Urban Legends and Scary Stories

We’ve all heard stories about something that happened to “a friend of a friend” but are these stories really true? And how do urban legends spread so quickly? According to HowStuffWorks, an urban legend is “any modern, fictional story, told as truth, that reaches a wide audience by being passed from person to person.” Urban legends are often made-up stories, but not always. So how can you find out if an urban legend is true or false? Websites like TruthorFiction offer tips on which urban legends might be based on real facts or events, and which ones are probably just rumors or hoaxes. Because urban legends spread so quickly, there are some websites dedicated to shedding light on specific kinds of stories. The Dead People Server has an index where you can look up your favorite celebrity, just to make sure they aren’t actually dead—even if you’ve heard otherwise. Other websites like Haunted House.com list different urban legends and scary stories along with lots of other creepy information.