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Lore & Explained · Urban Legends
Hanako-san is a modern Japanese school ghost, not a documented dead child. Her third-stall ritual, variants and 1990s media boom show how living folklore travels.
Sep 16, 2026
Lore & Explained · Urban Legends
Spring-Heeled Jack emerged from 1830s London reports of assaults, frightening disguises and impossible leaps. What is documented, what newspapers shaped, and how a Victorian scare became a monster.
Sep 16, 2026