In the late 2000s, a disturbing tale emerged online about Soviet researchers who kept five prisoners awake for 15 days using an experimental gas—with horrifying results. We're dissecting how this fictional creepypasta became one of the internet's most believed urban legends, fooling everyone from Reddit users to mainstream media outlets. From its anonymous 4chan origins to YouTube adaptations viewed by millions, discover why this particular story struck such a nerve in our collective psyche.

What happens when a convicted child kidnapper shares a name with Staten Island's favorite campfire monster? And how did a wealthy family's feuding curse spawn New Jersey's most enduring cryptid? We're pitting these two East Coast terrors against each other to explore how geography, true crime, and community trauma shape the legends that haunt us.

Think urban legends are relics of campfire tales and forwarded emails? Think again. From Momo to the Backrooms, we're counting down seven bone-chilling modern legends that spread like wildfire through TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube—proving the internet is the most haunted place of all.

In October 1970, two separate incidents in Fairfax County, Virginia launched one of America's most terrifying urban legends: a man in a bunny suit wielding an axe. We're diving into the original police reports, tracking how a bizarre real event morphed into tales of an escaped asylum patient, Civil War-era massacres, and a bridge that's become a pilgrimage site for thrill-seekers every Halloween.

What happens when you stand in front of a mirror and say the wrong name? We're putting America's Bloody Mary face-to-face with Japan's Kuchisake-onna to explore how two cultures created eerily similar bathroom horror legends. From schoolyard rituals to vengeful spirits, discover what these mirror monsters reveal about our universal fears.

Not all campfire stories are fiction. We're counting down five spine-tingling urban legends that skeptics laughed off for years—until investigators, historians, or whistleblowers proved they actually happened. From body snatchers to secret experiments, reality is stranger than the myths.

She appears on rainy nights, desperate for a ride home. But when drivers arrive at her address, they discover she died years ago—sometimes decades. We're dissecting the Vanishing Hitchhiker legend, tracking down the real deaths behind the stories, interviewing witnesses, and uncovering why this ghost story refuses to die.