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The scariest legends around the world

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Tiyanak or impakto, a mythical creature in the Philippine Mythology, are babies who died before receiving baptism rites. After death, they go to a place known as Limbo, a chamber of Hell where ...

Domain: Culture; Category: General culture

One of the most popular urban legends of all time goes something like this. If you turn out all the lights, look into a mirror and say Bloody Mary three times out load, you will summon the ghost of a ...

Domain: Culture; Category: Popular culture

As the story goes, once there was a girl in Scotland who hated life and everyone so much that she committed suicide. Her family discovered her death and then over the course of the next few days they ...

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In legend, a banshee is a fairy woman who begins to wail if someone is about to die. In Scottish Gaelic mythology, she is known as the bean sìth or bean nighe and is seen washing the bloodstained ...

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Although several variations exist, the basic story tells of a beautiful woman by the name of Maria who drowns her children in order to be with the man that she loved. The man would not have her, ...

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This legend takes place in the Peninsular Highway that goes from Los Cabos (Mexico) to California (USA) this highway is well known for the amount of cargo trucks that transit every year. It says ...

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A babysitter taking care of two small children called their parents late in the evening to ask for permission to cover up the life-size clown statue in the corner of the family room. "It's ...

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