It is said that there was once a stunningly beautiful woman who was married to a Samurai. The legend of the woman with the slit mouth originates from Japan, although it is now also quite a well-known myth in Chinese and Korean culture. If you want to read more about these, check out our page on Robert the Doll, or our post about the Shadow People Anyways, without further ado – here’s our list of the Top 10 Scary Urban Legends out there. There were a few urban legends that didn’t quit make the cut but that we found creepy nonetheless. The one thing that they all have in common is that I found them all pretty unsettling. Some are centuries old others are modern. These folktales and urban myths come from around the world. I’ve collected a list of what I think are some of the most scariest urban legends out there. If you’re reading this at night, and you’re about to go to bed… Well, I recommend you delay reading this until tomorrow, preferably when the sun is shining – I can’t guarantee that you’ll be able to fall asleep after reading this scary list of urban legends.