The Karadedeler Incident: Turkey’s Found-Footage Legend
A village in northwest Turkey says something was filming them back in January 1989. The Karadedeler Olayı (Karadedeler Incident, Karadedeler Olayı in Turkish) is the claim that amateur…
The Yellow Volkswagen of Malaysia’s Karak Highway
A yellow Volkswagen Beetle with no driver cruises the Karak Highway (Lebuhraya Karak) outside Kuala Lumpur, drifting in front of…
Dow Hill, Kurseong: The Headless Boy Legend
Dow Hill sits above the town of Kurseong in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, and it has a specific reputation: locals…
La Mano Peluda: Mexico’s Hairy Hand Legend Explained
A severed hand, black and matted with hair, twice the size of a grown man's fist, drags itself across the…
Loira do Banheiro: The Blonde Ghost in Brazil’s School Bathrooms
She doesn't wait behind the mirror for three calls, like her American cousin. Say her name enough times in front…
Xinhai Tunnel: Taipei’s Most Haunted Road
Xinhai Tunnel (辛亥隧道) is a road tunnel in Taipei that opened in 1972, cutting through Mt. Fuzhou to connect the…
La Llorona: The Weeping Woman of Mexican Folklore
La Llorona — “The Weeping Woman” — is one of the most widely told ghost legends across Mexico and much…
Chhauda: The Nepali Ghost Only Children Can See
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The Choking Ghost: Hawaii’s Sleep Paralysis Legend
The Choking Ghost is Hawaii's most widely reported haunting: a pressure on the chest and a grip on the throat…
Drukgyel Dzong: Bhutan’s Ruined Fortress and Its Ghost Legend
Drukgyel Dzong doesn't have doors anymore. It has a gate, blackened stone walls, and a view over the Paro valley…
The Big C Hải Phòng Ghost: Vietnam’s 2009 Refrigerator Delivery Legend
In 2009, a story spread across the northern Vietnamese port city of Hải Phòng about a beautiful young woman who…
Than Trung: Vietnam’s New-Grave Spirit Behind Trung Tang
A black bird with a blood-red beak lands on a fresh coffin lid at night. It pecks. It listens. That's…
River Mumma: The Golden Comb Spirit of Jamaica’s Rivers
River Mumma — sometimes written Rivah Mumma or River Maid — is a water spirit from Jamaican folklore said to…