Urban legends are stories that are either funny andor contain horrifying content that may or may not be true. 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. Or learn why your mom is the greatest source of urban legends in 5 common body myths debunked. From corpses under the bed to bogey man snatching children we look at 9 urban legends that turned out to be true. But even when exaggerated or sensationalized, the stories. Cracked has posted the fifth in a series of urban legends and the true tales behind them. A woman was up late at night, just minding her own business and browsing the internet in her. For more reasons every aspect of life is terrible, check out 8 creepy video game urban legends that happen to be true and 5 horrifying places real people got trapped and forgotten.
The urban legend about drugs smuggled in a dead baby. They spread quickly, and often have many different variants. Freaky urban legends that are based on true stories. The ice broke beneath the cart and the cart began sinking into the freezing water. 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 its actually happened twice. What if the stories that we have been told are not stories at all. Weve all heard of urban legends and it seems that every count ry has t heir own stories that they talk about. See more ideas about scary stories, urban legends and scary. The origins of urban legends are often untraceable and the manner in which they are shared is usually sincere, with people believing the story to be true. Urban legends are stories that are passed around in our modern world that are probably entirely bogus, but feel like they could happen. In addition to instilling fun new phobias ever year here at cracked, nathan has written for uproxx, ign, and tons of other places. Groggy with sleep, you lift the lid and position yourself over the toilet.
When i was in elementary school i cracked my skull because my sister thought it would be funny to push me over. An urban legend is a story that is passed down over the years that is usually based on myths and no real evidence, but some urban legends, are loosely based on real life events, and sometimes. Fortunately, the milwaukee experts at omc took the time to track down the. If you like a nice horror read than this is a book for you. An urban legend doesnt have to be scary, in fact a lot of urban legends are more funny than scary. Here is a countdown of 5 creepiest urban legends that turned out to be true. Here are some urban legends that are actually true. Robinson was so badly injured in a childhood electrical accident that he could not go out in public without fear of creating a panic, so he went for long walks. These legends can be entertainment, but often concern mysterious peril or troubling events, such as disappearances and strange objects. This arkansasbased urban legend about a werewolflike dog man roaming around the town of quitman merely embellishes a true tale. These urban legends are characterized by originating in or being popularized throughout the country of japan. We all have heard one urban legend or the other at some point in our lives. Slicing through spooky, but fake, urban legends lets get real scary stories are common tricks october 26, 2007 12.
Mostly true stories urban legends revealed is an american documentary television series about urban legends. Dislocated, i could understand, but no, pulled all the flipping. Another sound suddenly occurred beneath their feet as the thick ice flexed, cracked and gave way. The stories are all plain weird, like the guy in japan who started noticing food in his apartment was disappearing. This is a collection of old urban legends of all countries and creepy stories written by many people.
The program features reenactments of various urban legends and research into their credibility. I decided to do some research to find some of the most interesting urban legends around, and ive decided to share the results with my readers. Urban legend, is credited with first debunking this smelly little tale in his 1994 book, the baby train and other lusty urban legends. Some urban legends are intended to be cautionary tales that serve to warn people about certain types of people or behavior. It can be really terrifying when you find out about one around where you live, especially when theyre true. Rats in the toilet bowl you stagger into the bathroom at 3 a. In the town of frederica, delaware, a 42yearold woman, perhaps distraught by the fact that she lived in delaware, hung herself from a tree near a busy road on a tuesday night. While most people believe them to be legends and nothing more, it is important to remember that all myths arise from real incidents. Try as he might, he pulled on the reign but the weight was too much and the weight of the sinking card dragged his panicked horse beneath the waters surface. Cracking the bizarre urban legend of alamedas little people. People telling a story think its true, and the people hearing a story think its true. A viral message making the rounds on social media claims that placing sliced raw onions on the bottom of your feet and securing them with socks before going to bed will take away illness overnight.
Urban legends are fictional stories that are passed from persontoperson, sometimes even helped along by media, until they become so pervasive they are accepted as fact. Have you ever wondered what some of the urban legends of varying states are. Every state, even many towns and cities, have their own tales of horror. It aired on tlc from 2002 to 2004, running for four seasons. These urban legends commonly involve paranormal entities or creatures who encounter andor attack humans, but the term can also. Slicing through spooky, but fake, urban legends lets get. Milwaukees urban legends debunked, part one onmilwaukee.
Snopes is the internets definitive resource for factchecking misinformation, debunking fake news, and researching urban legends. David emery is an internet folklore expert, and debunker of urban legends, hoaxes, and popular misconceptions. He deemed the tale more tall than true, due to a lack of factcheckable details. They later discover the body of a rotting dead girl stuffed into the box spring under their mattress. The 5 creepiest urban legends that happen to be true cracked. Urban legends and creepy stories expressionless wattpad. To find out, he set up a series of spy cameras around his house.
We asked various experts to address some of the most interesting and enduring golf equipment urban legends. A couple checks into a las vegas hotel, and suddenly they smell a foul odor. 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. Some urban legends take the form of facts that turn out not to be true. Email urban legends and email hoaxes which are what we focus on here usually tell recipients to forward the email to.
Living in milwaukee, you hear about urban legends all the time rumors and gossip that seem just too good to be true. By definition an urban legend is an unproven story that circulates in an urban population base. The body managed to hang there until the next day and was viewed by many unwitting or perhaps retarded spectators before somebody realized it wasnt a decoration and. You can find this tale of illadvised interior decorating on angelfire pages across the web lumped in with old chestnuts like the call is coming from inside the house. An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend is a genre of folklore comprising stories circulated as true, especially as having happened to a friend or family member, often with horrifying or humorous elements. Cracking the code of equipments most enduring urban legends. Slicing through spooky, but fake, urban legends lets get real scary stories a. The most unsettling campfire tales are those which end with the words and its all completely true, and in select instances the storyteller has. Raymond ray robinson october 29, 1910 june 11, 1985 was a severely disfigured man whose years of nighttime walks made him into a figure of urban legend in western pennsylvania. These urban legends are characterized by originating in or being. Horrifying urban legends that are actually true youtube. A frightening untrue story in which the storyteller insists is true, but has no evidence to back up.
The first season is up, with a second season due in 2020. While generally alleged to be true, urban legends such as these may or may not be rooted in fact. A new york city manhole cover on the same block in east harlem where, in 1935, a group of teenaged boys found something most new. Welcome to the world of aids the urban legend of dr. Creepy urban legends that have a basis in truth readers. The rumor of rapists luring victims with a crying child. The 5 creepiest urban legends that happen to be true. Story of 5 urban legends that turned out to be true. A small street inadvertently becomes ground zero for socalled hobbit hunters, but is there truth in the legends.
You can create an infograpic and you could be on the front page of tomorrow. Oct 29, 2017 ive always been fascinated by haunted houses and scary stories. Mostly true stories urban legends revealed wikipedia. These stories usually seem to be farfetched or exaggerated. Stories like the man who believes his daughter is an upstanding girl but when he tries to get a call girl he discovers the girl sent to him is his daughter a sexist tale to an incident where a chicken sandwich from mcdonalds had a tumor in it a. The iffy part surfaces from the stories insisting that entwhistle, whos now referred to as the lady in white, continues to haunt the sign and will occasionally. When mortal billy butcher karl urban targets homelander, the full scope of the hero industrial complex is revealed. The following list contains ten urban legends that are both commonly known and quite funny. Also, it never happened to the storyteller but someone removed from them.