Urban Legends

When it comes to urban legends, Illinois has its fair share, but these 10 bizarre ones really weird us out.

Why is everyone so afraid of clowns? If you live in Illinois, there's actually a very good reason or reasons. One is all too real while the other is the state's most notorious urban legend who's perpetrator was never caught.

The "body under the bed" urban legend really did happen in Missouri 20 years ago and the truth is much worse than the legend.

Many universities around America have urban legends about tunnels. That's certainly the case with Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.

If you haven't been told the story of Missouri's "Bubbleheads", you likely will someday. It's one of the most retold urban legends in Missouri. What those that tell it may not realize is that the story of The Bubbleheads really is true, but it's likely not what you think.

I've done a little experiment. I've shared a Missouri urban legend that I've just come across with several of my friends. Without exception, every single one of them was freaked out. What is this horrific Missouri tale? It involves a family, a young girl and a lost cabin in the woods.

I've heard about a lot of urban legends in Illinois over the years, but have never come across this one - until now. The claim is that there is a network of secret tunnels under the University of Illinois that also houses a top-secret United States government computer.

It's been said that where there is smoke, there is at least a little fire. That saying is accurate when it comes to the urban legend of ghost elephants in a cemetery in Illinois. There is a tragic truth to this tale that is far worse than the urban legend it inspired.

It's known as the creepiest urban legend in all of Iowa. It's a black angel that overlooks the grave in a cemetery. If you dare touch it, the legend says you'll die without question.

We've been known to tell some true whoppers when it comes to fish stories involving the Mississippi River. One of the greatest of them all is the tale of the monster catfish that was so large it spit out a diver. Let's explore this legend and see how much truth lies down there.