Which Urban Legend Are You?

This urban legend is a childhood classic, for daring young kids interested in scaring the pants off of themselves at sleepovers. The legend says that, if you go into a dark bathroom with a candle, stare in the mirror, and say 'Bloody Mary' over and over again, the bloody image of a girl will eventually appear. Care to try it out? Go ahead!

This urban legend claims that a woman or a man traveling to an exotic jungle locale, sometimes deep within Mexico, Thailand, Africa, or Brazil, gets a bite on his or her cheek, which later erupts into thousands of venomous baby spiders that crawl out all over their face. The bite, after all, wasn't actually a bite--but a dangerous mother spider burying her eggs into the person's face.

This urban legend is a cautionary tale against picking up hitchhikers. The legend describes a man driving down a dark highway road late at night, when he sees a lonely woman hitchhiker. Feeling sorry for her, he picks her up, and she climbs into the backseat. When they arrive at her destination, he turns around to say good-bye, and there's no one else in the car. Chilling!

Ah, yes--Slenderman. One of the more modern urban legends that has terrorized far too many teenagers and young children in recent years. Apparently, Slenderman--an impossibly tall and thin supernatural figure--abducts children and takes them far, far away to who knows where. Obviously, Slenderman is just a myth, but some people would risk their lives to prove otherwise.

This urban legend claims that someone--a good Samaritan--helps out a celebrity or very rich person in disguise and receives a check for a large sum of money afterward. The legend is bogus, though, and the details change dramatically with each telling. The latest version goes that a young couple helps out a stranded Donald Trump at the roadside and then receives a million-dollar check afterward for their help. So yeah, we really know that one's false!

This urban legend warns people of flashing their headlights at passing cars that are driving along without them. If you do it, says the legend, the car will flip a U-turn and come back to kill you. Apparently, says the legend, this is how wannabe gangsters are initiated into gangs. Fortunately, this has never been substantiated--but it's still a very popular urban legend after many years of circulation.