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This one is a local legend in my village, and one that a lot of people believe in. I thought I'd share it for you all, and see if anyone else has any similar local spooks.
So, my village is haunted by the so-called midnight cyclist. I say "is haunted" as if it's definitely true, and actually I'm on the fence about it, but even if he doesn't exist, he's seeped so far into our local culture that he's effectively haunting us without even needing to be here, if that makes sense?
Anyway, for the past 20 years at least, there have been rumours of a cyclist riding around town at night. The details about what he looks like, how often/exactly where he appears and why he's here vary from every retelling, but all of the stories agree that he rides an old bicycle - not like a rusty bicycle, but literally one from decades ago, like early 1900s - and that the only sound he makes is the ringing of a bicycle bell, usually twice.
The stories often say he's horribly disfigured, but sometimes it's that he has no face at all, or that he's transparent, like a traditional ghost. Most people agree that he'll cycle the full length of a street, and then disappear around a corner. So people on the first street will see him go fully around the corner and ride away, but people on the second street will never see him at all.
Then this is where it gets a bit sinister: some of the stories (especially when told by teenagers or around Halloween) say that he kills children, and particularly that if you hear his bell, you're the next to die. I definitely don't believe that aspect of it, because we're a small community and we'd know if children were disappearing or whatever. But it's definitely a spooky thought late at night, and I know plenty of kids who find the Midnight Cyclist absolutely terrifying.
I've never seen him myself, although a couple of my friends claim to have done. I've attached a picture that supposedly is proof that he exists, but no one can give a straight answer as to who took it or when. I'm not sure it's even a picture of my village, but the first time I saw it I definitely got goosebumps. I don't know if that means anything.
What I have experienced is his bell. I've heard it I think three times, although the last might have been at the end of a dream just before I woke up. The first time I heard it I also heard some voices outside laughing, so I'm convinced that was teenagers cycling around at night to scare people, which they sometimes do because of this legend. The second time, though, I was near the window. I looked outside straight away, and it gives a clear view of the road on both sides, as well as the field just beyond it. There were no teenagers. There wasn't anyone at all. And I heard it so close, like it was just beneath the window.
As I say, I'm not convinced the midnight cyclist is real, but that experience definitely scared me!
What do you lot think, does this sound similar at all to anything you've ever experienced, especially those of you who live in small towns/villages with their own local legends?
So, my village is haunted by the so-called midnight cyclist. I say "is haunted" as if it's definitely true, and actually I'm on the fence about it, but even if he doesn't exist, he's seeped so far into our local culture that he's effectively haunting us without even needing to be here, if that makes sense?
Anyway, for the past 20 years at least, there have been rumours of a cyclist riding around town at night. The details about what he looks like, how often/exactly where he appears and why he's here vary from every retelling, but all of the stories agree that he rides an old bicycle - not like a rusty bicycle, but literally one from decades ago, like early 1900s - and that the only sound he makes is the ringing of a bicycle bell, usually twice.
The stories often say he's horribly disfigured, but sometimes it's that he has no face at all, or that he's transparent, like a traditional ghost. Most people agree that he'll cycle the full length of a street, and then disappear around a corner. So people on the first street will see him go fully around the corner and ride away, but people on the second street will never see him at all.
Then this is where it gets a bit sinister: some of the stories (especially when told by teenagers or around Halloween) say that he kills children, and particularly that if you hear his bell, you're the next to die. I definitely don't believe that aspect of it, because we're a small community and we'd know if children were disappearing or whatever. But it's definitely a spooky thought late at night, and I know plenty of kids who find the Midnight Cyclist absolutely terrifying.
I've never seen him myself, although a couple of my friends claim to have done. I've attached a picture that supposedly is proof that he exists, but no one can give a straight answer as to who took it or when. I'm not sure it's even a picture of my village, but the first time I saw it I definitely got goosebumps. I don't know if that means anything.
What I have experienced is his bell. I've heard it I think three times, although the last might have been at the end of a dream just before I woke up. The first time I heard it I also heard some voices outside laughing, so I'm convinced that was teenagers cycling around at night to scare people, which they sometimes do because of this legend. The second time, though, I was near the window. I looked outside straight away, and it gives a clear view of the road on both sides, as well as the field just beyond it. There were no teenagers. There wasn't anyone at all. And I heard it so close, like it was just beneath the window.
As I say, I'm not convinced the midnight cyclist is real, but that experience definitely scared me!
What do you lot think, does this sound similar at all to anything you've ever experienced, especially those of you who live in small towns/villages with their own local legends?
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