This Taiwanese blockbuster is based on the legend of the little girl in red who follows those visiting the forest and snatches their souls away. It’s an incredible ’90s time capsule in which one character tries to assuage another’s fears about her fizzling relationship by saying, “You guys are like Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. Curve was the edgier version, and starred Michael Vartan, Matthew Lillard, and Keri Russell, with all of her long curly hair. When this one was released at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998, it was called Dead Man’s Curve, but the name was changed so it didn’t sound exactly like another movie coming out that year revolving around the exact same premise: Conspire to kill your roommate, because if they die, the university will grant you straight As due to hardship. From the haunted VHS tapes of Japan to the sewer-trawling alligators of the United States, here’s your guide to the best, most bombastic, and occasionally sexy urban-myth-based horror movies. If you’re looking for more spooky stories along these lines, we’ve come up with a list of 15 urban-legend horror movies ready to freak you the hell out, ranked in ascending order of quality. It’s classic urban-legend horror: those scary stories you heard through your best friend’s cousin’s girlfriend who knows a guy that was totally killed by mixing Pop Rocks with soda. In the movie, a group of teen girls attempt to solve the mystery of Slender Man to protect themselves and save a friend who goes missing. The central story is based on the internet lore surrounding the titular character, a long, spindly humanlike figure who stalks, abducts, and traumatizes people - particularly kids. This weekend, Slender Man opens in theaters after a long and winding road to the box office (including multiple release-date changes and a mostly absent marketing campaign).

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