The Scariest Urban Legends That Turned Out to Be True

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0:00 The North Pond Hermit
01:32 Serial Snuggler
02:13 Skin Shoes
02:47 West Hobart Haunted House
03:50 Candyman
04:30 Auto-Defenestration
05:05 Mexican Underground Tunnels
05:32 Alive Burial
06:06 Fake Cops

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[soufian]

In my opinion "Buried alive" is the creepiest one here because it’s probably the one that’s happened the most throughout history. The fact that the woman had scratches on her face and body makes me wonder how long she survived in there. I can’t even imagine how she felt in those last moments

[seanlanglois]

The story he told with the candy man.If you look into it, it was so much worse because she was hearing them over there for a couple of days complaining to the police department.she told them that the unit next door was empty and it sounded like someone was trying to break threw the wall She was a little bit mentally challenged too so they didn't believe her. I couldn't imagine The nightmare level of terror when they finally came through.

[stormiesnazz]

I really appreaciate how you get straight into the video, no theatrics, just information. Its a refreshing change from other channels who try to make it as scary as possible

[count_rizzula]

Chris Knight is such an interesting dude. He would actually refuse to light fires because he didn't want to be discovered and on nights when it got extremely cold he would pace around and force himself to stay awake because he was afraid he would die in his sleep. Its pretty amazing he survived for as long as he did.

[eggy]

This’ll sound bad but the auto-defenestration story is kinda funny because technically the window didn’t shatter, it just fell out, which is what the man was trying to prove, and it sounds exactly like an argument a lawyer would use in a legal defence about the case.

[triangle]

The "buried alive" one wasn't actually *incredibly* unique, its actually the backstory behind the term "dead ringer" as some people would have bells that connected to a string in their coffin in case they were buried alive

[jimlahey]

People in my hometown kept finding Bic lighters on their kitchen tables and were just confused at most. Turn word spread that dozens of people found lighters the same way. Then three of those house were victims of arson a few months later. It turns out that the guy was warning his victims. Or marking them. The police caught on and caught him before he got in the fourth house

[desfoxofthedesert]

Imagine throwing yourself at the shatter-proof window from the 24th floor, only to realize it's not dislodged-proof as the ground gets closer to you...

[Eldritch-thing]

The fact that the skin shoes one just ends like that 😭

[peppersteak]

*Skin Shoes*

Description: _"Once belonged to a legendary bandit of the wild west, until his execution, a doctor used his very skin to create this footwear that echoes the tales of the sands"_
Passive: +10 Movement speed towards cattles

Stats:
+ 20 Movement speed
+ 10 Protection
+ 25% Chance of succesfully stealing a cattle

[foxglove-wg]

4:16 this woman was schizophrenic and the police didn't believe her at first, because she used to say that she saw things that didn't exist. That's why the officers came when it was too late

[AJ-vybp]

Is it me, or the hermit looked like vsauce

[brandoncarpenter]

As a teenager I was around the Oakland, Belgrade area of Maine and still live here today. It's crazy to hear this is getting the attention. I never thought I'd see it on YouTube.

[kogn]

Probably more people went to their cabins to see they were robbed around the holidays rather than him being more active during the holidays.

[ThisIsNotOkieDokie]

4:38
moral of the story: don't test if your windows are unbreakable, because they have a good sense of humor

[SnakeyesEddie]

0:46 It looks like the Hermit was arrested by the 2 bully’s from Harry Potter, the ones that were friends with Draco.

[gamerlego]

Another Urban Legends to keep me awake at the middle of night. Keep up the work. I don't mind if i get nightmares

[Yesnt]

I've heard of an Urban legend named The Library, it was something about ordeals and books of people's lives

[sambuck]

If the serial snuggler just came in to cook you meals and folded clothes, i dont think people would complain.

I remember there used to be a guy wearing an old TV who would leave old TVs on people's porches.

[lanefox]

I’ve heard of criminals doing a bunch of random things, but sneaking into someone’s house or apartment and folding there clothes has got to be one of the funniest and weirdest things. The other stuff that guy did was very creepy though, except for eating their food. He was just eating the food as reward for folding the laundry.