Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2019-02 to 2026-08.
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Urban legends often originate from creepy cases that lack a definitive explanation.
“you know those cases like those superstitions not superstitions like creepy creepy cases that nobody has answers for they eventually evolve into these huge urban legends well that's what we're talking about today”
Stephanie Soo · Sep 2022 · 4 episodes · 4.2M views on this topicThe host believes the legend of La Llorona is a useful cautionary tale for children regarding the dangers of being near water after dark.
“The story of Laorona is often used by parents who want their children to think twice about playing near water or staying out late after dark. Because of this, many will simply write off the story as yet another simple folk tale born out of superstition. But the stories shared by these American servi”
Wartime Stories · Apr 2025 · 5 episodes · 2.7M views on this topicShe acknowledges that stories like La Llorona and other urban legends serve as tools to express real-world fears in different cultures.
“Today, we're talking about some of the spookiest conspiracy theories out there. I'm talking aliens, demons, and ghosts.”
Bailey Sarian · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 1.7M views on this topicUrban legends were once a significant phenomenon because they existed before fact-checking resources were available to confirm or disprove them.
“urban legends used to be a thing and you couldn't like you know cross-reference anything and you would just believe them”
TigerBelly · Feb 2019 · 2 episodes · 413K views on this topicThe speaker concludes that the majority of 2016 clown sightings were hoaxes or social media pranks.
“at obscura has compiled a map of every official clown sighting during that 2016 craze and almost all of them when looking into them more hoaxes or just you people taking part”
Mile Higher · Oct 2024 · 1 episode · 301K views on this topicThe speaker considers the haunted doll story to be a hoax.
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Mile Higher · Oct 2024 · 1 episode · 301K views on this topicThe concept of 'The Pusher' is a manufactured story that grew from local jokes and irresponsible tabloid reporting.
“The Manchester Pusher has gone from a joke to an urban legend to a media sensation and all the evidence and logical reasoning tells us that no such serial killer exists”
The Casual Criminalist · Apr 2023 · 1 episode · 203K views on this topicA mosque in Thatta is famous as a Jinn mosque where humans do not pray but Azaan is heard.
“Let me tell you, there is a mosque in Thatta, we call it the Jinn mosque. Well, no one goes there to offer namaz and the sound of Azaan is clearly heard from there.”
Metatainment · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 153K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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