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Just in time for Halloween we talking about the strange and scary world of Urban Legends. From historical tales to ghost sightings to the legendary Skunk Ape, we have collected some of the best stories to talk about this week. Before that Dan has a review of Boom! Studios’ Warlords of Applacia #1 and we give out thoughts on the Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 trailers.
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Dan Clarkbo
Greg Beppler
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Chuck Davis
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I am actually trying to gather urban legends, and generally scary stuff from all over, and mostly have found American and Japanese urban legends (typically involving paranormal situations). My favorite however has got to be… I would say the slit mouth woman.
It tells of a woman who would wander the streets nightly, looking for children or women whom were running late/alone. She would politely ask them if they thought she was pretty, maybe dolling herself up.
If you had said no, you would be violently stabbed and left to die. But if you said yes, she would peal away her surgical mask.*
*(This was common practice in japan to wear surgical masks to avoid the spreading of sickness, due to close quarters, and frequent public transport.)
Under the mask reveals she has massive Glasgow cuts along her face, almost ear to ear. She would then, politely, ask if she was still pretty. If you said no, you would be gutted, and left to die. If you said yes, she would slit your face similar to hers, and you would possibly bleed out on the pavement.
The only way to escape her is to ask if you, yourself, are pretty. Calling her “average” or “so-so”. Or simply saying you have to hurry along, as she will apologize, and let you be on your way.
Overall this is my favorite paranormal legend
In the Northeast U.S., there’s a story about Woodspeople or Man-o-woods. When you’re driving along a road in the woods and catch a glimpse of what looks like a person in the corner of your eye, but when you look directly at it it’s gone, they say you might have encountered a man-o-woods.
They are masters of camouflage and can sense when someone looks at them. They come to a halt so you can’t sense any movement. It’s speculated that they wear bark, mud, moss, and grasses to blend in. They’re supposedly human, but extremely simple-minded; barely verbal. They’re very small in stature and avoid contact with civilization mostly. Nobody knows where they live or congregate, but they usually move on if there’s too much activity around.
They’re also peaceful. Around some farmlands, they will do very simple chores at night or off in the distance. They may sweep a barn floor or stack some wood, but anything more complex is beyond them. They do it in exchange for not bothering them as they sleep in the barn for a night or for some bread and vegetables left out for them to find. They’ve never been known to steal or kill animals or livestock.
I am actually trying to gather urban legends, and generally scary stuff from all over, and mostly have found American and Japanese urban legends (typically involving paranormal situations). My favorite however has got to be… I would say the slit mouth woman.
It tells of a woman who would wander the streets nightly, looking for children or women whom were running late/alone. She would politely ask them if they thought she was pretty, maybe dolling herself up.
If you had said no, you would be violently stabbed and left to die. But if you said yes, she would peal away her surgical mask.*
*(This was common practice in japan to wear surgical masks to avoid the spreading of sickness, due to close quarters, and frequent public transport.)
Under the mask reveals she has massive Glasgow cuts along her face, almost ear to ear. She would then, politely, ask if she was still pretty. If you said no, you would be gutted, and left to die. If you said yes, she would slit your face similar to hers, and you would possibly bleed out on the pavement.
The only way to escape her is to ask if you, yourself, are pretty. Calling her “average” or “so-so”. Or simply saying you have to hurry along, as she will apologize, and let you be on your way.
Overall this is my favorite paranormal legend
In the Northeast U.S., there’s a story about Woodspeople or Man-o-woods. When you’re driving along a road in the woods and catch a glimpse of what looks like a person in the corner of your eye, but when you look directly at it it’s gone, they say you might have encountered a man-o-woods.
They are masters of camouflage and can sense when someone looks at them. They come to a halt so you can’t sense any movement. It’s speculated that they wear bark, mud, moss, and grasses to blend in. They’re supposedly human, but extremely simple-minded; barely verbal. They’re very small in stature and avoid contact with civilization mostly. Nobody knows where they live or congregate, but they usually move on if there’s too much activity around.
They’re also peaceful. Around some farmlands, they will do very simple chores at night or off in the distance. They may sweep a barn floor or stack some wood, but anything more complex is beyond them. They do it in exchange for not bothering them as they sleep in the barn for a night or for some bread and vegetables left out for them to find. They’ve never been known to steal or kill animals or livestock.