention of the Mothman, a strange creature who purportedly terrorized West Virginia in the 1960s.
Sep 28, 2015 · A worrying number of people believe that the US President isn’t American. 8. The fake moon landings. One of the most famous urban myths of all says that NASA faked the moon landings in a movie ...
Urban legends (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not. [1]
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