Freaky urban legends that are based on true stories. What if the stories that we have been told are not stories at all. A word of warning though, the urban legends below are far creepier, scarier, and will induce far more nightmares than those described in our first piece. This urban legend has been circulating since the 50s, with no clear point of origin. They got there when people brought back baby alligators. The stories are all plain weird, like the guy in japan who started noticing food in his apartment was disappearing. A funny website filled with funny videos, pics, articles, and a whole bunch of other funny stuff. Since part one was a hit, we just had to do another piece for all you horror buffs. Most spooky legends are merely gruesome fiction, designed to warn kids away from taking candy from strangers or humping in cars parked on secluded country roads. Everyone enjoys a good urban myth or legend, theyre great for telling around campfires or at birthday sleepovers. An urban legend is a term used to describe a tale that has been passed down over. Seriouswhat was an urban legend that turned out to be true. The terrifying notsureifthisistrue feelings associated with urban legends is part of what makes these stories so popular. Their place in society draws from a fundamental judicial principle.
Terrifying urban legends that are horrifying but true. Welcome to the goddamned cracked halloween real urban legends list, baby. Story of 5 urban legends that turned out to be true. These urban legends are characterized by originating in or being popularized throughout the country of japan. Rats in the toilet bowl you stagger into the bathroom at 3 a. Cracked has more true urban legends where these came from. One especially frightening urban legend concerns a former. We all have heard one urban legend or the other at some point in our lives. The byfar scariest part about these legends, thoughand the thing the gives each tale a shred of credenceis the fact that no two states share the same one. But while many urban legends are pure fiction, there are some that are absolutely true. Groggy with sleep, you lift the lid and position yourself over the toilet. To find out, he set up a series of spy cameras around his house. Host ira glass investigates two urban legendsalligators in the sewer, rats in the toiletto find out if theyre true. If you grew up in a big city, you may have heard the urban legend alligators in the sewers.
Ever heard the urban legend about a game of tug of war that goes awry when some dudes arm gets tugged all the way off. Or learn why your mom is the greatest source of urban legends in 5 common body myths debunked. Click here to read about dead bodies hidden in fake mummies. A japanese urban legend is a story in japanese folklore which is circulated as true. Urban legends are also a version of modern mythology a vessel for the inexplicable and unproven. You guys must love urban legends because our first article was extremely popular among our readers. This is really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to celebrity urban legends. Pregnancy fears are a common subject of urban legends, because pregnancy can be terrifying. The tales are told dramatically, as though they were true stories that related to to real peoplealthough they may in fact be one hundred percent fabricated. In fact, the following eight may make you reconsider sleeping alone tonight be forewarned many of these legends have been proven true by the experts.
That may not be true, but these bizarre urban legends are or were at least inspired by truth. From corpses under the bed to bogey man snatching children we look at 9 urban legends that turned out to be true. A woman was up late at night, just minding her own business and browsing the internet in her. He deemed the tale more tall than true, due to a lack of factcheckable details. We recently asked the buzzfeed community to tell us what urban legends scared them as kids. These urban legends actually happened and the truth is scarier than fiction. Weve also got maneating escalators and phone calls from beyond the grave. Weve all heard of urban legends and it seems that every count ry has t heir own stories that they talk about. Maybe knowing that a few of these stories are still safely on the fiction side of that line will quell your fear in some way, but maybe it wont. Creepy urban legends that have a basis in truth readers. But i can imagine someone murdering, and hanging someone and getting away with it for awhile if they do it on halloween, since most people would assume it was just a fake decoration at least for a few days. The homeless couple living in walmart and 7 other urban legends.
But, too often, we ignore the true pioneers of womens wrestling and without a doubt the two most notorious of those are the fabulous moolah and mae young. If it is impossible to prove beyond doubt that a story has no basis. Nothing you do can ever top the horrors of reality. Youve probably heard that all legends have a basis in fact. The following list of twentyfive urban legends from all over the world will make your skin crawl especially when you find out that they are entirely true. We have done this five times before, and somehow humanity keeps topping itself. Welcome to our master class in trolling the trolls. Still, there are quite a few urban legends that may not seem plausible but they end up being true. Updated 2102020 from spooky trees to bloodfilled rivers and all the way to flesheating clouds, the sunshine state has its fair share of urban legends. These urban legends commonly involve paranormal entities or creatures who encounter andor attack humans, but the term can also encompass widespread.
These urban legends are characterized by originating in or being. It can be really terrifying when you find out about one around where you live, especially when theyre true. Or the woman who woke up in the middle of her funeral. As it turns out, a guttwistingly large percentage of them have happened to real people. This is a list of eight stranger than fiction urban legends that are based on terrifying true events, and seven that are still only mythsfor now. If you enjoyed this video remember to like, comment and subscribe for more horror related. Here are the craziest urban legends about fast food joints. When i first heard about the matress one it creeped me out to stay at any hotelmotel etc.
From corpses under the bed to bogey man snatching children we look at 9 urban legends that turned out to be true facebook. I would be concerned that the editors would deliberately keep all but the best writers from posting more than five articles and refuse articles. While most people believe them to be legends and nothing more, it is important to remember that all myths arise from real incidents. By their very nature, urban legends usually turn out to be fictional, but you might be surprisedand horrifiedto find out that some have in fact happened in real life. One of the more enduring tales of horror involves a babycrazy lady attempting to steal another womans unborn child right out of the womb. The craziest fast food urban legends you never knew.
Archived seriouswhat was an urban legend that turned out to be true. Most urban legends are no more than chinese whispers. Granted, these occurrences probably didnt start the spread of the urban legends they. The website cracked has an article called 7 creepy urban legends that happen to be true. These kind of stories sound like good fodder for an eli roth movie, but they couldnt possibly be true, could they. Heres a link that should give you most if not all of the current article. A video i created about some strange urban legends that are allegedly true and are very scary.
Aside from a couple original standouts, horror movies seem to trot out the same 5 or 6 monsterskillershaunted board games each year. Turning on the light, you see a rat looking back at you from the. Cracked has posted the fifth in a series of urban legends and the true tales behind them. For more from soren, check out the 5 creepiest urban legends that happen to be true and 6 more creepy urban legends that happen to be true. Although they may not be completely accurate, here are eight creepy urban legends that turned out to be true all along. Connect to your existing cracked account if you have one or create a new cracked username. You can create an infograpic and you could be on the front page of tomorrow. I always just learned its a story native around where i am. These stories usually seem to be farfetched or exaggerated. Specifically, the time of year when we make you shit your pants with stories that sound like they must have. Haunted insane asylum photos and stories slideshow byberry mental hospital in philadelphia.
The staying power of childrens superstitions and urban legends. When it comes to urban legends, most of them have been told time after time with little variation in the story. Weve all gotten emails about tourists who are abducted or drugged, only to wake up with a ragged scar where one of their kidneys used to be. Here is a countdown of 5 creepiest urban legends that turned out to be true. Mcds took business insider uk behind the scenes to show how their eggs are laid by real. As weve shown three times before, sometimes the stories that get told and retold around a flashlight at slumber parties arent as full of shit as we mightve hoped.
Urban legends are not the same thing as fictional tales, says barbara mikkelson of. But what if the scary stories that you grew up with turned out to be true. Urban legend, is credited with first debunking this smelly little tale in his 1994 book, the baby train and other lusty urban legends. Other websites can also be found that have similar articles. Halloweens nearly here, and that means cracked is once again out to prove that the tales that scared you shitless as a kid could actually kill.
The belief was that praying mantises were endangered species and because of this, it was illegal to kill them in certain parts of the u. Once again, its that time of year when cracked goes out our way to fact check the outlandish stories that allegedly happened to your friends former roommates cousins girlfriend. We debunk the ten most widespread urban legends of the tech world. There are several urban legends that have actually occurred in real life. Thanks to easter eggs and glitches in past games, tons of video game urban legends have arisen over the years. Urban legends are often thrilling stories, which contain many folkloric elements. Specifically, the time of year when we make you shit your pants with stories that sound like they must have been made up, but are actually terrifyingly true. Take a look over your shoulders to make sure there are no axewielding maniacs behind you and check out the 15 creepiest urban legends that could be true. With that in mind, weve rounded up some of the countrys most curious myths that can be pinned down to factual eventsfrom tales of the bogeymen and subterranean cities to the story of the word the dictionary got wrong. Or here to read about the man who decapitated himself. When did my 7yearold start saying, bloody mary, bloody mary, bloody mary into the mirror, and how do i make her stop. Caymans alligators have been found in storm sewers in cities large and small. The next morning, he ran back the footage on the camera and.
Teddy roosevelt is just a straightup legend, and you can honor him via tshirt. They start out as small pets there are cties below cities. Youve been watching superhorrorbro mike and this was a look at 7 creepy videogame urban legends. Hosted by natasha henstridge each generation seems to spawn its own classic and compelling tales, or urban legends. An urban legend out of pennsylvania has some locals believing in a green, glowing man who wanders alongside roads late at night or in a local. Why are urban legends called urban legends answers.
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