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.
An Interview with a 107 Year-Old Cowboy Vampire Detective
It was the middle of June, in 2006, and Hank Jasper almost didn't hear the Little Rock Police chief call his name. He obviously did, but for the first time in a while he had to actually turn his head to look at Jennifer Cole, the forty-three year old woman with blonde hair that she always had in a braid; the one that always hung over her left shoulder.
By Tristan Palmer5 years ago in Horror
5 spooky Australian myths and legends to keep you awake at night. . Top Story - October 2021.
One night when I was a small child, I awoke feeling like something was watching me. I scanned my darkened bedroom, taking extra care to see if there were any shadows that shouldn’t be there, or If I could hear any breathing that wasn’t my own.
By Emm Margaret5 years ago in Horror
Meh-Loo-Zeen
Preston, CT — A parent’s worst fear is something happening to their child. And, you’ll never forget the first time you hear your kid’s terrified scream. Maybe they shut their finger in the door, or discovered the furry palps of an attic spider. Whatever it is, that ear-piercing shriek will lock up your body like the call of a siren. It makes you think, even for a fleeting second, your kid is already gone.
By K.K. Yurei5 years ago in Horror
The Lake House Trip
Dean got out of his uber carrying his bag up to the lake house. It had been a very difficult year, what with the pandemic and all, and he was looking forward to getting away from his small apartment for a few days to stay at the company lake house. The lake house itself was a small reward offered to the salesperson of the month to go and visit for a week and enjoy the wonderful isolation in the mountains. He had worked hard through the year, mostly from boredom that came from working from home and getting out only when one absolutely had to. That said he was looking forward to spending his isolation in a much more open and robust place and the mountain air already was calming his senses. He went and typed in the code he had been given to enter the house and let himself in.
By Gray Beard Nerd5 years ago in Horror
Myst Vantar
I have lived by a lake all my life. It's called Myst vatnar which means Myst lake in the Norse language. Apparently myst was a term for mystical or mystic long ago. At least that's what my father always told me. This lake was crystal clear all year long and even though we traveled occasionally and saw other lakes I never saw a lake so beautiful. Which is why every summer people from all over the world would come to vacation at it. You could swim, fish, and enjoy tanning on the lake or by it. But there was one rule that no matter what that seemed to always get broken. There were never to be more than five people in the lake at the same time.
By Josephine Mason5 years ago in Horror
The Girl in the Pond
There is a pond in the old pear orchard. Every year, it freezes over, and kids love to skate on it, making spirals and figure eights until the cold reaches through their leather skates and their thick wool socks and reaches their tiny toes, and tells them it’s time or hot cocoa cinnamon cookies.
By Erica Psaltis5 years ago in Horror
W.V.'s Creatures Of Legends
The Mothman statue of mothman - photo credited to wvnews.com The Mothman also known as the winged-man, was one of the first reports was on November 15, 1966. On December 15, 1967 disaster struck as the Silver bridge collapsed causing the tragic deaths of 46 people. Prior to the collapse reports of a strange creature with massive wings and large eyes was reported to be seen flying around the bridge, later this was interpreted to be the Mothman trying to warn of the disaster to come. Today in Point Pleasant W.V., an annual Mothman festival is held every third weekend of September, along with a statue, and museum (year-round) dedicated to the Mothman.
By Erica Rose5 years ago in Horror
Thorn Manor
Isla has had one hell of a morning. She walks into her apartment after being “let go” from her job as a recreation assistant at the assisted-living home she has worked at for the last three years. The reason she has been fired is for going on vacation for two weeks and sudden complaints have come up. Things like “walking around aimlessly, and not putting equipment away” were mentioned. The funny thing is Isla’s “walking around aimlessly” was going to interview new seniors as her supervisor had told her to. The “equipment not being put away” started when they hired this new assistant. She left all of her things out and never cleaned them up, leaving Isla to do it. Because of that she didn’t have time to put away any of her own equipment. She asked for help from both her supervisor and the other assistant but never got it. Funny right?
By Erika Ravnsborg5 years ago in Horror
