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.
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The sun peeked over the morning hills. Manny Panbroke's coffee maker was hissing and sputtering coffee into his cup. A fine, reassuring sound, he thought. Manny rustled the newspaper at the table, glancing over his shoulder at the kitchen door. Try to keep the sounds down, he thought. This was his time alone.
By Robert Lewis5 years ago in Horror
Black Book of Death
Yasmine Mitchell was not superstitious. She didn’t believe in much besides her will to live and her strength to overcome everything she had been through. See, there’s this story about Yasmine. I will take it from the top so you can better understand her and where her curiosity begins and her tactful niche for detecting bad vibes ends with The Little Black Book.
By Cierra Carpenter5 years ago in Horror
The Legendary Witch Who Froze To Death
Cold temps are fast approaching and the residents of Leonardtown, Maryland know that this can only mean one thing, that along with the freezing rain and snow, the curse of Moll Dyer will cast a dark shadow over the town's people yet once again. In 1697, Moll Dyer, a woman accused of being a witch simply because she survived the bitter cold without so much as a sniffle while most of the town's people were suffering from famine, hunger, disease, and eventually death, was forced from her only shelter and thrown out into the zero degree temps with only the rags on her back.
By Sherri Granato5 years ago in Horror
The Wendigo
The Wendigo When one thinks of a Wendigo, your first thought may go directly to the Supernatural episode, if you are a fan, where Sam and Dean help the girl find her brother. Or, if you are a gamer, your mind may go to the game Until Dawn, where you are being hunted by a Wendigo. Or you may just think cannibalism. Whatever the case may be Wendigo’s are fearsome, terrifying creatures who hunt their pray with no mercy.
By Paige Guffey5 years ago in Horror
The Sea of Trees
Startled by a single thud of turbulence, Sean Crawford awoke from his nap aboard Takai Airlines, flight 672. Taking a moment to collect himself, he looked out the window. Peering out into the expanse, Sean thought that the layer of clouds looked like a rough ocean that the plane was flying just above. Thoughts like these had entertained him his whole life. Nothing can keep a man occupied like a wandering mind, especially on a 13 hour flight from JFK to Narita Airport in Tokyo.
By Joshua Mills5 years ago in Horror
A Light in the Attic
Many years ago when I was in my teens, my family moved to Meriden, Connecticut, from New Hampshire. We moved into a house and lived on the second floor, where I could get an excellent view of a huge mansion sitting on a hill further up the street. I remember looking out of my bedroom window one night just before going to bed and noticed a light coming from the attic of the mansion. I never really paid much attention to what was across the street until that one night when I saw that light.
By Anthony Dezenzio5 years ago in Horror
Evil One
Before his face was horribly scarred, Kyle had just been a run-of-the-mill juvenile delinquent. As a bored teenage boy in an affluent Colorado town, the son of a prominent minister and a beloved school teacher, Kyle was a terror. Stealing grocery money from his mother’s purse. Drinking his father’s liquor cabinet dry. Sneaking out of his bedroom window at night to break into cars. One night, he crossed the line. On his sixteenth birthday, Kyle managed to steal a car, speed across town, run a red light and crash into a woman driving home from work. Fortunately, the woman wasn’t hurt but Kyle was severely burned and ended up with a face and body resembling that of an old box turtle. At first, the minister and his wife hoped their son had learned his lesson. But even with the pain and his ghoulish face, Kyle just laughed and insulted the people who visited him in the hospital. His physical transformation into a monster seemed to have no effect on the boy’s nasty personality. In fact, he became more bitter, angry and resentful. So after months of putting up with the impossible young man, his parents finally kicked him out of the house. The town librarian noted Kyle reminded her of a picture of the Japanese reptile demon Kappa she saw in a book. From then on, everyone called him Kappa.
By Nanako Water5 years ago in Horror
4 Strange Mysteries
4.)THE WORLD’S RICHEST TEMPLE Padmanabhaswamy In the state of Kerala in Souther India there’s a real life story of treasure,ancient secrets and deathly intrigue.The temple “Padmanabhaswamy” is the Holy shrine to Maha Vishnu-the most powerful Hindu deity.The entirely gold plated temple was build in the 16 century and was renoveted a few hundred years later by the Kings of Travancore.One of Indian welthiest ancient families.According to local legend the kings of Travancore had hidden their wast wealth within the stone walls and vault of the temple.Then in 2011 the Indian Supreme Court demanded a routine audit of the temple’s treasury.Counting the treasure was harder then it sounds.Local religiuos leaders warned that opening the vaults would disrespect Maha-Vishnu,leading to catastrophic heavenly punishment.The last time someone tried to open it was in 1931 and legend has it a sudden plague of cobras sprang from the vault.But despite protests and death threats from hard-line Hindus,lawyer TP Sundararajan got permission to open it up for the first time in centuries.They had opened 5 of the 6 vault and were stunned by what they found.Inside the temple was a breathtaking hoard of crowns,weapons,gold statues,rubies,bags of diamonds,gold coins,golden elephants,vessels made of gold in total the contents of treasury were valued at 1 Trillion US dollars.But one door remained unlocked,the vault name the “BHARATAKKON KALLARA”a huge serpant figure on the door indicated danger.
By Haris Hadzic5 years ago in Horror
The Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign was a military campaign in the First World War that took place within the Gallipoli Peninsula, also known as Gelibolu in modern Turkey. From the 17th of February, 1915 to the 9th of January, 1916 - The Entente powers, Britain, France, and Russia sought to weaken the Ottoman Empire, one of the Central Powers, by taking control of the Turkish Straits. By doing this - this would expose the Ottoman Empire's capital, Constantinople to bombardment by Allied battleships and cut it off from the Asian part of the empire.
By CynicalPepper5 years ago in Horror
Night Owl
As the day slowly turned to night I watched the sun drift down to the horizon in the distance through my camera lens. Photography was a new passion of mine and my specific interest was taking pictures of birds. I never realized the amount of unique ones in my area but after I got my camera I started to notice them a lot more. There were birds of all colours and sizes and I had taken pictures of so many so far, but something I’d never seen before was an owl, something I hope would change tonight. After researching owls and where to find them in my area for several nights I felt confident that I could spot one and hopefully get a decent picture before it got too dark, but the sun was going down faster now and I was beginning to worry about losing the light for a picture.
By Bryor Atchison5 years ago in Horror
