Episode 2: The Urban Legend and Cuba Road
Episode 2: The Urban Legend and Cuba Road
Issue 2
From the Editor
And we are back with our second episode focused on the urban legend and more specifically, Cuba Road. But what is an urban legend? In a sense, it is considered to be a local mythology consisting of stories and claims in circulation, all of which are believed to be true. They spread within family or amongst friends or even around the campfire but with each retelling, they can become much more “entertaining.” Often times, these urban tales provide its listeners with warnings or are attempting to relay a horrifying message. But in the end, how much of these stories are true or contain a grain of truth to them?
Anyway, it is time to go for a drive…
In This Episode
In our second episode, we start to talk about the urban legend. What is an urban legend and how does it begin? How do urban legends evolve to the local stories we hear today? How have urban legends adapted to the age of the Internet?
We also discuss the many legends of Cuba Road, in Barrington, Illinois (a Western suburb of Chicago). This area was once home to the mob during the prohibition era and continues to haunt anyone who dares drive through it or step foot in the infamous White Cemetery.
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Episode Glossary
Disembodied Voice - In the world of paranormal investigation, a disembodied voice or sound is a noise not attached or a person or persons.
Electronic Voice Phenomenon or EVP - An EVP is used by ghost hunters to try to capture the voices of spirits in the sounds, usually in the static or background noises, of electronic recordings.
Caught on Video
You will find numerous videos posted on YouTube where both paranormal investigators and hobbyists attempt to prove or disprove some of the urban legends of Cuba Road. Below is a link to one such video posted by a Posi Claudia.