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In the early 13th century a monk transcribed all of the world's knowledge in one giant book in order to save his own life. The catch? He did it in one night... with the help of the Devil himself.

The book became known as the Devil's Bible, famous for have the first portrait of the devil. Since then it's said a curse follows it wherever it goes.

Listen to the full story from its creation to where it is today on this episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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Sources

https://bookriot.com/10-things-know-devils-bible/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/codex-gigas-the-devil-s-bible

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2008/12/17/devils-bible-darkest-secrets-explained/

https://archive.org/details/CodexGigasDevils.Bible/page/n29/mode/2up

https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas.html

https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas.html#The%20Castle%E2%80%99s%20burning!

https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas/appearance-of-the-codex-gigas.html

http://www.kb.se/Dokument/Press/Sidor%20fr%C3%A5n%20Biblis38.pdf

https://www.czechfriends.net/images/NL16_CodexGigas.pdf

https://fiveplustwoblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/05/the-missing-pages-of-the-devils-bible/

https://www.kb.se/in-english/the-codex-gigas/history-of-the-codex-gigas/legends-and-anecdotes.html

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You may have heard about the Headless Horseman from the fictional story of Sleepy Hollow, but in South Texas there was a real headless horseman that roamed the land striking fear in all those that came across his horses' path.

They say his spirit still roams the land and seeing him will bring misfortune to any in his way.  For this short episode we take a look at the real events that led to the creation of the headless horseman of South Texas.

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Sources

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-elmuerto/

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/el-muerto/

https://www.ihorror.com/the-legend-of-el-muerto-the-headless-horseman-who-haunts-texas/

https://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/2013/10/el-muerto-headless-horseman-of-south.html?m=0

https://www.unusualhorror.com/post/el-muerto-the-headless-horseman

https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War

https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2015/12/the-changing-mexico-u-s-border/

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/871929844/cult-of-glory-reveals-the-dark-history-of-the-texas-rangers

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On this bonus episode we take a look at 3 urban legends, try to find their origins, and look at what those affected by the urban legends did to quell the rumors.

We're looking at:
Spider Eggs in Bubble Yum,
The Ghost in Search of Help,
Drugs Smuggled in Dead Babies

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Sources

Brunvand, Jan Harold. Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bubble-yuck/

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/29/archives/on-dealing-with-spider-eggs.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Yum

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/03/Suspect-had-cocaine-surgically-implanted-in-legs/9119652532090/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/03/25/drugs-making-miami-synonymous-with-crime/84038603-453e-4798-ad1e-067efd40f829/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drugs-smuggled-in-dead-babies/

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In the Boulders Scenic Reserve there's a cursed area haunted by the spirit of an ancient aboriginal  woman. Torn from her true love, she lives beneath the surface waiting for him to return.

Many, especially men, who have ignored the signs of danger and ventured into the area are said to have been pulled down to the depths of the Devil's Pool to their deaths.

Does her spirit truly haunt the waters of Devil's Pool? Or is there a more reasonable explanation for the deaths?

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Sources
https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/community-environment/first-people/culture-history

https://www.wooroonooran.com/the-devils-pools-legend/

https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/message-stick-babinda-boulders/clip2/

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/the-devils-pool-legend-why-it-has-claimed-so-many-lives-20081201-geam10.html

https://weirdaustralia.com/2011/10/16/devil%E2%80%99s-pool-aboriginal-legends-mysterious-deaths-ghostly-images/

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/health-safety/cursed-queensland-tourist-destination-claims-19-lives-all-but-one-male/news-story/e4a341fcc22e2f95b86c3547d9cb4aac

https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2018/08/today-i-discovered-the-devils-pool-australias-mini-bermuda-triangle/

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An ancient monastery in Normandy known as Mortemer Abbey is considered one of the most haunted places in France. Today we look at the three most prominent ghost stories surrounding the grounds and try to find any truth behind the legends.

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Sources

https://www.parisunlocked.com/around-france/famous-french-ghosts-reputed-hauntings/

http://www.abbaye-de-mortemer.fr/en/histoire-abbaye-mortemer.html

https://www.normandythenandnow.com/the-unquiet-soul-of-abbaye-de-mortemer/

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/wedding-princess-matilda

http://www.abbaye-de-mortemer.fr/en/contes-legendes-abbaye-mortemer-dame-blanche.html

https://www.normandythenandnow.com/the-unquiet-soul-of-abbaye-de-mortemer/

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycanthrope#cite_note-122

https://books.google.com/books?id=b91EDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT165&lpg=PT165&dq=the+Garrache+wolf+woman&source=bl&ots=iCPj3txmSc&sig=ACfU3U1tb2OfijmTICnEh0NSQxZT3yTjqg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJwIeBw47wAhVEnOAKHQ73BuAQ6AEwEHoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q=the%20Garrache%20wolf%20woman&f=false

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Empress-Maud/

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For four years in the late 1980's an unknown killer stalked the streets at night in Mumbai and Kolkata. His murder weapon; a 30 kilogram (65 pound) stone slab he used to crush the heads of the homeless population.

Would the police ever put an end to the string of horrific murders or would the Stoneman Killer become another urban legend...

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Sources
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-09-vw-166-story.html

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-elusive-stoneman-of-kolkata/story-BQBcCHfk87WvoLp2LSCKRN.html

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Stoneman-fears-back-on-Kolkata-streets/articleshow/30242699.cms

https://www.indiatvnews.com/crime/news/the-unsolved-mystery-of-kolkata-s-stoneman-2108.html/page/6

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rajkot-stone-killer-held-for-3-murders-labourer-for-fourth-2888585/

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/pune-man-arrested-for-killing-six-beggars-shirdi-town-vaishnav-173405-2013-08-10

https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19830930-panic-grips-bombay-as-mysterious-maniac-attacks-10-pavement-dwellers-5-dead-771054-2013-07-15

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On Colchester Road in Fairfax County, Virginia there is a tunnel that is said to be home to the spirit of an escaped mental patient from the late 19th century. Dressed in a bloody bunny costume holding a small wooden axe, his spirit waits for the next group to pass through the tunnel on Halloween night.

But is there any truth to this urban legend? And if there really was someone in a bunny costume threatening random people, who was he? Or will his identity remain a mystery?

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Sources

https://web.archive.org/web/20160826175349/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/bunny/bunny5.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20170605163420/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/bunny/bunny4.htm#

http://nps-vip.net/HistoricClifton/BunnyMan.htm

https://wamu.org/story/17/10/31/true-story-bunnyman-northern-virginias-gruesome-urban-legend/

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/bunnyman-bridge-the-scary-truth-behind-an-infamous-urban-legend/article_a27c7000-dca4-11e8-ad84-af51d935cbcb.html

https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/10/23/the-scary-weird-somewhat-true-story-of-the-fairfax-bunny-man/

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2012/may/10/letter-bunny-man-bridge-dangerous-attraction/

https://www.bulbapp.com/u/legend-research-the-bunny-man

https://www.virginiahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/bunny-man-bridge.html

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Myths of witches and magic users throughout history using mirrors as a way to peer into the future are commonplace. But there is an incantation that allows you to summon spirits for your own bidding. This is exactly what Steven Zellner did and soon after he would pay the price.

Today the conjuring mirror lives in the home of the late Ed and Lorraine Warren but how did it get there? And what challenges did the Warrens face to get it home?

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Sources
https://thesanguinewoods.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/the-conjuring-mirror-a-true-story-of-a-terrifying-lesson-learned/

https://katrosgos.wixsite.com/gothinthebigcity/single-post/2019/04/05/Haunted-Objects-II

https://shorehomeandgarden.com/2019/10/01/history-of-haunted-mirrors/

https://www.twowaymirrors.com/haunted-mirror-myths/

https://occult-world.com/mirrors-witchcraft/

https://www.mirrorworld.co.uk/news/index.php/mirrors-myth-legend/

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