urban legend

Urban legends have captivated us from ancient eras to the modern day; a deep dive into scary lore and 'could be true' tales about Bigfoot, Slender Man, the Suicide Forest and beyond.

The Flannan Isles Mystery: The Lighthouse Keepers Who Vanished Without a Trace
The ocean has always held secrets. Ships disappear, storms swallow entire fleets, and coastlines whisper stories of tragedy. But few mysteries are as chilling—and as enduring—as the tale of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers, three men who simply vanished, leaving behind a scene so eerie that investigators and historians are still debating it more than a century later.
By Amanullah5 months ago in Horror
Beneath Paris: The Cruel Kingdom of the Catacombs. Content Warning.
The warning carved above the entrance to the Paris Catacombs is not a metaphor—it’s a promise. Thirty meters beneath the boulevards of the City of Light stretches a labyrinth of bones and silence. A subterranean empire built from cruelty, disease, and fear. Six million dead arranged into art. Six million stories silenced.
By E. hasan5 months ago in Horror
Season 2 :Whispers of the Forgotten: A Descent into Eldoria Manor
Chapter 1 The van’s engine hummed, a comforting, mundane sound that stood as a stark contrast to the small, ornate music box vibrating gently in Alistair Finch's hands. The melody that had begun to play in the vehicle was no longer a distant threat; it was now a constant, chilling presence, a sinister tune of grinding gears and synthesized strings. It was the music of a madman's heart.
By Tales That Breathe at Night5 months ago in Horror
The Scariest UFO Encounters on Record...
We begin this story with a simple but chilling claim: what follows are not campfire inventions, nor “sounds creepy, so let’s include it” filler. These are documented eyewitness accounts. Cases preserved in files, reports, and transcripts, that anyone can access. That fact alone multiplies the dread tenfold.
By Veil of Shadows5 months ago in Horror
The Most Terrifying TV Villain Right Now Is Melvin Pritcher From The Rainmaker by NWO Sparrow
Melvin Pritcher Might Be the Best Bad Guy on TV Right Now Meet Melvin Pritcher, The Rainmaker’s Serial Killer Who Might Be Too Fun To Hate
By NWO SPARROW5 months ago in Horror
Three Wishes
It pleases me to no end that you've stayed by my campfire for so long, Friend. My travels oft take me to far-off places, with strange tongues and even stranger customs. To that end, it is a comfort having a familiar face around. I believe you'll enjoy this next tale, but forgive me if I get a few details wrong; I collected this story from far in the Orient, and it twists and turns almost as beautifully as the language I first heard it in.
By Natalie Gray6 months ago in Horror
Ravenswood’s Whisper: Live Ghost Hunt Gone Wrong
Chapter 1: The Abandoned Manor The moon hung low over Ravenswood Manor, its pale light illuminating cracked windows and ivy-choked walls. Legend whispered of a malevolent spirit trapped within its corridors—a story of a vengeful ghost that had driven trespassers mad under the weight of its curse. Horror aficionados and paranormal thrill-seekers flocked to local forums, craving firsthand accounts of ghost sightings and eerie phenomena. But tonight, the manor would claim a new tale to haunt the depths of the internet’s most shadowy corners.
By Martin Williams6 months ago in Horror
When the Dead Walked
The world as I knew it ended the day the dead began to walk. It started small, almost unnoticed—a strange virus spreading through remote villages, isolated cases reported on the news. At first, it seemed like another headline to scroll past, a weird flu, a localized epidemic. But then the reports escalated: people attacking their friends and family with unnatural ferocity, bodies reanimating after death, relentless and hungry.
By Hamad Haider6 months ago in Horror
The Lead Masks Case: Brazil’s Cosmic Suicide
“They dressed for a party no one else was invited to. Then they died... faces shielded, secrets intact.” Act I: The Hill of Secrets
By Veil of Shadows6 months ago in Horror
Whispers of the Forgotten: A Descent into Eldoria Manor
Season 1 Whispers of the Forgotten: A Descent into Eldoria Manor Chapter 1 The wind howled its mournful song, a dirge for the dying day and the ancient secrets it stirred. Eldoria Manor stood silhouetted against a bruise-purple sky, a monolithic scar on the horizon, its skeletal chimneys clawing at the clouds. Locals whispered of its blight, of the unspeakable acts that stained its foundations, but for Professor Alistair Finch, a seasoned parapsychologist with more skeptical victories than genuine encounters, Eldoria represented a new kind of challenge .. a legacy he couldn't afford to ignore.
By Tales That Breathe at Night6 months ago in Horror
Werewolf
Eddy Bauer sat in the driver’s seat of a semi – truck. It idled noisily as the big monster semi slid into the parking lot of the Shady Pines Truck Stop. Eddy’s hair was white and thinning. He wore a camouflage hat that said Hell Yeah. He shut off the radio which had been blaring Willy Nelson’s on the road again. Eddy jumped out of the semi and he filled up with diesel gasoline. He walked inside the little, shack like gas station and he approached the cube like, checkout counter. A man with straight black hair and glasses stood behind the counter. His nametag read Hank. He wore square looking glasses and he was abnormally thin. “That’ll be 15.75.” hank said stiffly.
By DJ Robbins6 months ago in Horror
You Think Everyone on These Crowded Streets is Human?
Part 1: The Rules of the Road Some stories are told in the dead of night, whispered over the rumble of a diesel engine, tasting of cheap cigarettes and the vast, lonely darkness of the open road. This is one of them.
By SupernaturalEast6 months ago in Horror