This spooky season chat urban legends with Emily and Ashley. We asked you, the listeners, what you remember being the scariest urban legends as a kid and are here to report back on them. We also take a bit of a sidebar in the closing 10 minutes to chat conspiracy theories - are they the urban legends of today?
TW: Murder, SA, Assault, Child endangerment
0:00-2:00 Intro
1:45-5:40 Bloody Mary
5:45-9:30 The call is coming from inside the house
9:30-13:40 Candyman
13:40-16:30 Flashing headlights
16:30-21:00 Slenderman
21:00-26:40 Hiding under the car/tendon slicing
26:45-28:45 What we watched as kids and read
28:45-38:00 Conspiracy theories, the internet and final closing content
Links to articles/research mentioned on the episode:
Janett Christman article - https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/politics/government/2010/03/07/who-killed-janett-christman/984978007/
Legend of Bloody Mary-
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-story-behind-the-legend-of-Bloody-Mary
Bloody Mary movie -
https://deadline.com/2024/07/bloody-mary-origins-movie-jeffrey-reddick-todd-slater-in-works-1235999736/
Candyman-
https://theconversation.com/candyman-the-urban-legends-behind-the-movie-and-why-we-find-them-irresistible-167126
Ruthie Mccoy article-
https://the-line-up.com/ruthie-mae-mccoy
Slenderman CBS news-
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-slenderman-legend-everything-you-need-to-know/
HBO Beware The Slenderman-
https://www.hbo.com/movies/beware-the-slenderman
USA today Slenderman article-
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/12/slender-man-2014-stabbing-case-timeline/73299271007/
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