Behind famous ghost stories and campfire scares hide real events, small mistakes, and fears that turned into lasting urban ...

Urban legends have captivated humanity for generations, those spine-tingling tales shared in hushed voices around campfires and whispered during sleepovers. These stories possess an uncanny ability to ...

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 an ...

The United States stands out as the absolute champion when it comes to urban legends that still terrify people today. Research using data from Reddit and Buzzsumo shows that 21 of the most ...

Urban legends have always creeped me out. You know the ones. A couple is making out in a car and gets home to find the hook hand of an escaped killer on their door handle. Or the couple makes out in ...

From the mysterious Gimghoul Castle in Chapel Hill to the curious spinning angel of Oakwood Cemetery, the Triangle area is full of eerie urban legends to tell around Halloween. Here's a look at some ...

No months are better for creepy and horrific urban legends and tales than October and November! With Halloween and Day of the Dead just around the corner, the threshold of our world and the ...

Halloween is nearly here. Thrill-seekers and history buffs, check out some of the creepiest Central Florida urban legends. You’ll have a new ghost story to tell at your next party, so what’s better ...

In the mid-1990s, horror was in a rut, but then came Scream in 1996. Wes Craven's meta slasher brought back the subgenre that had dominated the '80s, now with a fresh twist and a cast of up-and-coming ...

Monsters don’t just exist under your bed, they roam the streets of cities around the world, tormenting innocent souls. Whether you’re a skeptic or not, it’s worth hearing about the warnings of evil ...

Here is the synopsis for that original Urban Legend film: "A university is beset by a rash of gruesome murders that resemble old urban legends. When her friend Michelle (Natasha Gregson Wagner) is ...