Feast for fears: Where the legends begin

Halloween is a time where orange and black decorations adorn schools, offices and craft stores; trash bag ghosts hang from trees and pumpkin patches are set up in church parking lots. The tackiness of the holiday takes over the majority of October’s end, but for those who need much more of a scare, all it takes is one urban legend to swear off the black cats and fake cobwebs forever.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios is famous for playing on the fears of young and old alike; from Jack the Clown to The Caretaker. This Halloween is the year for Bloody Mary.

• Find out about Bloody Mary and other frightening urban legends