Friday the 13th might be over, but that doesn’t mean we’re done telling scary stories. If you grew up in small-town Texas, chances are you’ve heard the story of the Candy Lady. If not, well… I hope you’re not home alone and reading this at night. Keep reading to learn more about the spookiest urban legend in Texas.
The candy lady allegedly lures children to their doom by leaving enticing goodies on their windowsills just before bedtime.
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Her plan is for the kids to wait for mom and dad to fall asleep before indulging in the sweet treats so as not to get in trouble. Afterward, she’ll grab them and feast on their sugar-laden blood until there isn’t any left.
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Children began to go missing, yet no leads were ever found that would suggest they were kidnapped or ran away. As some of the remaining children got older, they confessed to eating candy left on their windowsills with a note from “The Candy Lady,” so parents started to wonder if the other children perhaps had been poisoned.
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That worry was soon put to rest when someone actually turned up dead — no, not a child, but a sheriff’s deputy who had been out investigating the disappearances. His eyes had been stabbed out with a fork, and his pockets stuffed with candy. A farmer also found a child-sized set of teeth inside a candy wrapper one morning while tending to his fields.
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Was this a story crafted by clever parents to scare their kids into not taking candy from strangers? Or perhaps an old ghost story that used as a cover-up for heinous crimes? Or maybe The Candy Lady is real after all and is out looking for her next victim right now…
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If reading about scary stories isn’t enough of a thrill, here’s a haunted road trip in Texas that’s sure to chill you to the very core.
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Have you ever heard the story of the Candy Lady? What are some other scary urban legends in Texas?
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