Show Notes
They say there's a portal to another dimension in New Jersey.
Confusingly...the place is called Ong's Hat.
And that's just ONE of the strange urban legends we're sharing this week!
Owlman! The Italian Bride! Phantom Clowns?
You scared yet?
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Sources:
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Oklahoma_Octopus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Shiels
https://gizmodo.com/ongs-hat-the-early-internet-conspiracy-game-that-got-t-1832229488
https://weirdnj.com/stories/ongs-hat/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_legends
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Parson_and_Clerk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Petta
https://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln13.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_clown#Clown_sightings
https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-clown-scare-of-1981-that-terrified.html
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