There's a theory about the illusion of truth.

Basically, if you hear something enough times, it becomes true.

At least in your mind, there's also a theory about the telephone game, where the details

of a story change the further it gets from the original truth.

The marriage of these two ideas is what makes urban legends well... legendary.

They're repeated over and over in a never-ending game of telephone, blurring our belief of

what's actually based in truth and what's just a scary story will tell kids so they behave.

Today, we're counting down the most terrifying urban legends.

Truth or twisted fiction, these stories are so hauntingly good, they've lasted for generations,

and we kind of love them.

Hey, all you weirdos!

Welcome to Crime Countdown, a Spotify original from Parkast.

I'm Ash, and I'm Alena.

Every week we'll highlight 10 fascinating stories of history's most engaging and unsettling crimes,

all picked by the Parkast Research Gods.

This episode we're counting down at the top 10 most terrifying urban legends.

I love urban legends.

I also love the movie Urban Legends.

So good.

It was Jared Leto's finest moment in my humble opinion, don't at me about it.

But for real urban legends, I have always fascinated me ever since I was little.

I love a good urban legend too.

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