INTRODUCTION

Paranormal legends have always been present on every culture across the world. In the past, people had stronger beliefs in the paranormal, since they needed to explain those events that they could not understand.

In addition, some people believed in such a strong way that they even performed rituals to protect themselves from those “paranormal entities,” sharing their knowledge with their descendants. Nowadays, these paranormal legends remain, even though they are understood more like funny stories to tell in the dark, rather than true events.  

As a result of this oral transmission, people still tell these stories differently, depending on the traditional beliefs that people had in the past, even if they are telling the same legend. Oral traditions do not only evolve in a diachronic way, changing with the passing of time, but also synchronically, depending on the culture in which they are set.

In this blog, we will collect the different paranormal legends that prevail in both American and British cultures. In addition, we will also offer interesting and relevant facts as well as some quizzes for you to test your knowledge on the topic!

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