The creepiest urban legend from every US state

Have you ever felt a chill as you walk down your street, or drive along a dark highway in your home state?

Every country, state, and town has its own urban legends known to residents and fans of the paranormal. Some are attempts to explain mysterious phenomena or tragedies, while others are passed down due to our fascination with the dark and macabre.

Some areas have capitalized on local urban legends to attract tourists and boost local economies. In the West Virginia city of Point Pleasant, for example, the legend of Mothman is integral to the community. The Mothman Festival is held every September and includes guest speakers, a street fair, bus tours, live music, food trucks, and more. There's even a Mothman museum.

But not every urban legend is that well known. We chose the creepiest urban legend we could find in every state, from the little-known to the mainstays like Bigfoot and the Jersey Devil.

The generally accepted story of Hell's Gate Bridge starts in the 1950s, according to the Oxford Paranormal Society; a young couple driving over the bridge somehow drove their car off the bridge one night, and they both drowned.

The other, which is how the bridge got its name, is the belief that if you drive over the bridge and look over your shoulder halfway through, the scenery behind you turns into a portal to hell engulfed in flames.

Everyone knows the story of the Bermuda Triangle, but you might not know about the Alaskan Triangle.

The Tlingit tribe, who lives in Juneau, has their own explanation for the high number of missing people: evil spirits called the Kushtaka.

The story of Slaughterhouse Canyon (not pictured), also called the less-frightening Luana's Canyon, takes place during the Gold Rush, according to The Miner.

One day, the father did not return, so his family slowly starved and descended into madness. The mother, unable to bear listening to her children's cries anymore, put on her wedding dress, murdered her children, and then threw them into a nearby river. The next day, she succumbed to starvation herself.

According to Atlas Obscura, the Boggy Creek Monster of Fouke is Arkansas' version of Sasquatch. He's commonly accepted to be around 7 or 8 feet tall and covered in hair. Legend says that he roams the creeks of rural Arkansas.

These days, after people claim to spot the Boggy Creek Monster, the sightings are documented on the official Boggy Creek Monster's website.