In the legend of the babysitter, she is watching television after putting the children to bed. The phone rings and the caller tells her to "check on the children". She ignores this and the caller calls back several times. Eventually the babysitter calls the police who say they will trace the call, which is coming from inside the house, of course.

In UFO conspiracy theories, the Men in Black (MIB) are government agents dressed in black suits who harass, threaten or assasinate UFO witnesses to keep them quiet about what they have seen.

A Woozle is an imaginary character in Winnie-the-Pooh that Pooh and Piglet are searching for. The Woozle effect happens when publications reference urban legends as fact, despite a lack of evidence, and people then reference the publications as proof that the legends are true.

The word "chupacabra" comes from from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker". It is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas, with the first sightings reported in Puerto Rico. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.

The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is a folkloric ape-like creature that is said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology.

On Creek Road in Ojai, California there is a two lane concrete bridge spanning San Antonio Creek. Near the bridge, the ghost of Char Man, a ghost that is burnt beyond recognition, emerges from the forest and attacks motorists. The legend is so popular in that area that the bridge has been dubbed "Char Man Bridge".

This legend is completely false. There are two arachnids known as "daddy longlegs", the Harvestman which has no venom, and pholcid spiders which have venom of a typical strength.

This myth involves the black market harvesting of organs. The traveler would be drugged, have their kidney or other organs surgically removed, and be left in a tub of ice to keep them alive.

Unfortunately, this legend is based on actual events. There have been a number of corpses found hidden under hotel beds. And yes, most of the bodies were discovered after an occupant complained of a foul odor in the room.

It is an "old wives' tale" that gum stays in the stomach for seven years. Although your stomach can't break down gum the same way it breaks down other food, the gum will move relatively intact through the digestive system.