10 Missouri Urban Legends That Will Give You Chills

An urban legend is considered a modern genre of folklore, and Missouri is home to some eerie and hard-to-believe urban legends.

10 Urban Legends in Missouri Are Bone-Chilling

Whether you believe in ghosts, the afterlife, or strange, eerie sounds, something is fascinating about urban legends. Some of these stories might be completely made up, while others are hard not to believe. But whether you buy into them or not, Missouri has its fair share of urban legends.

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I asked ChatGPT about the craziest and scariest urban legend stories it could find for the Show-Me State. To be honest, I had only heard of one of these before. And honestly, some of them don’t seem all that believable; they sound like stories that have just been passed down through the years. If you’re a skeptic, you might find yourself scratching your head at these ten bizarre Missouri urban legends.

So, Did ChatGPT Get it Right?

Probably the Lemp Mansion story, since it's known as the most haunted place in Missouri. Maybe the Mark Twain Forest stories and the cave legends, too. But I find it hard to believe in the Devil Baby of Missouri and the Black-Eyed Children of Kansas City. Still, for those who have experienced these legends firsthand, it’s very real to them.