Tag: urban legend
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Urban Legend: Spring Heeled Jack
Did a supernatural creature – Spring Heeled Jack – terrorize London, beginning early in the 19th Century? The creature would later go on world tour in the 20th Century, heading […]
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Why Friday The 13th Is Unlucky
Why is Friday the 13th considered so unlucky? The present writer assumed it dated to the arrests of Jacques De Molay and the Knights Templar on Oct. 13, 1307. A […]
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The Mysterious Toynbee Tiles: Decades Old Urban Legend
A decades-old urban legend, Toynbee Tiles, make for a compelling tale. Jon Foy, Justin Duerr, Colin Snow and Steve Weinik combined their shared passion about the tiles to make fascinating […]
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Detroit Holds Parade to Rid City of Evil Spirit
Detroit is nearly broke, and the mayor is recovering from surgery. Maybe it’s because of an evil red dwarf suspected of casting a spell centuries ago.
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Why Friday The 13th Is Unlucky
Why is Friday the 13th considered so unlucky? The present writer assumed it dated to the arrests of Jacques De Molay and the Knights Templar on Oct. 13, 1307. A closer look at folklore leaves doubt to its origins in article by David Emery, “Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky”.
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why friday the 13th is unlucky
Why is Friday the 13th considered so unlucky? The present writer assumed it dated to the arrests of Jacques De Molay and the Knights Templar on Oct. 13, 1307. A […]