Most of us probably already know that most creepypasta stories aren't actually real — but are there any creepypastas based on real-life events or phenomena? In a word, yes. Yes there are, and they're ...

The game appeared in arcades in the early 1980s. It was titled "Polybius," and gamers were lining up to play it. But the game was buggy and would shut down seemingly at random. Fights started breaking ...

Developers typically feel like they know what kind of story they're telling when making a new game. After release, however, every game takes on a life of its own. Once players get their hands on a ...

Eagle-eyed urban legend fans might have spotted an old friend in Marvel’s Loki: a sinister black arcade cabinet labeled Polybius. Or you might have seen it in The Simpsons or in the music video for ...

Slender Man was born on an internet forum in 2009. By 2014, the myth was so powerful that it could apparently motivate two girls to attempt to kill a friend in his name. And it was internet ...