Hey guys, Hailee here!

We all fear something, whether it be the dark, or things that bump in the night. I’m here today to share some creepy urban legends that come from around the globe. I would like to pre-warn you guys, that some of these stories are creepy! I even got a little spooked doing research on some of them. Although these are a few of my favorites, I would love to hear other legends that you guys know of in the comments!

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The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Kuchisake Onna, also known as the slit-mouthed woman is a legend that originated in Japan. This spooky tale has many variations, she was a victim or a terrible crash, or was it just plastic surgery gone wrong? The most common story is that Kuchisake Onna was a very vain woman, she would always ask her husband “Am I beautiful?” Her husband feared that his wife was having an affair, and one night when she asked he took a pair of scissors to her face. “Who will think you are pretty now?” He asked as he slit her mouth, giving her that eerie grin. After she had died, her husband realized what he had done and took his life.

“Am I pretty?” she asks as she appears out of nowhere. Before you have a moment to respond, she rips off her surgical mask to reveal her grin. In some variations, she has sharp teeth and a long bloody tongue. “Am I still pretty now?” she asks again. Your answer is what decides your faith if you tell her no, she will take out her scissors and slice you in half. If you say yes, she will slit your mouth, making you look just like her.

The only way to escape from her is to confuse her. If you say she is average, she will ponder your answer for a moment, giving you an open window to escape. In 1979, there had been several rumors of sightings of a slit-mouthed woman stalking children on the streets. Children were ordered to stay inside, and teachers would walk them home in groups before and after school. Rumour has it that she was hit one day by a car while chasing kids around, and to this day, no one knows if she was the real Kuchisake Onna.

Tulpa
The origin of a Tulpa can be traced all the way back to Tibetan Buddhism; it is the process of where a monk would create tulpas to overcome fear, phobia or desire. The monks would create their tulpas; it could take the form of anything. It could be a person, or even an animal, the point of this was for it to help overcome their darkest fears. The tulpas are given the allure of a fearless and carefree energy. Once the tulpas were no longer needed, the monk would meditate, and the energy of a tulpa would disappear.

On average, it takes about 200 to 500 hours to create a tulpa, and that is if you are successful. On one encounter of a person who shared their story of the creation process, they remember being so proud of their inception. The tulpa would never follow them; it would just wait in the room they were created, waiting to be worked on again. They claimed that their tulpa looked awfully like them, but their face was longer, they had sharp teeth with a malefic grin. One day, the tulpa showed up behind them the energy would follow them wherever they went. It always had a menacing look on its face; it would even watch their creator at night when they slept. Imagine that, you’re trying to sleep at night, you wake up from a terrible nightmare. Only to realize it’s not a bad dream, it’s reality, and it’s standing at the end of your bed watching as you sleep.

Imagine, something that starts off fun turns into something very sinister. In some cases, the tulpa has even been able to leave the human form. It truly can have a mind of its own, with thoughts and feelings. In some rare cases, tulpas have been known for trying to take over their social link to control them. It is just better off not to experiment with the world of a tulpa, as it is very hard to get rid of them once created.

Black Eyed Kids (BEK)
No one knows where this legend came from in 1998 Brian Bethel, who was a journalist at the time came forward with his experience. Brian claims that two children approached his car, wanting him to let them in. When he got a closer look at the kids, he noticed that they had black eyes, and it made him feel uncomfortable. The children did not hurt him; they just needed to get inside his car to use his phone. After this, more people started to come forward with their variations of this legend.

The children are described to be very pale, and they are always between the ages of 16-28. Here are a few things we know about the BEK’s; they always travel in 2, they often come to you at night, they have jet black eyes, they seem to be very unnatural for kids, and they always ask to be let inside of your house. The kids will not step foot in your house unless they are invited in. Some think that the kids are a breed of vampires because both of these creatures will not step foot into your house unless you invite them in.

One woman claims that her life went downhill after she let the Black Eyed Kids into her house. She let them in, feared that they were lost and needed to find their mother. The kids wee unable to call their mother since they didn’t know the number, they were not menacing towards her or her family. All of the sudden, the kids turned around in sync and claimed that ‘they were here.' As the woman looked outside, she saw two male figures standing by a dark van. After this experience, three of her four cats had gone missing. The last cat found in a pool of his blood, and her husband diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Think this isn’t creepy enough? I will link a web page that is full of scary experiences with Black Eyed Kids here

Wendigo
The Wendigo or Windigo, however, you prefer to pronounce it is an Algonquian mythical tale. The legend of the Wendigo is a big part of the traditional belief system in many of the Algonquin-speaking tribes. The Wendigo has an association with significant areas of Canadian territory, as well as, American lands. I’ve chosen this urban legend as a part of the Canadian section because I’ve always heard about the creature ever since I’ve been growing up. A huge part of what has interested me into this legend is, listening to the origins of it from my boyfriend’s family as they have ancestors who belong to the Cree tribe.

Wendigoes are described to be large creatures, the legend of the Wendigo represents greed, gluttony, and excess. A Wendigo can appear in the form of the beast, or can possess a human body and look perfectly fine. In some versions of the tale, the Wendigo can grow as large as the last meal they just ate, and never seem to be satisfied with what they just ate. This part scares most of us, no matter how much a Wendigo eats, they are never satisfied and are always on the hunt for their next meal. So next time you’re in the area of Lake Ontario, better watch your back.

There is such a thing called the Wendigo psychosis, what this represents is once a Wendigo has possessed you; you will have a strong desire for human flesh. Typically, a person who has been possessed by a Wendigo will be a lot more aggressive, and there have been many cases of someone who has been accused of going through a Wendigo psychosis.