Crying baby
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Theorosa’s Bridge of Kansas
Kansas cry-baby / mother-ghost legend with multiple origin stories and a long reputation for eerie sounds and encounters.
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Cry Baby Bridge of Utah
A Utah version of the widespread ‘cry baby bridge’ legend, involving phantom infant sounds or a grieving mother near the bridge.
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Crybaby Bridge in Knox County, Indiana
Crybaby Bridge variant in Knox County, part of a wider Indiana legend complex involving infant cries near bridges.
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Crybaby Bridge in Bloomington, Indiana
Monroe County variant of Crybaby Bridge legend, usually involving audible crying and a tragic backstory.
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Crybaby Bridge in Charlestown, Indiana
Clark County variant of the Crybaby Bridge legend cluster.
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The Spiteful Mermaid of Pyramid Lake
The Spiteful Mermaid of Pyramid Lake is a modern urban legend and folklore figure associated with Pyramid Lake in Nevada. While often confused or combined with the older indigenous legend of the “Water Babies,” the mermaid story specifically centers on a tale of forbidden love and a subsequent deadly curse. The Legend of the Mermaid