Urban Legends, Folklore, and Myths

Urban legends thrive on people's deepest fears, with twisted tales ranging from maniacal madmen to hoaxes to the completely unexplained. Add in a few scary ghost stories and you have perfect entertainment for a campfire or fall slumber party.

Many of our stories are creepy classics from the past, some are new with modern plots. With the help of our readers, we've got lots of variations. Get comfortable, dim the lights and read through our scary urban legends and folklore.

Halloween Urban Legends

The autumn season brings on the scare, when the nights get longer and the air is chilly. Here are Halloween related urban legends and folklore that will surely give you goosebumps.

Blue Star Tattoo Hoax

Halloween Campus Murder

Halloween Haunted House

Mall Terrorist Attack on Halloween

Poison Halloween Candy

Scary Urban Legends, Ghost Stories & Myths

The popular urban legends are below. You know, the scary stories that go bump in the night. It's not all fun and monsters though. You'll truly be scared of ghosts, the supernatural, and humans that aren't quite right.

The Babysitter Story

Bloody Mary

Bright Headlights Warning

Buried Alive

Clown Statue

The Cursed Videotape

The Dripping Tap, Drip, Drip, Drip

Doppelgangers

Emily Rose / Anneliese Michel

Friday the 13th

The Furry Collar

Ghost Tracks

Goatman Legend

The History of Witches and Warlocks

Hitchhiker Stories

The Hook

How to Detect a Two-Way Mirror with the Fingernail Test

"Humans can Lick Too"

Kidney Theft and Harvesting

Killer in the Backseat

The Killer in the Backseat / Gang Initiation

The Madman in the Backseat of SUV

The Old Woman in the Mall Parking Lot

The Porcelain Doll

Resurrection Mary

The Roommate

Sara Jane Road

Spiders in Hair, Dreadlocks infested with Spiders

Stranded

Stranger at the Door, Knock, Knock

The Wizard of Oz Suicide Legend

Please note that the stories on this website are our version and are not to be copied without permission.