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Beware all ye that enter here. Not all urban legends are untrue.
by Snopes Staff, Sept. 18, 1999
Man screaming with anger behind translucent surface
Telling scary stories is a means of processing fears about the dangers lurking just out of sight, wherever we go — fears about terrible accidents we’re powerless to prevent, or anonymous killers and unseen critters who choose victims at random. This particular selection of scary urban legends focuses on those we likely heard in childhood, and no matter how many times we told ourselves they weren't true, a certain discomfort about them lingers. Read them all at your own peril.
By Snopes Staff
April 27, 2001
Will chanting 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in front of a darkened mirror summon a vengeful ghost?
Dec. 5, 1998
Bugs do wander into people's ears sometimes. But where can they go from there?
Jan. 29, 2001
Was the boyfriend who went for gasoline murdered by a madman?
Sept. 8, 2000
A college student makes a horrifying discovery.
Oct. 11, 2000
Was a little girl hanging out of a school bus window decapitated by a road sign?
Nov. 2, 2000
Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the ...
July 31, 2000
A longtime rumor is still bubbling up.
March 29, 1999
A babysitter receives mysterious, threatening phone calls.
Sept. 18, 1999
The tale of a ghostly hitchhiker who disappears from a car.
