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Choking on Ink
My grandmother told me when she was in high school an old math teacher in his 60′s named Harold Davidson was teaching math and one of his students wouldn’t stop tapping his pen during class. The teacher went berserk and lost his mind. He snatched the pen and attacked the kid, lodging the pen down the child’s throat while his classmates looked on screaming. While struggling, the kid kicked the teacher in the chest with … Read entire article »
The Curse of the Faceless Woman
Lost in time, this story is told, about a woman, dark and bold. She walks the streets on a foggy night, with a hood on her head to hide from sight. Her story starts one summer’s eve, beside the lake an evil deed. A thief stole her daughter’s life, and filled her soul with pain and strife. On a moonlit night along the shore, two young lovers walked … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ghost Stories
School Bathroom Bullies and Ghosts
Bullies Butcher Boy in the Bathroom Down here in Jamestown there are a bunch of stories about the old Pine Haven school. One story I heard creeps me out and makes me glad I’m a girl. They say one day a geeky boy went into the boy’s bathroom alone. While he was washing his hands one of the school bullies walked in and decided to play a little game. He and his buds snuck up behind … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Featured, Ghost Stories, Mirrors, School
Kuchisake-onna
A young woman who lived hundreds of years ago and was the wife or concubine of a samurai. She was very beautiful but also very vain, and she was discovered to have been cheating on her husband. The samurai, extremely jealous and feeling cuckolded, attacked her and slit her mouth from ear to ear, screaming "Who will think you’re beautiful now? That woman roams around during foggy evenings, with her face covered by a surgical mask, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Regional and Cultural, UrbanLegendsOnline
Farmer John’s Meat Packing Plant
There’s a legend surrounding the old Farmer John’s meat packing plant, just a few blocks away from my home. It’s said that the old factory is haunted by several ghosts. The story I was told went like this: In 1964, the owner’s two young children were reported missing. The kids had last been seen in the factory, and their nanny and father both confirmed that they had been brought in for a quick visit. The nanny left … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Ghost Stories, UrbanLegendsOnline
Aren’t You Glad You Didn’t Turn on the Light?
Two college roommates were complete opposites, one liked to study while the other liked to party. In preparation for their upcoming midterms, the studious roommate (Jane) planned a Friday night of studying while the partier (Mary) decided to go to a frat party. The two were friends, regardless of their differences, and while Mary got ready for the party, she tried to get Jane to go. Jane insisted on studying and Mary set out for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, School, UrbanLegendsOnline
Smelly Vegas Hotel Room
A man and woman went to Las Vegas for their honeymoon, and checked into a suite at a hotel. When they got to their room they both detected a bad odor. The husband called down to the front desk and asked to speak to the manager. He explained that the room smelled very bad and they would like another suite. The manager apologized and told the man that they were all booked because of a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Regional and Cultural, UrbanLegendsOnline
Counting To Sleep
Rachel was having a sleepover and invited three people but only one girl, Leah, came. The girls spent two hours talking and it was eleven thirty when they decided to go to sleep. They shut the light and after a short while Rachel heard a lot of rustling, and then Leah counting softly and in a strange voice… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8… She turned … Read entire article »
Filed under: Children, Home Invasion, UrbanLegendsOnline
Mercritis
In Mississippi there is a story about a disease called Mercritis that slipped over from Europe. Men who catch it emit an odor that when inhaled by a beautiful woman, will make her homicidal. There was a riot in the 1950′s during a Mercritis outbreak that swept the southern states and was covered up by the government and the medical community. Growing up in the south, people were always saying “Oh yeah, it’s true, my … Read entire article »
Filed under: Medical, UrbanLegendsOnline
Love Rollercoaster
"Love Rollercoaster" is a song by American funk/R&B band The Ohio Players, originally featured on their 1975 album Honey. The song was a hit upon its initial release, reaching the top of both the R&B and pop charts, and still sees wide airplay on classic funk and R&B stations. The song uses the roller coaster, a common theme park attraction, as a metaphor for the ups and downs of dating and romantic relationships. While the song is known within the music community for its distinctive and influential sound, within the popular imagination it remains best identified with a persistent urban legend. During an instrumental portion of the song, a high-pitched scream is heard (between 2:32 and 2:36 on the single version); this was Billy Beck, but according to the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrities, Hollywood, UrbanLegendsOnline
