Urban legend

When Kuchisake-onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, asks you a question, you better give her the right answer - or else. Among scary Japanese urban legends, she's ...

There likely isn’t a country, city, town, or village in the world that does not have some sort of scary legend that makes up part of its history. Whether

Urban Legend 1998 Re Edit Poster

Roadtrippers Magazine shines a light on the people, places, and road trips that perfectly intersect popular culture and the obscure.

Slenderman or Slender Man is a modern day urban legend. His backstory is incredible! Every generation has its legend and lore. From Bloody Mary to the Woman in White, there has always been something there to scare us. What used to be passed down through oral tradition now spreads within the internet. But what happens when a legend turns into reality and causes mayhem and horror in the real world?

URBAN LEGEND (1998) Dir. by Jamie Blanks #BehindtheScares

Danielle Harris in Urban Legend (1998)

So if Japanese urban legends have taught me anything, it’s that the Japanese love permanently scarring their children. They try to explain it away by saying that a good ghost story helps chill your…