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Indrid Cold
Mr. Woodrow Derenberger was a middle aged, ordinary guy from Mineral Wells near Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was driving home from work in his truck, along Interstate I-77 on November 2, 1966, when something happened...
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How To Detect a Zombie Outbreak
There truly ARE some people out in the world who are NOT joking about Zombies!
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4 Non Blondes
4 Non Blondes, first line-up: Christa Hillhouse: Bass Guitar Linda Perry: lead vocals, guitar Shauna Hall: Guitar Wanda Day: Drums Replacement and long-term members: Dawn Richardson (Drums), Roger Rocha...
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Rumors and Urban Legends Are Related
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has a number of basic explanations for the word 'rumor': talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source a statement or report current without known authority for its...
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Horror Movie Review: The Children (2008)
A multi-family Christmas Vacation in the country doesn't turn out exactly as planned in this 2008 film, "The Children."
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Legends With Silver and Magic Bullets
There are no sales of weapons intended on this hub, however, the content automatically generated a warning about "sale of weapons" for this hub. This likely comes from my having used the terms "ammunition" and "bullet"...
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Dangers of Nationalism
People get wrapped up in nationality as an integral part of their identity (a HUGE mistake) so that when a nation is insulted, the individuals each feel the insult as a personal attack to their identi
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Social Constructions
Marriage, Gender, Manners, Religion... a perspective on social constructions.
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Cat Legends: Beware of Foot-Licking Cats and Jealous Cats
A friend of a friend told me this story... A friend's mother in law owned a very affectionate cat. The cat would regularly cuddle against peoples' legs and feet but also was particularly affectionate with the mother...
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Urban Legends About Movies
There are a whole bunch of urban legends about motion picture films, star celebrities, strange events which (allegedly) happened on movie sets - curses to movie cast and crew members who have worked on certain films....
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Bad Argument Tactics: Ad Hominem and More
Ad Hominem is a Latin phrase which means, "against the person " or "against the man ." This is a form of argument or an argument tactic that can lead to a number of detrimental effects as well as conclusions. ...
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Shadow People Series: Old Hag
The Old Woman or Old Hag shadow person is typically explained away by both paranormal enthusiasts and experts and by Scientists. The thing most people say is the cause of someone seeing the Shadow Person known as the...
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Archetypes: Shakespearean Archetypes in Literature
William Shakespeare (1564 (baptism, not d..o.b) - 1616) was an English playwright and poet, and some believe him to be the greatest writer in the English language and the world's most outstanding dramatist. The title,...
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Achetypes: Willing and Unwilling Hero
The archetype exists for a "Willing Hero" as a model for what features and characteristics belong to a great hero. This is not to say that a hero is perfect and without flaws (that's actually another different...
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Ants In The Head
A warning was urgently mailed out over the Internet in the summer of 2009 and this email urged that people take care with food items - to store them away properly before resting so that bugs would not be attracted to...
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Ostension and Urban Legends
Have you ever gone Legend-Tripping?
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The Black-Eyed Kids
Black Eyed Kids or Black Eyed Children. Some say they're demonic, some say they're alien hybrids. Still others say they're nothing but figments of someone's imagination, stories started in the 1990's.
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The Clown Statue
Babysitting and Clowning around may not be a good combination, according to the Clown Statue urban legend...
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The Bunnyman of Clifton
Don't go out alone to Bunnyman Bridge... Never go to the bridge alone after dark!
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Vanishing Hitch Hikers
There are variations on the "Vanishing Hitch Hiker" contemporary legend. Some involve an object left behind but when a driver tries to return to where the hitch hiker was let out, no one is there....
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Categories of Folklore
Folklore is a term with tremendous numbers of sub-set categories. Types of oral tradition, kinds of folklore stories and narratives are just some of the considerations involved when discussing "folklore." ...
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The Exploding Cactus
Image Source Location: http://www.premier-holidays.com/info/ul/Cactus%20Garden/300_lanzarote_cactus_garden_1.jpg A family went on vacation and visited Mexico for a week. While there, the mother spotted a rare and...
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Mary Worthington
Some say Mary was a witch who lived two hundred years ago, executed for dabbling in the black arts. Some say she was a murderer of children but others say her own child died and she never got over it.
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8 Ways to Get to Werewolf Heaven
Do you know how people become werewolves?
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Point Pleasant Oddities
Strange things have happened in and around Point Pleasant. Coincidences? What do you think?
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Beast of Gevaudan
This might be the first reasonably documented real werewolf scenario, South Central France, mid-1700's.
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Curse of Chief Cornstalk
Are strange things happening because of an old Chief's curse?
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Choices That Fathers Make
Image Source Location: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Erie_Drawbridge.JPG In past times when a drawbridge keeper was needed to act as a 'switchman' for trains that that crossed above large rivers, one...
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The Fatal Hairdo
This Urban Legend will probably make you ITCHY! If not, then at least you'll be scratching your head, wondering why teens are the way they are... Here's how the story goes: Years ago, when the beehive hairstyle...
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Skinned Tom
Image Source Location: http://lh3.ggpht.com/_MyrnRTwTUFk/Srs9EW8-3RI/AAAAAAAAMYI/wtTC-9dzOx0/Lover%27s%20Lane_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800 (Warning *Graphic details may bother some people) Here's how the story goes: ...
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Buried Alive
A basic human fear...
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The Beast (Supercomputer)
Image Source Location: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roadrunner_supercomputer_HiRes.jpg The Beast is tracking us - it started around the year 1974. Here's the Scoop: In 1974, a crisis meeting was called in...
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Freddy Kruger
Are you a Freddy Kruger and Nightmare on Elm Street fan? Read on and don't fall asleep!
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Aren't You Glad You Didn't Turn On The Light?
Here's how the story goes... Jenny and Michelle are college dorm-mates with very opposite personalities. While Jenny is quite the social butterfly, to be found at a variety of social gatherings, Michelle is very...
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Kamikaze Pilots and War Myth
A Kamikaze pilot is commonly held to be some kind of crazed pilot whose airbourne battle skills were greatly enhanced by lack of regard for his own life. Intensely dedicated to the task of killing enemy aircraft and...
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Las Vegas Human Organ Harvesting
When you go abroad or anywhere these days, take care to protect your kidneys :)
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Urban Legend The Dead Boyfriend
Though this story has been widely circulated already, it may offend or disturb young or sensitive readers. During the late evening hours, a young couple parks at an out-of-town or otherwise very secluded lovers' lane,...
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