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Cropsey was a good documentary, but I thought it focused more on the trial then the place itself, which was what I was hoping for. It would have been interesting to delve in the history of the institute and the surrounding shroud of mystery that has become Cropsey. I was expecting something along the lines of a documentary version of Session 9. Haha.
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Cropsey was a good documentary, but I thought it focused more on the trial then the place itself, which was what I was hoping for. It would have been interesting to delve in the history of the institute and the surrounding shroud of mystery that has become Cropsey. I was expecting something along the lines of a documentary version of Session 9. Haha. I wonder if it originated from Staten Island, I really don't think it can be pinpointed to a specific location of New York because kids have been hearing the legend around campfires long before the 2 people who made the Cropsey documentary were even born, I think the legend goes back as far as at least the 1950's. |
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Cropsey was a good documentary, but I thought it focused more on the trial then the place itself, which was what I was hoping for. It would have been interesting to delve in the history of the institute and the surrounding shroud of mystery that has become Cropsey. I was expecting something along the lines of a documentary version of Session 9. Haha. I wonder if it originated from Staten Island, I really don't think it can be pinpointed to a specific location of New York because kids have been hearing the legend around campfires long before the 2 people who made the Cropsey documentary were even born, I think the legend goes back as far as at least the 1950's. Haha! That's the beauty of Urban Legends, they are unverifiable, which lends to the popularity of it. There are no records, except in the minds of those who have heard the stories and passed it on from person to person, year after year, until the original tale has actually morphed into something entirely different. |
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This child is up to no good!
Guess the movie it's from. |
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I don't remember. I Drink Your Blood?
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I don't remember. I Drink Your Blood? Ding! Ding! Ding! Correct! |
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I'm so awesome.
What's the best Urban Legend you've heard, since we're on that topic. |
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Additonal question:
On top of the best Urban Legend you've heard, have you actually tried to find out the truth behind it? |
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Cropsey was a good documentary, but I thought it focused more on the trial then the place itself, which was what I was hoping for. It would have been interesting to delve in the history of the institute and the surrounding shroud of mystery that has become Cropsey. I was expecting something along the lines of a documentary version of Session 9. Haha. I wonder if it originated from Staten Island, I really don't think it can be pinpointed to a specific location of New York because kids have been hearing the legend around campfires long before the 2 people who made the Cropsey documentary were even born, I think the legend goes back as far as at least the 1950's. Haha! That's the beauty of Urban Legends, they are unverifiable, which lends to the popularity of it. There are no records, except in the minds of those who have heard the stories and passed it on from person to person, year after year, until the original tale has actually morphed into something entirely different. Yep, and the person telling the legend is never the first hand witness to this legend, it's always "My brother knew a guy" or "There's a friend of a friend" |
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Edited by
Torgo70
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Tue 03/08/11 06:49 AM
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I'm so awesome.
What's the best Urban Legend you've heard, since we're on that topic. You are awesome! 
Humans Can Lick Too, aka Not Only Dogs Can Lick http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/horrors/a/humans_can_lick.htm The first time I heard it was back in the 80's, I can't remember the movie(haven't been able to find it)but a group of teens go into a spooky house and swap tales, one of them is this urban legend, it was also recreated as one of the segments in the anthology flick Campfire Tales '97, but that movie with just the guy telling it was far more effective, wish I could find that movie. |
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Edited by
Torgo70
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Additonal question: On top of the best Urban Legend you've heard, have you actually tried to find out the truth behind it? Well, I did do a lot of reading about it online in hopes that film where I first heard it in would be mentioned. |
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Yep, and the person telling the legend is never the first hand witness to this legend, it's always "My brother knew a guy" or "There's a friend of a friend" I think every UL that actually lives on has to have a strong appeal, a foundation in actual belief, and a meaningful message or moral, especially to the one presently telling it; and the interpretation, as well as the lesson learned evolves depending on the individual. I think it's a mirror of what is internally happening in a society that's why it changes from town to town. |
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Yep, and the person telling the legend is never the first hand witness to this legend, it's always "My brother knew a guy" or "There's a friend of a friend" I think every UL that actually lives on has to have a strong appeal, a foundation in actual belief, and a meaningful message or moral, especially to the one presently telling it; and the interpretation, as well as the lesson learned evolves depending on the individual. I think it's a mirror of what is internally happening in a society that's why it changes from town to town. Some urban legends are updated for the times, but some like "The call is coming from inside the house." can't be because of technology, unless there's a cell phone version I'm not aware of. |
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haunted ghost railroad tracks in san antonio texas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLyCrskzXjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztmx8D4OCE |
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You are awesome!
Humans Can Lick Too, aka Not Only Dogs Can Lick http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/horrors/a/humans_can_lick.htm The first time I heard it was back in the 80's, I can't remember the movie(haven't been able to find it)but a group of teens go into a spooky house and swap tales, one of them is this urban legend, it was also recreated as one of the segments in the anthology flick Campfire Tales '97, but that movie with just the guy telling it was far more effective, wish I could find that movie. Was it House of Death? |
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haunted ghost railroad tracks in san antonio texas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLyCrskzXjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztmx8D4OCE We have the same, though ours is a road but with an unmistakably steep upward incline. You stop your car and kill your engine at the bottom and the car will move up on its own. |
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You are awesome!
Humans Can Lick Too, aka Not Only Dogs Can Lick http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/horrors/a/humans_can_lick.htm The first time I heard it was back in the 80's, I can't remember the movie(haven't been able to find it)but a group of teens go into a spooky house and swap tales, one of them is this urban legend, it was also recreated as one of the segments in the anthology flick Campfire Tales '97, but that movie with just the guy telling it was far more effective, wish I could find that movie. Was it House of Death? House of Death was also known as Death Screams or Night Screams. :) |
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You are awesome!
Humans Can Lick Too, aka Not Only Dogs Can Lick http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/horrors/a/humans_can_lick.htm The first time I heard it was back in the 80's, I can't remember the movie(haven't been able to find it)but a group of teens go into a spooky house and swap tales, one of them is this urban legend, it was also recreated as one of the segments in the anthology flick Campfire Tales '97, but that movie with just the guy telling it was far more effective, wish I could find that movie. Was it House of Death? House of Death was also known as Death Screams or Night Screams. :) No, but thanks 
I'm thinking the film was from the late 80's. Bit of trivia, House of Death was directed by David Nelson, brother of Ricky Nelson. |
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haunted ghost railroad tracks in san antonio texas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLyCrskzXjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztmx8D4OCE We have the same, though ours is a road but with an unmistakably steep upward incline. You stop your car and kill your engine at the bottom and the car will move up on its own. There was a movie made about the urban legend of ghost children pushing cars across the train tracks and they supposedly leave fingerprints on the car, the movie was aptly titled Fingerprints |
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Horror flip!
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