Blogs: Posts Tagged ‘ urban legends ’

About six years ago I was looking for a change of scenery. At the time I was living in Houston, but I was hoping to intensify my research into all manner of mysterious creatures. I was familiar with accounts of monstrous birds that had been reported sailing over the skies of San Antonio and...
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Readers of my blog are aware that I am fond of pointing out that San Antonio is one of those places that seems to beget a bounty of weird urban legends. One of the most whimsical and macabre tales involves an estate that had the colorful name of Midget Mansion (also known as Gillespie...
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The night is still and quiet, with nary a cricket to be heard. Suddenly, a mournful cry breaks the silence and echoes through the haunted hollows down near the river. Parents warn their children to stay inside and lock their doors and to never venture out alone into the darkness or else the apparition...
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One of my favorite San Antonio sagas involves a dubious character known as the Dancing Devil. According to many long-time residents, as well as newspaper articles from the time, a dashing and handsome young man (el guapo) dressed in all white entered El Camaroncito Night Club on Old Highway 90 one night during Halloween...
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San Antonio is a city steeped in great history and perhaps not coincidentally, many perplexing mysteries. Amidst the centuries old Missions and brushy hollows there exist tales of inexplicable happenings and spooky haunts galore. But, conceivably the Alamo City’s most notable saga centers around the so-called haunted railroad tracks on the city’s Southside. Featured...
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One of the oddest urban legends in the U.S. revolves around a dubious figure known as the Bunnyman. Said to haunt the area around Fairfax County, Virginia this phantom, man-beast is likened to an axe-wielding maniac. But with a strange twist, as he apparently is always seen dressed in a white bunny costume! Reports...
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