Everywhere you go you can find urban legends, even in Indiana there are dozens.  However, one has been named the scariest urban legend in the state.

Urban Legends

Every place has its own local legends that surround it.  Many urban legends are far-fetched, but some begin from a kernel of truth. So where do urban legends come from?  According to Brittanica, urban legends come from storytelling.

Urban legends typically combine secondhand narratives, such as those heard from “a friend of a friend,” with contemporary settings and familiar everyday objects, such as shopping malls or automobiles. Similar to older traditional folk tales and legends, urban legends spread through word of mouth but are increasingly shared through print, digital, and social media. They occur in cultures worldwide, featuring common plots and themes with minor differences reflecting local knowledge and cultural mores.

 

Indiana's Creepiest Urban Legend

Recently Business Insider looked at every state to find each state's creepiest urban legend. According to them, an unassuming cemetery holds the creepiest legend in the state. Take a look at the cemetery in question below, it looks rather peaceful.  Reall, the only thing that seems off is the massive staircase running through it.  That staircase seems to be a big part of the urban legend surrounding the 100 Steps Cemetery.

The 100 Steps Cemetery

Business Insider named the 100 Steps Cemetery as the place that has the creepiest urban legend in the state surrounding it.  According to the urban legend surrounding the cemetery, if you want to visit the 100 Steps Cemetery, be sure to brush up on your counting skills.

Business Insider describes the urban legend:

The 100 Steps Cemetery is located in the town of Brazil, according to The Brazil Times.

While it's not clear when the stories about the cemetery being haunted began, there are gravestones that date back to the 1860s.

The legend states that if someone finds themselves in the cemetery at midnight, they must climb the steps and count to 100. At this point, a ghost of an undertaker will appear and show the person a vision of their death.

On the way back down, the visitor is supposed to count the steps again — if they count the same amount of steps, the vision was false.