The idea of a bunch of rats linking up to form some kind of grotesque rodent version of Voltron sounds like the stuff of fairy tales, but it turns out Rat Kings are real- and they're horrifying to behold too.Rat kings ar...

Last week you got to read 50 ghost stories, one fr...  ...es, all different as far as I can tell. These are urban legends (even though some are rural). They are stories pa...  ...l happen from time to time. Some say it’s a legend . Some say there was an old hermit living in the w...  ...al, or hoax. -- Dus...

Modern life has it's own horrors, I suppose. Still, there's nothing wrong with a good, scary yarn told around a fire. You've got your back to the dark, your best friends are close by, the night is full of wildlife sounds...

The legendary character known as Slenderman or Slender Man is a...  ...haracter known as Slenderman or Slender Man is an urban legend , but one for which we know the exact origin. Neat...  ...Sure, why not?Knudsen had created a monster. "An urban legend requires an audience igno...

(Image Link)If you ever see a lizard man while you’re walking around Scape Ore Swamp in South Carolina don’t stop to sketch the creature, put away your sketchbook and run like hell!Most of the witnesses who&r...

Wherever people gather, there will be discussions...  ...explained, and those conversations will grow into urban legends . The internet is a rich field for those kinds of...  ...is a rich field for those kinds of mysteries and legends . You and I know that just because something isn&r...  ...r internet mysteries...

If you're even a little familiar with film history...  ...erhaps Poltergiest. While some stories are simply urban legends , other production histories are so frought with a...

Tales born in the confusion of battle can sometime...  ...range tale. For all these reasons, war is full of urban legends , like the one about the White Tights.According to...  ...e one about the White Tights.According to Russian legend , the White Tights – or beliye kolgotky &nda...  ...rgeting anyone the...

Urban legends about people tampering with Halloween candy have...  ...they’re largely seen as scare tactics these legends still put enough fear in parents and kids that x-...  ...folks!Want to learn more about the roots of these urban legends ? Read more about A Brief Hist...

You may be familiar with the story of Phineas Gage...  ...with the story of Phineas Gage, it's an enduring urban legend and fitting entry in the Ripley's Believe It Or N...