urban legend
Urban legends have captivated us from ancient eras to the modern day; a deep dive into scary lore and 'could be true' tales about Bigfoot, Slender Man, the Suicide Forest and beyond.
Did a Prank Create the Rolling Calf?
I am from Jamaica, and I always hear the old folks talk about the Rolling Calf. I have never seen one, but some people would swear on anything that they are real. It makes me wonder, what is a Rolling Calf, and how did these stories even start? My grandmother told me a story from when she was a young girl. She and her best friends decided to play a little joke on their community. It was a long time ago, not like now, where you can just call a taxi. Back then, there was only one bus that went to town, and it only came at a certain time. If you missed the bus or if there were no cars around, you had to walk. People would walk for miles and miles, or sometimes they would ride their donkeys.
By Diana Crooks12 months ago in Horror
An Owl in the Daylight
Today, I saw an owl, and I really, really hated it. I live in the countryside of Jamaica. It’s a very green place. There are trees everywhere, so many trees. We have lots of fruit trees, like mango trees, ackee trees, and apple trees. These trees grow so big and tall. They reach way up into the sky, and their leaves make lots of shade on the ground. It’s usually a very peaceful and happy place to be. I love living here because it’s quiet and full of nature’s sounds, like birds singing in the morning and crickets chirping at night. But today, something happened that made me feel not so peaceful. It made me feel very strange and uncomfortable.
By Diana Crooks12 months ago in Horror
Zashiki Warashi: The Playful Japanese Ghost That Brings Fortune and Fear
The Zashiki-warashi is a fascinating Japanese mythical being, a ghost child with a reputation both for tricks and for having phenomenal good fortune for the family in which it resides. Its roots lie deep within Japanese myth of the northernmost Tohoku region, building a complex figure that is as much about tricks as it is about tragedy.
By Kyrol Mojikal12 months ago in Horror
Japan's Haunted Round Schoolhouse: The Ghosts of Numahigashi Elementary
Of the dozens of haunted sites in Japan, a land that by no means has a shortage of ghostly legend, there is no more tragic history than that of the Round Schoolhouse—Numahigashi Elementary School. It's not a tale of a sudden massacre or an ancient evil curse, but a slow-motion, strangling tragedy born of war, a tale that has soaked into the very concrete of its symbolic round walls.
By Kyrol Mojikal12 months ago in Horror
The Evil Warlord and His Chosen One
The fencing sword had been purchased for ten pieces of gold. Lord Jonathan Blackdawn plunged it into a tree stump. His eyes glowed red as power surged through him and he locked the stump and sword into a moment of time. Until he released the spell, the stump would not rot, the sword would not rust, and no one could pull the sword from the stump.
By Jamais Jochim12 months ago in Horror
Tikoloshe files part 1. Content Warning.
My name is Yolanda, I'm 26 and stay at Alexander, Today I'm sharing with you a very scary moment , women listen especially slay queens Okay Im a police officer in Sandton District and this other dearly night after I've knocked off i decided to go buy something that i was going to cook when i get home, I chose everything and went to the first till and there was this handsome young man. I got there and I payed everything but I could see that the gentleman is interested in me. He then asked for my numbers and I gave him. It didn't take three days before we could start flirting and by day 3 he gave me a call and said we should meet later on I'll find him at his workplace he'll be knocking off. Okay later around 5 I went to pick n pay , I first went to the isles and took a pack of apples, a pack of 20 cigarettes, two cans of coke for me and him. I went straight to his till and told him I'm here but he gave me his house keys and address as it was the first time going there, he told me that okay it seems like I'll knock off a little bit later heres the address, please take the keys I'll find you in my house and i said okay no problem. That night i took my work gun with 3 bullets inside , I was really excited though. So I drove to his house at Sandton and when I got there it was a Lil bit dark but I could see a big empty pool . I passed and went straight to open the house door yoh when I opened the door a huge rotten smell came out of the house , okay in my mind I just thought maybe it's something that is rotten inside the house and decided to throwing my self in the sofa that's in the sitting room I decided to call on my new guy because he was taking long to knock off and he wasn't updating me, he just kept telling me that he is finishing something he is coming. My phone battery kept on going down and when I fried to call him for the 4th time it switched off. When I was laying in the sofa, that smell came back but this time it was coming from the passage and i could feel that it is approaching me , before you know it when I look at the passage I saw a little ugly creature that looks like a kid, okay I just told my self that okay maybe it's his kid but he hasn't took a bath. That little short thing came and sat next to me next to the sofa and I got a Lil scared, He then pointed at the apples that I've bought at pnp and he asked what is that? I told him it's apples don't you know apples? He then said no give me one so that I can taste, I threw one at him and that's when u saw his dirty long nails. He then swallowed the whole apple in his mouth and I was left scared, he then pointed at the pack of cigarettes and asked what us that? I told Him it's cigarettes, he asked what do we do with it and i told him that we smoke it and he said I should give one to him and I did and lit one for him, he then smoked it all with one pull and said hmm e monate yoh ka sesotho (meaning mmh this thing is nice) Okay one hour passed since mo guy said he was coming and here I am sitting with his tokoloshe. The little thing shocked me last when he asked for the can of coke , drank it all with the can and said hmm it's really nice. That's when I realized that it's not human and in fear I took out my gun and started cleaning it with a cloth The tokoloshe then asked what is it that you are carrying, I told him it's a gun and he said "Can I also taste it? Is it nice? With courage I stood up and the in his mouth. I had 3 bullets and I fired all three in his mouth, but the creature didn't feel pain instead he just said mmmh this one is not nice. The next day the police found me laying in the empty swimming pool and when I explained everything to them they didn't believe me, Has anyone ever met something like this? A tikoloshe is known to be a very gruesome creature and has been well known in the southern Africa from the olden days however this creature is known to be summoned by a human being and doesn't do what it wishes it only does what it's owner has instructed tikoloshe owners use the power of this creature to gain fame power and wealth and it does exactly that ofcourse though in exchange for blood or sexual sacrifice if you want to hear more about this creature follow me for more stories to come
By Yanda Mbali12 months ago in Horror
