urban legend
Urban legends have captivated us from ancient eras to the modern day; a deep dive into scary lore and 'could be true' tales about Bigfoot, Slender Man, the Suicide Forest and beyond.
Scared out of Your Skin - Legends Come to Life
I’ve come across some terrifying things in my life. Ghosts and spirits, beasts and monsters, a failing grade in chemistry. I’ve avoided one topic, however, for most of my life because of the anxiety and fear it stirs in my subconscious. They call it the “yee naaldlooshii” translating to “he goes on all fours”. But in most societies its name is something simpler, more blood curdling - the Skinwalker.
By Alesia Brooks5 years ago in Horror
Wendy
In Canadian folk lore. The Wendigo is often described as a giant hideous creature with rotting hairy flesh and a ram or deer like head with antlers. It's believed that the Wendigo Spirit, haunts the North western woods of Ontario, Canada. and mainly chooses to inhabit the bodies of greedy or cannibalistic people. Once possessed, these people will inherit super human strength, and will crave human meat. They will also alter their appearance to resemble the wendigo's original form.
By Karl Huber5 years ago in Horror
The Case of Bloody Mary
You know growing up I can remember my brother always trying to scare me with things like spiders, and took it over the line of normal brother torment of the little brother... but the one game I remember him telling me about a game, and the one game I think that we ALL have played by ourselves or with another person in our lives at one time or another........Bloody Marry.
By Strobel’s Reporting 5 years ago in Horror
4 Legends and Lore of Washington State
The Pacific Northwest is known for a lot of things. Most of them revolve around the hipster and independent music scene that Washington state is famous for, having birthed musical legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Kobain and Pearl Jam. But what many aren’t aware of is the region’s extensive history of the paranormal. From lake monsters to UFO’s and the infamous Bigfoot, the Pacific Northwest has staked its claim in the history books as one of the premiere places for the unknown.
By Alesia Brooks5 years ago in Horror
Cursed stone faces
The photo I took a few months ago, of the stone faces outside the church on the way up to my daughter's school, always caught my eye, and creeped me out. I found I always had to look up at them, every time I passed by. They even inspired one of my recent short stories: 'Grotesque.'
By Karen Cave5 years ago in Horror
Haunted eBay Dolls
eBay – books, perfume, dolls from hell? So many instances and stories of haunted items being sold on the auction site, but the veracity of most is impossible to prove. One popular item that seems to consistently both titillate and horrify people are haunted dolls.
By Charleen Mullen5 years ago in Horror
Creatures, Cryptids, and Legends of the States
Frozen Bigfoot A rare bigfoot discovery happened in Atlanta, Georgia, on 19 August 2008. This discovery was one that made many prick their ears up to. Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, self-proclaimed Bigfoot trackers, claimed they discovered the corpse of a real half-human half-ape creature. Many were ready to write it off as another phony sighting or a hoax until the two publicly said they had it stored in a freezer, released detailed and up-close pictures of it, and even agreed to let anyone perform a test on the corpse that wanted to. This made many believe in the possibility a real sasquatch was found.
By Aarin Pound5 years ago in Horror
A Cambodian Ghost Story
Squilch. Munch. I stood in front of a tiny hut made of wooden panels and palm mats raised atop wooden stilts. The makeshift window to the hut’s left was made of the same material and propped open with a small stick, just a smidge. I looked at the door-less entrance and with the dim light of the waning moon, I was able to see a pair of calloused, dirty feet laying limply on the ground.
By Narady Nauch5 years ago in Horror
The Anniversary of Mrs Mable’s Death
Every town has a ghost story that has been passed down from each generation to the next. The small town of Whisper’s Creek was no different. Each Halloween, groups of children would whisper the urban legend to the new kids in town.
By Louise Sly5 years ago in Horror
