As legends are part of the folklore of hundreds or thousands of cultures, there is a wide variety of them. However, due to their popularity, these have managed to cross borders and reach people from other regions, spreading throughout a continent or the planet in general.
It is also possible to find them with different genres, but this time we have made a compilation of horror legends, both for the enjoyment of lovers of this genre, as well as for the enrichment of general culture for all readers.
The following is a joint list of some details that allow you to have an idea about each legend, so that anyone can investigate about the most that has caught your attention.
List of recognized horror legends
Among the great variety, we have compiled classics such as La llorona and other more “modern” such as Polybius. In addition to the mythical chupacabra, the tender and macabre goblins, the frightening painting of the crying child and a series of legends of ghosts that have appeared in different parts of the planet.
Polybius arcade video game
La Polybius legend It is about an arcade video game that, according to what they say, was launched in 1981, where the machines were distributed in various areas of the United States. However, its existence was never verified and therefore it has only been a legend.
This consists of the history of said video game, which caused havoc in all the people who played it due to the addiction that it caused. From there, a somewhat peculiar symptomatology began, in which both physical and psychological signs were observed. In addition, according to witnesses, Polybius machines were always checked by men dressed in black, who were associated with the US government.
Tale or story of the weeping woman
Among the most popular horror legends around the world, is the history of la lloronaAlthough the origin is still unknown, it is known that it is part of Latin American folklore. However, in other countries outside the continent, such as Spain, there is a practically identical version called La llorona de Barcelona.
The legend is about a woman, who for some specific reason murdered her children and the trauma made her forget about such an act. According to some variations, she committed suicide or was murdered. His banshee always makes night tours, where a woman with long hair is observed, whose face is difficult to see and is always crying or screaming. Whoever gets close to it, it tends to scare them.
Ghost stories
Like the weeping woman, there are many legends and ghost stories that are known in the different regions of the hundreds of existing countries. These normally appear because they are souls in pain, that is, they had some mission or objective to fulfill and when they died, their soul was left wandering in search of being able to complete it.
Among the most famous legends we find The Silbón, The Flying Dutchman, El Caleuche, Kennedy's Blonde, Banshee, The Ghost of Ana Bolena, The Ghost of Catherine Howard, The Ghost of William Shakespeare, The Ghost of Lincoln, The Headless Horseman and the Phantom of the Opera.
Legends of goblins
There are tens, hundreds or thousands of testimonies about the existence of goblins, which is why they have had their own horror movies, as they can really be scary. These have been known for years, but the existence of any has never been proven. However, there are a wide variety of legends and stories of goblins.
Among the horror legends about goblins, the most popular are those where they aim to attack children, since they are more defenseless and easier to fool. To do this, they use different ways of attracting them to disappear them and to be able to do whatever they want with them; Depending on the story or legend, they can annoy, wipe them off the map entirely, or assassinate them.
The iconic chupacabra
La history of the chupacabra It has also reached thousands of places around the world, regardless of language and culture; like the sightings of the same. Although the scientific community has attributed its existence to the imagination of farmers who have reported that it has eaten their cattle, many of them still believe that it is real.
According to legend, the chupacabra is a creature with a morphology different from that of any animal, although according to reports, it is similar to different species. Which feeds mainly through the blood of goats, but can also attack livestock in general and even people, according to belief.
The crying boy painting
Finally we find the painting of the crying child, which is an iconic legend of Spain, where according to the story, a unsuccessful painter made a pact with the devil to make his works famous. Once completed, he began to make different paintings, which he managed to sell successfully and thus acquire the fame he so desired.
However, one of his paintings about a boy who was crying was made by the painter in an orphanage. Some time later, the orphanage burned down and the child burned inside it, so it is said that his soul remained in the painter's painting. Curiously, this painting was one of the most famous, sold and replicated, but also the main suspect in many fires in homes where it had been hung and where the painting was the only element that had not been burned.