Legends & Folklore

Urban exploration (urbex) has been around for as long as there have been abandoned places to explore. But the urban exploration movement has come into its own as a worldwide subculture and is a...

Urban Legends are stories told with great conviction and yet they have no basis in fact, proof or real rationale. They are about people, places and things. Folklore to me is a little different...

Urban myths run amok on the Internet, which allows cautionary tales and sentimental stories to circulate freely until they're eventually revealed as a hoax. Some of the more inventive urban...

There is nothing more irritating than getting emails about junk that is not true. I'm always amazed how many people forward the emails without checking to see if the info it true or not (almost...

Urban legends are both entertaining and interesting to study. Part of the fun comes from finding out the truth behind the urban legend (some aren't as embellished as you think!) It's also...

Aided by the Internet, urban legends are now spread within seconds instead of generations. However, there are a few easy ways to tell if what you're hearing is true or maybe just a new take on an...

There's a rat in the take-out fried chicken. A man wakes up in bathtub filled with ice, minus one kidney. Urban legends are rampant in our culture, especially now that spreading them is as easy as...

It starts out innocently enough as an embellished tale told over dinner or an email chain letter, but soon enough a story can spread into urban legend territory with enough storytellers who tell...

There is nothing like a good story, and nothing like being the one who started a famous urban legend. If you're feeling mischievous, start your very own urban legend. You may not be able to prove...