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I was asked a couple of days ago by a loyal reader of Skeptophilia  if I'd ever heard of  The Backrooms  -- and if so, if I thought ther...

New from the "I Thought I'd Heard Everything" department, we have: a warning that you should look out for a specific kind of t...

It's seldom that we can pinpoint the exact moment of origin of an urban legend.  Much more commonly, they start out from a campfire tale...

The advent of the internet gave a whole new life to the phenomenon of urban legends.  When I was a kid (back in the good ol' Ancient Bab...

It's been a long while since we've had a good report of cryptid activity, so I'm pleased to bring you a doozy today.  This one c...

When bad things happen, it seems to be a reflex that people look around for someone or something to blame.  And this week, Slender Man (more...