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.

3 terrifying horror stories
# Story: 1 I was on my gap year, travelling around Europe with my best friend. We had just arrived in Prague and were looking for a place to stay. We found a hostel that looked perfect for us. It was our first night there and we were sharing a room with two other girls. We were all getting ready for bed and chatting. The girls told us that the hostel was supposedly haunted. They said that there had been reports of strange noises and sightings of ghosts. We all laughed and said that we didn't believe in ghosts. We said that we would be fine and went to bed. In the middle of the night, I was awoken by a noise. I sat up in bed and looked around the room. I couldn't see anything, but I could feel something watching me. I tried to go back to sleep, but the feeling was so strong that I couldn't. I got out of bed and turned on the light. I looked around the room, but there was nothing there. I woke up my friend and told her what was happening. She said that she had been having the same feeling. We decided to leave the room and go to reception. We didn't see anything on the way, but we could feel someone following us. We got to reception and told the night manager what was happening. He said that he would come and check our room. He came with us and went into the room. We all stood there in the doorway, but there was nothing there. The manager said that he didn't see anything and that we were probably just imagining things. We went back to our room and tried to sleep, but we couldn't. We could still feel someone watching us. Every time we closed our eyes, we saw a figure in the darkness. We were too scared to sleep, so we just sat there awake all night. In the morning, we packed our bags and left the hostel. We didn't say anything to the staff, we just wanted to get out of there. We never spoke about that night again, but we both know that we will never forget it.
By PP3 years ago in Horror
2 Creepiest Horror Stories
# Story: 1 The most horrific night I ever experienced was the night that the bloody ghost of a young girl came haynting me and my brother. It was pitch black outside, and we were both in our room, trying to go to sleep. Suddenly, we heard a loud, blood-curdling scream. We both sat up in bed, terrified. The scream seemed to be coming from outside our window. We slowly got out of bed, and crept towards the window. Peeking out, we saw a figure in a white dress, covered in blood, floating towards our house. We both froze in fear as we watched the ghostly figure come closer and closer. Suddenly, it was right outside our window, staring in at us with its cold, dead eyes. My brother let out a whimper, and I put my hand over his mouth to keep him quiet. The ghostly figure just floated there, staring at us. Then, it slowly raised its hand and beckoned us to come closer. paralyzed with fear, we couldn't move. We just stood there, staring at the ghost. Finally, mustering up all my courage, I took a step towards the window. The ghostly figure floated back a few feet, still beckoning us to come closer. My brother grabbed my hand and tried to pull me back, but I shook him off. I was determined to find out what this ghost wanted. I inched closer and closer to the window, until I was right up against it. The ghostly figure was now just inches away from me, and I could see the bloodstained dress it was wearing. Suddenly, it reached out and grabbed my arm, and I let out a scream. My brother grabbed me and pulled me away from the window. We both ran into our closet and huddled together in the darkness, trembling with fear. We could hear the ghostly figure banging on the window, trying to get in. It scraped its nails down the glass, making a horrifying sound. We sat there in the closet, too terrified to move, until morning came. When we finally emerged from the closet, the ghost was gone. But we could still see the bloody handprints it had left on the window. We never found out what the ghost wanted, but that was the most horrific night of my life
By PP3 years ago in Horror
The Curse of the Crying Woman: The Real Story
I live in a small town near Bordeaux. As in any city, there are skeletons in the closet, stories and dark legends. My dad first told this story when I was about ten years old on Christmas Eve, and since then he likes to mention it at every opportunity, especially when he wants to scare someone ....
By Julia Njord3 years ago in Horror
Fictional Horror
Spooky season is quickly approaching, unlike the slow yet, somehow always on time strides of the typical slasher film villain. It has me thinking a little bit about that but not so much what you might suspect would be in anyone's thoughts on the subject. Allow me to elaborate.
By Elizabeth Hartman3 years ago in Horror
Stragview Stories: Strange Tastes
"Ah, dude, that's so nasty." Peterson, Waldo to his friends, let the roach crawl across his tongue for a few seconds as the rest of us watched. When he swallowed it down, he ran his tongue out again to show us it was gone, grinning as we made noises of repulsion.
By Joshua Campbell3 years ago in Horror
Candyman (2021): Candyman Can
The original Candyman (1992) film was a staple of my childhood. As a kid, I didn't realize the cultural significance of the movie, but I knew that there was a lot going on in the world that felt... wrong. I just didn't realize how deeply racial injustice ran in America.
By Jen Chichester3 years ago in Horror
Resurrection Mary
About twenty minutes southwest of Chicago, in Cook County, there’s a village called Justice. Back in 1920, the village had a population of 183, and in 1930 it had a population of 377. It was a very, very small place back then. Today, Justice, Illinois, is home to around 13,000 people — all of which have heard…
By J.A. Hernandez3 years ago in Horror
Ten Bizarre-But-True Horror Stories Reported in the News
A terrifying movie or book or show gets your blood pumping in the moment of consumption, sure—we covered our eyes in Squid Game with the rest of the world. But for the most part, you rest easy afterwards knowing that what you've witnessed is fiction, deliberately spun up to creep you out. When the real world gets eerier than anything Stephen King could dream up, that's when you have every right to get a little scared of the dark.
By AU3 years ago in Horror
DownFaller: Episode 1
The End Of The Hellmouth Arcadia City, Alaska has always been a safe haven for supernatural beings. A town founded by witches and warlocks on December 21, 1692. Vampires, Immortals, and other supernaturals lived side by side with humans for centuries. The Sheriff and town officials always kept the peace in this town. Not to say they didn't have any incidents here and there.
By Victor Robinson II3 years ago in Horror
Basement of house No. 13
My husband then went on a business trip for a month, my son and my cat Sue stayed on the farm. That's when my washing machine crashed. You know, such a thing, not yet similar to modern ones, but with a spin in the form of two rollers and a curved starter.
By Julia Njord3 years ago in Horror
Why people are scared of clowns
Coulrophobia is not something to be laughed at. This unreasonable fear of clowns can cause nausea and panic. Although it is a rare fear, many individuals find clowns weird, if not outright frightening. Why? Part of the solution might be found in the prevalence of evil clowns in popular culture—think Pennywise from Stephen King's It (1986). Clowns, however, are feared for psychological reasons, according to studies.
By AU3 years ago in Horror
White Trash Willy in a Strange Land
Willy pumped the brakes feverishly on his cherried-out 1979 F100 pickup with a hydraulic suspension system on rims from a newer Chevy Nova. The problem is it needed a part they don’t make anymore and so the 1979 front disk brakes were about to fail completely and the rear drums had to work twice as hard. Sometimes the rear wheels would lock up and skid mid way through the second brake-pump and sometimes it took 5. Ernest Willy never knew many pumps it would take. It was a rough ride.
By James Donahue3 years ago in Horror