We all love a good urban legend, whether it is a terrifying story of a Friday The 13th-like serial killer that stalks the dormitories of promiscuous behaving college students for murderous vengeance or ugly Kraken-looking sea monsters that dwell only in the abyss but come out for a taste of fresh blood when provoked. Since every country has its urban legend, here are ten creepiest urban legends that could give the legendary Stephen King a run for his money! so that you can read this alone and scare yourself silly at night!
- Haunted Karak Highway
The Karak Highway has a reputation for being the most haunted highway in Malaysia. Without any surprises, considering the highway has the highest number of tragic road accidents over the years compared to others. Many motorists who took the risk to cross over there swore they had come across specters in all diabolical forms and figures, but among the most spine-chillingly eerie encounters of all was a blood-sucking female vampire that hunts for its prey at night and a yellow Volkswagen with no human driver that comes and goes at its own ghostly pace.
2. Gateway To Hell
Not to be mistaken for the renowned Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan, the Stull Cemetery in Kansas has an ominous reputation due to its significance with the Devil himself. Besides being the perfect unholy ground to serve the dark occult, you might also have heard that it is the Gateway To Hell. Located within the Stull Cemetery, there is an old dilapidated, crumbling church where rumor has it that if you follow the staircase and walk down to the lowest part, you reach the entrance to hell!
Yeti, or The Abdominal Snowman is a legendary tale well-told by Sherpas who often scaled to the peak of the snow-covered Himalayas mountains. This towering human-like creature is similar to Northern America's legendary Bigfoot: most notably due to its hairy demeanor, astounding size, and height. Another prominent feature both have in common is the abdominally large footprints they left behind.
Jins can be either good or bad, depending on the type you encounter. In the United Arab Emirates, Umm Al Duwais is a jin feared by all since it can magically shapeshift into a beautiful and seductive female being to seduce and trap her male victims before finally revealing its true ugly demonic form to devour them slowly one by one.
5. Krampus
The 2015 Christmas holiday movie Krampus is nowhere near the ‘real deal’ that originated in the dark Pagan days. After all, this dreaded half-goat, half-demonic mythical creature that your Grandmother used to tell stories of and scare you off during bedtime at night has worse punishing traits than you can ever imagine. Imagine if you are a naughty kid who misbehaves badly during the Jolly season, be very afraid - for Krampus or The Christmas Devil will teach you a lesson or two you never forget or bring you straight to hell itself!
Once upon a time, the ancient village of Kuldhara in India served a bustling community of about 1000 villagers. However, no one can explain why the people there suddenly decided to abandon this place for good. Even today, no one dares to resettle in this town since legend has it that the land is cursed, and every human who tries to live there will die.
Who hasn't heard about the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie? There have been many sightings of Nessie through the years from locals and tourists, although no one can confirm its credibility. However, some believe the legend of the Loch Ness Monster may be more than just a mere Scottish myth. Some time ago, a few folks from there accidentally discovered ancient stone carvings of a mysterious beast with flippers intact that bears a striking resemblance to Nessie.
8. Human flesh-stuffed buns of Xidan
Even though China is now known as a modern superpower, this communist-ruled country suffered a weak economy in the early 80s. During those turbulent years, meat was an expensive commodity that only the rich could afford. In 1982, the gruesome Xidan murders sensationalized the entire nation and China's beloved meat buns. Thus, many folks there were afraid to consume meat buns for safety reasons since they thought the buns contained decomposed human flesh.
If you are a female who lives in South Africa and enjoys going to the bathroom alone at night, beware of the Pinky Pinky demon for it will get you. Even though the Pinky Pinky is similar to the UK's Bloody Mary, it has one significant trait that sets itself distinctively apart: its shocking pink-colored hair, nonetheless! Despite the Pinky Pinky demon's namesake, it bears an extreme dislike for women who wear pink underwear, and will even attempt to murder or harm those who do.
The Walking Dead does technically exist, albeit in the form of the Scandinavian Gjenganger. Going back as far as the good old Viking days, these hybrid half-ghost and half-zombie creatures were formed due to a dead person's having some unfinished business while they were still alive. For example, Viking warriors who have died a violent, unjust death and cannot enter Valhalla because of that. But some folks over there also fear the Gjengangers greatly because they believe these creatures can infect the living with sickness and death through mere pinching when the person is sleeping.
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