Whether they’re based in fact or fiction, we’ve all been haunted by terrifying urban legends. In Spectral’s first volume of Urban Legends, we’re covering some classics like why you should always check your backseat or never flash your headlights. Most importantly, never go parking at a Lover's Lane or you may have a fatal run-in with a hook-handed man. Oh, and don’t forget to fill your car with trash for your own safety. IYKYK. What’s your favorite urban legend?
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Resources
Jeanette. “Dear Abby.” Orlando Evening Star, 8 Nov. 1960, https://www.newspapers.com/article/orlando-evening-star-the-hook-urban-lege/13696103/. Accessed 2023.
Mikkelson, Barbara. “Flashing Headlights Gang Initiation.” Snopes, 30 Nov. 1998, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lights-out/
Mikkelson, David. “The Killer in the Backseat.” Snopes, 26 Sept. 2000, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-killer-in-the-backseat/.
The Record. “Brown denied parole to man convicted in 1992 slaying of popular Lincoln Unified employee.” Recordnet.com, 7 Jan. 2019, https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/crime/2019/01/08/brown-denied-parole-to-man/6350617007/.
“Urban Legend.” Britannica, 10 Nov. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/urban-legend.
“Urban Legend.” Cheating Death, season 1, episode 1, 23 Jun. 2007.
Welton, Benjamin. “10 Unsolved Lovers’ Lane Murders.” Listverse, 2 Sept. 2015, https://listverse.com/2015/09/02/10-unsolved-lovers-lane-murders/.
