Urban Legends
Description
In this episode Mandi teaches us the history of Urban Legends as well as some popular Lore.
The babysitter and the man upstairs
Candyman
The killer in the back seat
The licked hand
Pop Rocks
Poisoned Halloween candy
Bloody Mary
The hook
Chain Letters
The body under the bed
Organ transplants/Kidney Thieves
References:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649385/urban-legends-origins
https://www.livescience.com/7107-urban-legends-start-persist.html
https://www.cityliveglasgow.com/journalism/2022/5/5/the-candyman-the-urban-legend-and-true-story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_babysitter_and_the_man_upstairs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Licked_Hand
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/humans-can-lick-too-how-urban-legends-spread
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_in_the_backseat
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/pop-rocks-urban-legend-mikey-death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths
https://www.today.com/parents/family/poison-halloween-candy-myth-rcna121984
https://abc13.com/1974-candyman-turned-halloween-terrifying-pasadena-texas/375883/
https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-bloody-mary-legend
https://www.americanfolklore.net/the-hook/
http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/Hook_Man_Legend
https://nerdbot.com/2023/05/30/urban-legend-fact-or-fiction-the-hook-hand-killer/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-bawdy-under-the-bed/
https://slate.com/culture/2010/10/the-curious-history-of-chain-letters.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_letter
https://theexodusroad.com/organ-trafficking-facts/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transplant-myths-urban-legends/
https://paranormaldailynews.com/kidney-thieves-the-urban-legend/2158/
https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2023/10/1/the-legend-of-cropsey
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