We've all heard the one about someone waking up in a tub of ice with their kidney removed or the tale of a woman drying her dog in the microwave because it was wet. When you see children, your mind ...

From phantom creatures to government cover-ups, this list explores 13 once-dismissed urban legends that were definitively confirmed by evidence, often years after they had been relegated to campfire ...

They say every spooky story starts with a friend of a friend, and that’s precisely what makes urban legends so addictive.

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Every town has its own spooky urban legend. We've all heard at least a few. We're talking about the ...

New Jersey -- The New Jersey Devil is a mythical creature that has haunted the woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens since the 1700s, and has been said to be New Jersey's version of Bigfoot or the Loch ...

The story of Huggin’ Molly is clearly a tool used by parents to get their children to obey the rules: The urban legend, native to Abbeville, tells of a phantom woman who appears to children if they ...

Since the dawn of cinema, horror movies have drawn from locational folklore and urban legends to tell spooky stories that you’d rather not hear in the dark. These stories often feel too real and can ...

What kid doesn’t love a good ghost story, especially when the Halloween season rolls around? Two years ago, I had this question on my mind when I developed a two-day curriculum for an extracurricular ...