In New Jersey folklore, the Jersey Devil (a.k.a. the Leeds Devil) is a legendary creature said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying biped with…
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The Hook
The Hook, The Hookman or Man Door Hand Hook Car Door is an urban legend about a killer with a hook for a hand attacking a couple in a parked car. The story is thought…
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In South Carolina ghostlore, the Gray Man is a ghost reportedly seen on the coast of Pawleys Island, South Carolina that warns residents of coming severe storms and hurricanes. Although there are many variations of…
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The Flying Head (also known as Big Head, or the Great Head) is a cannibalistic spirit from Iroquois and Wyandot mythology.
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Kukuth, determinate form kukudhi, is an undead creature in Albanian mythology.
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A Boo Hag is a mythical creature in the folklore of Gullah culture. It is a regionalized version of the Hag myth.
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There have been several stories about the ghosts of former Presidents of the United States revisiting the White House, with perhaps the most common and popular one being that of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln’s Ghost, otherwise…
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The AVM Runestone, also known as the Berg-AVM Runestone, is a hoax created in 1985 by students carving runes into a boulder near Kensington, Minnesota, not far from where the Kensington Runestone was found in…
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Crybaby Bridge is a nickname given to some bridges in the United States. The name often reflects an urban legend that the sound of a baby can be, or has been, heard from the bridge.…
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The agogwe is a purported small human-like biped reported in East Africa. It was reported to be 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) tall with brown or russet hair.
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