ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Luke Mordue examines the historical impact of the stories that haunt our society, tales that have gripped towns and cities worldwide for centuries as actual events - Urban Legends. First, hear the tales retold as short stories before delving into the history of the legend, dissecting its cultural significance, factuality, and origins.
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every 3 days
Average audio length:
36 minutes
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Video podcast
English
United Kingdom
83 episodes
since Oct. 28, 2020
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~50.93% of listeners are from United States.
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50.93%
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In 1996, outside a cinema in Abilene, Texas, a man sitting in his car late at night heard a knock on the window. It was two children standing outside, asking to be let inside. This seemed strange enough as it was, but it was only when this man looked into their eyes that the horrors truly began, as…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In the Gullah Geechee communities of coastal South Carolina and Georgia, waking up unable to move with a weight on your chest has one explanation.
A boo hag has been riding you.
Across the world, cultures tell of something that climbs onto sleepers in the dead of night and pins them down. But why i…
Across Wales, England and Ireland, people once said that a small flickering light drifting along a lane at night was a warning that someone nearby was about to die.
The 'Corpse Light', also known as the corpse candle or canwyll corff, was first recorded in detail by the Welsh minister Ed…
This chapter enters the mysterious and unsettling world of shadow people. Join us as we explore the origins and apparent encounters whilst delving into the depths of human psychology to understand the enduring fascination with these elusive, shadowy figures. Is it possible that shadowy figures are …
'The Smiling Man’ was a short story that sent shivers down the spines of countless readers on Reddit, telling the harrowing encounter of a man who crosses paths with a mysterious, grinning figure during a quiet nighttime stroll. But what makes this internet legend so enduring and terrifying? I…
Let's soar through history to unravel the spine-tingling mysteries and explore the enduring fascination surrounding this enigmatic creature. We'll unravel the origins of this cryptid, delving into the eerie accounts of sightings that first gripped the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia…
**Trigger Warning: This chapter involves harm to children.**In this chapter, we unwrap a notorious urban legend that has cast a sinister shadow over Halloween for decades, 'Poisoned Candy'. Join us as we delve into the origins, fears, and dark reality behind this enduring Halloween myth, …
In this harrowing chapter, we plunge into the chilling world of a spine-tingling urban legend that has fueled fear and fascination - the horrifying tale of 'The Dead Boyfriend' hanging above the car. Join us as we delve into the origins, gripping narratives, and psychological underpinning…
In this chapter, we answer the chilling call of a legendary urban legend that has left us with frayed nerves for generations: the ominous words, "The call is coming from inside the house." Join us as we unravel the origins, eerie narratives, and psychological terror behind this haunting u…
Let's trace the eerie wail of one of Ireland’s most enduring legends, the 'Banshee'.
Often dismissed as myth or metaphor, the Banshee is more than just a ghostly woman who cries in the night. Her story shifts across time and region, tangled in ideas of ancestry, grief, and death itse…
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