Supernatural urban legends

unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable

region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico

The chupacabra or chupacabras (, literally 'goat-sucker', from , 'sucks', and , 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's purported vampirism the chupacabra is said to attack and drink the blood of livestock, including goats.

pseudoscientific claims of past alien contact

fictional character

folklore legend

alleged curse believed by some to be cast upon any person who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian person, especially a pharaoh

In American folklore, Mothman is the name given to a humanoid creature that was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. Despite its name, the original sightings of the creature described avian features. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The source of the legend is believed to have originated from sightings

legendary deadly cryptid of the Gobi desert

right|thumb|280px|A in a scene from Ehon Sayoshigure by Hayami Shungyōsai, 1801 is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman of about 175–180 cm; however, some people believe she is up to 8 feet tall, having long, straight black hair, white hands, pale skin, and otherwise being considered beautiful (except for her scar).

phenomenon of people being taken against their will or being intruded in their private space by alien beings according to their memory

used to describe the death in office of Presidents of the United States elected in years divisible by twenty

urban legend

Japanese urban legend

Folklore creature

unidentified object submerged in water

Supposed paranormal phenomenon

term for a series of deaths and calamities involving members of the American Kennedy family and their associates

alleged creature sighted in Dover, Massachusetts, United States

Hanako-san, or , is a Japanese urban legend about the ghost of a young girl named Hanako who haunts lavatories. Like many urban legends, the details of the origins of the legend vary depending on the account; different versions of the story include that Hanako-san is the ghost of a World War II–era girl who was killed while playing hide-and-seek during an air raid, that she was murdered by a parent or stranger, or that she committed suicide in a school toilet due to bullying.

The Aurora, Texas, UFO incident happened, at the United States of America on the 17th day of April 1897.

urban legend

Indian urban legend

killing and mutilation of cattle in unusual and anomalous ways

ranch in the Uintah Basin of Utah

ghost in Nigerian urban legend

fictional Nazi technological warfare device

alleged close encounter with extraterrestrial beings in Kentucky in 1955

ghost of a cat purported to haunt Washington, D.C

World War I legend

supposed secret military base in Dulce, New Mexico as proposed in conspiracy theories

Popobawa, also Popo Bawa, is the name of an evil spirit or shetani, which is believed by residents of Zanzibar to have first appeared on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. In 1995, it was the focus of a major outbreak of mass hysteria or panic which spread from Pemba to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, and across to Dar es Salaam and other urban centres on the East African coast.

ghost said to haunt the U.S. White House

name given to a supernatural creature, used to explain the phenomenon of sleep paralysis

event in Rhode Island, US (1892)

close encounter with aliens that was supposed to have taken place in 1978 in Polish village Emilcin

supposed supernatural activity at Highgate Cemetery in London in the 1970s.