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ekco
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 		[EMAIL] from UrbanMythology.net
howdy all - newbie here - returned home from the movies to find this in my inbox: (received this at 10:05 PM on Saturday night )

Dear Ekco,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. I'll put your e-mail
address on the list for notification when the site is updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:46 am
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konamouse
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 		Re: EMAIL from UrbanMythology.net
ekco wrote:

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


Alrighty then. We have a name (and can refer to the webmaster as a "she"). Cross check anywhere?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:51 am
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Stormalong
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 		I got a reply too.

Quote:
Dear Eric,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. Indeed I do like
Mythbusters. I occasionally participate in that internet discussion board
as well.

I'll put your e-mail address on the list for notification when the site is
updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


In the comments section of the web form I mentioned Mythbusters.
I did a quick search for her name on the Mythbusters forum, but didn't turn up anything. I'll ask her more about it.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 1:17 am
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CubistPoet
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 		I heard back from the webmaster (or should I say webmistress?) who appears to be someone named Amanda Graves. When I asked to be signed up to the list I mentioned an urban legend that, as a joke, a friend of mine and I had tried to give birth to amongst our circle of friends. Here was her response:

Quote:
Dear Justin,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. Funny how rumors
can get started, isn't it?

I'll put your e-mail address on the list for notification when the site
is updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


I assume this email is not an autoresponse, but let me know if anyone else has gotten the exact same email.

I wrote her back informing her about dreadhouse.com, saying that it was possible one of her other "Urban Myths" was not actually so mythical after all. Makes sense that she would want to know, given the updated link re: the dream project.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:26 am
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carlitoxxi
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 		This is mine

Quote:
Dear Carlo,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. I'll put your e-mail
address on the list for notification when the site is updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


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SpaceBass
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Dear SpaceBass,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. I'll put your e-mail
address on the list for notification when the site is updated. So many
interesting questions you have.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

SpaceBass wrote:
name: SpaceBass

referrer: The urbanhunt.com "Online Advisor" application confirmation
email referred to your site in an obscure fashion.

legend: Nope.

comments: What's your connection with Urban Hunt and Tomorrow's Talk
Studios? Why is your domain info hidden by proxy? Who is really behind all of this?

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RobMagus
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Joined: 17 Jul 2004
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Location: Vancouver, BC
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Dear RobMagus,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. The Dread House story
really is eerie, isn't it?

I'll put your e-mail address on the list for notification when the site is
updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

> Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
> (robmage2SPLAThotmail.com) on Friday, July 23, 2004 at 20:31:49
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> name: RobMagus
>
> referrer: referal email from a friend
>
> legend: nope.
>
> comments: neat site. the dread house thing especially is creepy.
>
>
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:01 pm
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tatter2323
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Joined: 30 Sep 2002
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 		Dear Bradley,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. I don't really believe
in coincidence. Do you?

I'll put your e-mail address on the list for notification when the site is
updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

Quoting "Bradley" :

> referrer: Hidden message in response to my online urban hunt players
> application. Do you think there's some disgruntled clever employee
> working for them that wants to make applicants aware of the production > companies connection with the Dread House debacle? No way! It's just a > big coincidance!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:00 pm
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CubistPoet
Boot

Joined: 24 Jul 2004
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Dear Justin,

That is indeed a very compelling website. I added it to my legend page about Dread House. Thank you very much for calling it to my attention.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


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RobMagus
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 		and so she did, Justin. even referenced you in the update. cool. Smile

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:41 pm
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konamouse
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Joined: 02 Dec 2002
Posts: 8010
Location: My own alternate reality

 		Check your spam box as well, my reply ended up in there.
Quote:
Dear Heather,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. I have also heard that story about the Las Vegas casinos, and sometimes wonder if people heard about the company that was contracted to pump the scents into the casinos and various shows (I believe the TI pirate show used to have a pina colada smell) and somehow assumed they added oxygen in as well. I'd like to include your submission in a future webpage update.

I collect information from many different places; I can't say just how I
came across the Dread House story.

I'll put your e-mail address on the list for notification when the site is
updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


Below is the result of your feedback form.

name: heather

referrer: Strange turn of events led me here after putting in an
application to be part of a new reality show.

legend: Most people agree that the Las Vegas casinos pump oxygen into the air in order to keep people awake and gambling all night long. The truth is that lack of outside lighting cues, no clocks, and no direct pathways to the front doors coupled with natural adrenaline from the excitement associated with gambling is what keeps people up late.

comments: Your site is very intriguing, but I wonder how you heard about
the reality show "Dread House". I can not find any mention of it on any other urban myth sites.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:00 am
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CubistPoet
Boot

Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Posts: 29
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Dear Justin,

The Dream Projector legend is a fairly new one. It had actually been
sent in by a woman calling herself "California", and in a bid to have
something original on my site, I put it up. True or not, it was interesting.
After that, the link to the site was sent to me anonymously, but I was
curious enough to check it out. I emailed them, but have yet to hear back.
Sorry I can't be of more help.

It's a fun legend though isn't it, to think someone could actually
record what you see when you're sleeping?

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


Quoting Justin Hager <cubistjustin@yahoo.com>:

> Dear Amanda,
>
> You're quite welcome, and I'll be happy to pass along
> any further information on the "Dread House" project.
> IF there really are some skeletons rattling in the
> closest of Tomorrow's Talk then we'll need all the
> mutual support that we can muster to bring them out
> into the open.
>
> I might ask a small favor in return, if it's not too
> much trouble. I'm curious as to who passed along the
> information about the Dream Projector website to you.
>
> I have begun to suspect that there may be some
> connection between the two stories. Images of the
> location that this "Dread House" TV show was
> supposedly shot at (The Cambridge Mental Hospital)
> show up in one of the sample dream footage supplied on
> their website.
>
> I may be grasping at straws here, but still any help
> you could give would be much appreciated.
>
> --Justin



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dishboy
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Joined: 02 Sep 2003
Posts: 399
Location: Atlanta
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Dear Dishboy,

At this point I do not have anything more about Dread House that I am able
to share with you. Hopefully the increased traffic to my website lately
will stir more details out of the woodwork.

Thank you for the nice words!
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

Quoting dishboy

> Hi there -
>
> I love your site! One of my friends pointed me to it, and I think you
> have some really interesting legends on there. I had a question about
> one in particular - the one entitled "Dread House". It sounds very
> intriguing, plus if what you say is true, it took place not far from
> where I live. I was wondering if this was truly an urban legend, or if
> it was factual? Do you have any further information than what you
> listed on your site, or know where I might look for some? Thanks for
> any help you can provide - keep up the good work!
>
>
> -- dishboy
>

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Hojo
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Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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Location: Keeeeeeswack
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Dear Lindsay,

Thanks for your interest in www.urbanmythology.net. Very interesting legend you sent! I would like to include it on my site.

So I guess in this case the "creepy" guy was really the hero because he was trying to rescue the woman from the killer in her car. They do say no good deed goes unpunished.

I'll put your e-mail address on the list for notification when the site is
updated.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net


My original submission:
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name: Lindsay Mills

referrer: did a little digging at urbanhunt.com

legend: Happened in my home town years ago before we moved in. A
carnival is held every year, and there's always been the same man working one of the game booths - very creepy with a bum leg and deformities all over his face. As one of the woman workers of the carnival was walking to her car one night after they had closed, the creepy guy followed her trying to get her to come to his car with her. She told him to get away from her, but he persisted that she come with him to his car. She started running from him, but surprisingly he kept pace with her. Scared, the woman took a can of mace out of her purse, sprayed the man and sprinted to her car. She was in such a panic that she didn't notice the man hiding in the back seat of her car with a knife.

comments: Dread House is fascinating, would love to hear more about it.


My response:
Quote:
Hi Amanda,
Wow, I wasn't expecting to hear back from you so soon, thank you. By all means please use the 'legend' on your site. The man actually still works at the carnival every year or so, and the rumours spread around town every time they come back. That's what you get for living in a tiny town where everyone knows everyone else's gossip.

How long have you been working on your site? Do you verify the legends
that people send in to you as to whether they actually happened or not? I got curious and found a site covering the Dread House reality show that you mention in This Weeks myths (www.dreadhouse.com) and from the looks of it, it's not a rumour at all. Kind of creepy if you ask me Smile


Her response:
Quote:
Dear Lindsay,

I feel kind of sorry for the poor guy who works at the carnival. I imagine
he's tired of hearing the same old stories every year.

I really only got the site up and going around May, I think. I've been
interested in urban legends for quite some time and kept getting mailed new items by well-meaning friends and family, and I would collect the ones they sent me and put them up on a page for my own reference. I decided to spruce up my own hobby page and put it out there on display. I don't verify them - there are other sites out there who do a much better job at that than I could - but I do like interesting variations on stories, preferably with dark twists. Kind of like the Dread House story.

Stay well,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

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Boot

Joined: 26 Jul 2004
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 		Nothing super exciting, but here it is...

Quote:

Dear MYNAME,

I've been fascinated by urban myths since I was a kid, although it took me
a while to learn not to believe everything I heard. I'm still trying to
teach that lesson to my friends and family, which is why I originally
developed the website.

Sincerely,
Amanda Graves
Webmaster, www.urbanmythology.net

Quoting "MYEMAIL" <MYEMAIL>:

> Thanks! So what's your interest in urban myths? Are you studying them
> academically, or just fascinated by the stories?
>
> Keep up the good work,
> MYNAME

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