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The Pope Lick Monster (more commonly, colloquially, the Goat Man) is a legendary part-man, part-goat [1] and part-sheep [2] creature reported to live beneath a railroad trestle bridge over Pope Lick Creek, in the Fisherville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. [2] [3]
Goatman (urban legend), a legendary creature from Prince George's County, Maryland, United States; Goatman (Kentucky), also known as the Pope Lick Monster, a legendary creature of Louisville, Kentucky, United States; Goatman (Texas), also known as the Lake Worth monster, a legendary creature from Lake Worth, Texas, United States
An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements. Urban legends are often rooted in local history and popular culture
Allegedly haunted locales in Portland include the Bagdad Theater, a vaudeville theater built by Universal Studios during 1927; Pittock Mansion, a mansion overlooking the city; the Roseland Theater, a former church and music venue; and the city's Portland Underground (or so-called shanghai tunnels), [121] made up of various passages beneath the ...
Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a snipe hunt is a quest for a creature whose description varies. The target of the prank is led to an outdoor spot and given instructions for catching the snipe; these often include waiting in the dark and holding an empty bag or making noises to attract the creature.
A similar urban legend is The Clown Statue or The Clown Doll. [6] [7] [8] A babysitter is unnerved by what she assumes is a hideous life-sized statue of a clown in the corner of the room. When the mother or father of the children she is caring for calls home to check in, the babysitter asks if she can cover the clown statue with a blanket.
Crybaby Bridge is a term that refers to numerous bridges across the United States, associated with urban legends and ghost stories involving the sounds of a baby crying.. These tales typically involve tragic backstories of infanticide, accidents, or other sorrowful events that purportedly occurred at or near the bridges, for example, an urban legend relating to a baby or young child/children ...
A feature film was produced based on the short film and premiered in 2018, [15] with the film having a limited theatre run and released on VOD platforms in September 2019. [16] After the Wisconsin incident, numerous other incidents started popping up across the United States at the end of August 2016.