Urban Legends Investigated: The Dancing Mania

History is filled with strange, bizarre happenings, but perhaps none is as bizarre as the Dancing Mania. The Dancing Mania appeared at random every few centuries, only to disappear as swiftly as it had appeared, with no cause or reason and most importantly – no apparent cure. Between the 14th and 17th centuries, entire villages were swept up in the […]

Urban Legends Investigated: The Ghosts of Versailles

Have you ever been to Versailles? I visited the famous Palace of Versailles and its magnificent gardens a few years ago. While it was amazing to wander through the Palace and imagine how the Kings and Queens of old lived in the sprawling estate, it was the gardens that really drew my interest. Which is peculiar because I’m usually not […]

Urban Legends Investigated: NoEnd House

NoEnd House is a CreepyPasta story that was published in June 2011. In the story, the narrator is told about the existing of a haunted house so scary that you win $500 if you make it to the last room. It’s called “NoEnd House” simply because no one has ever reached the final room. The narrator, in this version called […]

Urban Legends Investigated: The Clock Man Video

Are you familiar with The Clock Man Video? It is a rather well-known meme, and originated from an animated Czech short video that aired on Nickelodeon’s Pinwheel show. The short film follows a young girl who is taken on a trip by a mysterious man who crawls out of her clock. She is returned to her room just before sunrise […]

Urban Legends Investigated: The 1962 Halloween Massacre

A picture has been distributed all across the internet showing a bunch of dressed-up partygoers allegedly during a Halloween costume party in 1962. The picture shows how terrifying costumes were back in the day, but it has also a more depressing backstory – at least, according to the urban legend. The Story The man in the black mask, featured on […]