The story of Huggin’ Molly is clearly a tool used by parents to get their children to obey the rules: The urban legend, native to Abbeville, tells of a phantom woman who appears to children if they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Urban legends thrive in the space between skepticism and creeping fear, offering cautionary tales about strangers, hidden dangers, ...

LEWISBURG — Urban legends and local myths are less about historical truth and more about the meanings people find in them, according to Bucknell University Associate Professor of Anthropology Clare ...

What kid doesn’t love a good ghost story, especially when the Halloween season rolls around? Two years ago, I had this question on my mind when I developed a two-day curriculum for an extracurricular ...

Halloween is nearly here. Thrill-seekers and history buffs, check out some of the creepiest Central Florida urban legends. You’ll have a new ghost story to tell at your next party, so what’s better ...