It's Tall! Skinny! Pale! And its hands are WET! This week Jessica's cracking open the creepy vault of internet urban legends for "The Rake". You know, the pale, lurking figure that’s been haunting creepypasta forums and nightmares since the early 2000s. Is it a modern myth? A misunderstood cryptid? Or just what your brain conjures at 3 AM when you hear a creak in the hallway? We trace its eerie origins, explore unsettling encounters, and of course, sprinkle in our usual mix of commentary, side tangents and of course existential dread. Grab a flashlight, maybe a blanket and definitely don’t look outside your window tonight. You’ve been warned!
02:35 The Rise of Internet Urban Legends
05:19 The Rake: Origins and Encounters
15:50 Comparing The Rake, Wendigo, and Others
21:37 Reality or Fiction?
Sources:
👾 https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/pale-crawler-mythology?srsltid=AfmBOopPIvcaD9JR3ViG274QUfa5eQ7QWYTnlO9C6sUllHQ1VlFled7s
👾 https://www.britannica.com/topic/wendigo
👾 https://urbanlegendsonline.com/the-rake/
👾 https://www.clarabush.com/the-rake-urban-legend/
👾 https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-rake
👾 https://www.thatsoundsterrific.com/post/the-rake-the-internet-s-nightmare-fuel
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Intro and Outro Music:
MusicInMedia - Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-investigative-mystery-219051/
Podcast Cover Art:
Lauren Watson
