Urban legend
Recovering memories: The truth is, the Satanic Panic never really went away
The Satanic Panic never really ended in the 1980s - it continued to rumble along, waiting for a spark to reignite it back into full moral panic.
Durian fruit myths: the many tall tales associated with the “King of Fruits”
Singapore's favourite fruit, the durian, has become the subject of myths and folk tales - each a testament to its cultural impact and importance
Yishun: the source of Singapore’s very own “Florida Man” memes
Internet memes about weird occurrences in Yishan and Florida gloss over real problems of poverty, mental health crisis, and inequality
Pulau Tekong: An island of ghosts, and the military men who train there
While Pulau Tekong's hauntings and spooky occurrences may not be real, the impressions they make on the young military recruits who train there are very real
Recovering memories: Could the Satanic Panic happen again?
Ongoing public belief in the idea of repressed memories suggests that the so-called Memory Wars are not yet over, and that the Satanic Panic could happen again
The story of the Satanic Panic is a tale of religious and cultural paranoia in America
The Satanic Panic of the 1980s showed we don't actually need a real Satan - well-meaning, deluded and fervent people will do His work for Him.
Recovering memories: How the Satanic Panic led to false reports of horrific abuse
The 1980s saw a rise in belief that Satanic ritual abuse was everywhere - however, the real problems were false memories and moral panic
Spontaneous Human Combustion: The truth behind the myth of Mary Carpenter
Stories of spontaneous human combustion have been retold since the 1920s, but do those retellings reflect the truth?
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