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 lone night drivers until they overtake it and…
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…
Baba Harbhajan Singh: The Sikkim Soldier His Army Still Won’t Let Go
Every year, a jeep leaves a Border Roads post near the Nathu La pass carrying one man’s luggage to a…