Top 10 scariest Urban Legends

I've always been fascinated by Urban legends and how much impact they can leave behind through superstition. Some people will not think that Urban Legends exist, however, people who maybe believe in the paranormal and everything involved within, will believe in them.

I personally find urban Legends interesting and leaves me with questions such as ; How did they begin?, Is there any truth behind them? For those who are unaware on what an Urban Legend is, it is a form of modern folklore, usually it is fictitious but is given off as true, it also has elements of humor and is rooted in Local culture.

So, here is the top 10 scariest Urban Legends:

10. 'The Spider Bite'

The Spider bite is an urban Legend which began in Europe in the 1970's. Where a young woman was bitten on the cheek by a spider, resulting in a red mark or spot. However, over time, the bite swells into a large boil, when the boil burst, is showed hundreds of tiny spiders leaving her cheek.

9. Jinn, Umm Al Duwais.

Umm Al Duwais is one the most famous jinns in the United Arab Emirates. Her story is simple: at first, she appears as a beautiful woman to attract men. But as soon as she's reeled them in, Umm Al Duwais changes into a terrifying figure who eats the men she's enchanted.

8. chupacabra (Goat-Sucker)

Chupacabras are believed to be vampiric reptilian creatures that drain goats and other small animals of their blood. The first reported sighting of a chupacabra was in March 1995 in Puerto Rico, when eight sheep were found dead and drained of blood, with three small puncture wounds in their chests. Five months later, as many as 150 farm animals were found dead in the same manner. The legend spread, and more sightings followed in Latin America and the southern US, though there have been alleged sightings as far north as Maine.

7. Beijing's Ghost Bus

A bus is traveling late at night, around midnight, and it's the last one of the evening. Two men flag down the bus, and even though the driver is reluctant to pick them up since they're not at a stop, he acquiesces and lets them on anyway.

But, it turns out, it's actually three men. The two are holding up another one who appears to be in rough shape. It also turns out that all three of them are extraordinarily pale, and wearing garb from the Qing Dynasty (which lasted from 1644 through 1911). The bus driver apparently explains it away by claiming that the three are actors who didn't have time to change after work.

As the bus slowly empties out, it gets down to a young man and an elderly person. Out of nowhere, the older person picks a fight with the young man, claiming that he stole his wallet and forcing him to get off at the next stop to go to the police. Upon disembarking, they tell the young man that the fight was a ruse to help them get off the bus: apparently the three men on the bus hadn't been touching the ground. Some versions claim that the men didn't have legs at all.

The next morning they find out that the bus never completed its route. Some versions state that the bus was never found, while others claim that the bus was found days later with three severely decomposed bodies inside.

6. Krampus

Krampus is described as "half-goat, half-demon, horrific beast." He is Santa's Doppelganger. Krampus aims to scare the naughty kids into behaving better by beating them with birch branches or hauling them off to hell in sacks. He's mainly a German and Austrian figure, though other countries have their own versions, and traditionally shows up on December 5, which is known as "Krampusnacht" (Krampus Night).

5. Pinky Pinky

While American kids had Bloody Mary to terrify them out of going the bathroom alone, girls in South Africa had Pinky Pinky, a demon with shockingly pink hair who would target women just trying to use the bathroom. Pinky Pinky particularly does not like girls who wear pink underwear, and has been known to attack, rape, or even murder them.

4. gjenganger

Gjenganger means "walking after death." Traditionally, a gjengagner is a sort of hybrid of a ghost and a zombie, in that it has a corporeal form (like a zombie), but still possesses its mind and memories (like a ghost).

They are created when a dead person has unfinished business, or if they were killed violently, through murder or suicide. The belief in them dates back to the Vikings, when gjengangers were believed to have been relatively common.

Gjengangers can infect the living by pinching them. Typically, the gjengnger will pinch someone while they're sleeping, and the pinched person will then be marked for sickness and death.

3. Hannah Cranna

Known as the "Wicked Witch of Monroe," Hannah Cranna gained a reputation as a witch in the 19th century when her husband died by mysteriously falling off a cliff — and locals reportedly believed that she had bewitched him. People also believed that she would cast spells on people she didn't like.

Hannah lived till the age of 77, but right before she died, she asked to be carried down to the cemetery in her coffin by foot, not wagon. After her death, the people of Monroe tried to wheel her coffin down the hill but were unable — the coffin kept falling off — so they were forced to carry it.

When the townspeople returned to her home, it was found to be engulfed in flames, sealing Hannah's reputation of witchcraft.

2. Night Marchers

Night marchers, are not evil spirits, but they do demand respect. They are spirits of ancient Hawaiian warriors who march around the islands to protect sacred areas.

Legend says that if you look directly at a night marcher you will be marked for death. And, if by some chance, you find yourself in the middle of a procession, you are supposed to lie down in the middle of the road.

1. The Jersey Devil

The story of the Jersey Devil has been around since the 1700s. The legend states that a woman named Mother Leeds became pregnant with her 13th child, and said "Let this one be [a/the] devil." Once the child was born, it grew hooves, wings, horns, and a tail.

Now, the monster has been spotted periodically throughout history in the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey.