Every town has a story people tell in the back seat or around a fire. These are our scary urban legends: new folklore built on old rules. Do not whistle at night. Count the swimmers before you leave the lake. Never answer the man who asks you the time. Do not take Exit 13 and a Half, even if the sign is lit.Some of these creepy myths are told by the people who broke the rule, and some by the ones who watched it happen. They are short enough to remember and retell. If you like creepy urban legends, our short horror stories are a good next stop, or browse the best horror stories from every category.
Every city has a scary urban legend about its public transit. New York has the ghost train. Chicago has the phantom L stop. In Pittsburgh, among the people who ride the late buses, it’s Route Zero. The story goes like this. If you miss the last bus home and you’re standing alone at the stop … Read more
Some of the creepiest urban legends have nothing in them that sounds scary when you say it out loud. In Baltimore, the one my grandfather told me is about a man in a gray suit who asks you what time it is. That’s it. He’s polite. He has a nice hat. He asks the time. … Read more