Urban Legends: The Curse of Lafayette I looked up at the loft in my father’s study, my eyes burned from a lack of sleep, but if I was ever going to get broken in to some of the insane notions that my father spoke about the night before this was how I should do it. I felt his hand grasp my shoulder and the kiss he gave me on the back of my head, as he encouraged me to do the … [Read more...] about Anna Byrne: Chapter 1.5 – The Burden of a Witch’s Son
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Urban Legends: The Haunting Hot Lake Hotel in La Grande, OR
https://puzzleboxhorror.com/encyclopedia-of-supernatural-horror/haunted-hot-lake-hotel/ The Hot Lake Hotel, originally built in the mid 19th century at the hot springs in La Grande, Oregon. Shortly after being built, the hotel was converted into a hospital, which was unfortunately destroyed in a fire, then was rebuilt as an insane asylum and was inevitably closed down … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: The Haunting Hot Lake Hotel in La Grande, OR
Urban Legends: The Gypsy Curse of Lafayette, OR
It's said that the town of Lafayette, Oregon has been cursed since the 1800s when a woman was accused of witchcraft and then hung for her alleged crimes. Before her execution, she placed a curse on the town, saying that it would burn down three times--and it has since burned in its entirety twice--those who are wary of the curse she placed wonder when it will happen again! To … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: The Gypsy Curse of Lafayette, OR
Phantom Hitchhikers and Vanishing Vagabonds
Phantom hitchhikers, or vanishing hitchhikers are most popular as an urban legend, or ghost story within the continental United States--typically a young woman stranded on the side of the road who desperately needs to get home. This original story based on the phantom hitchhiker legend is a typical account of what is to be expected if you were to pick her up on the side of the … [Read more...] about Phantom Hitchhikers and Vanishing Vagabonds