Urban legend

Science

Chris French - 28th May 2021

The 1980s saw a rise in belief that Satanic ritual abuse was everywhere - however, the real problems were false memories and moral panic

History

Matt Mills - 10th May 2021

Stories of spontaneous human combustion have been retold since the 1920s, but do those retellings reflect the truth?

Urban legend

Brian Eggo - 19th April 2021

'Stuff You Should Know' are the latest to report on the epidemic of dogs jumping off Overtoun bridge - but the numbers tell a different story

Archive

Anonymous - 14th January 2011

From the archives in 2011, The Skeptic reports on the belief in Korea that sleeping with an electric fan in the room can cause an early death

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Benjamin Radford - 29th April 2008

From the archives, Benjamin Radford recounts the story of his search for Cressie, a monster that never was

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Robert Bartholomew, Paul Chambers - 24th January 2006

From the archives, Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew round off their investigation into the ‘Phantom Sniper of Esher’

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Robert Bartholomew, Paul Chambers - 17th October 2005

From the archives, Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew consider some theories as to the identity of the ‘sniper’s’ of Hellfire Pass

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Robert Bartholomew, Paul Chambers - 12th July 2005

From the archives, Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew investigate the Phantom Sniper of Esher, in their look at the Mystery of Hellfire Pass

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