#creepy legends
Located on a hill in northern California is a tree known by the locals as “The Hanging Tree”. Its story is a gruesome one…
Several years ago, a local football team went up to the old tree to unwind after losing the big homecoming game. Being good sports, they invited the winning team to join them. A few members of the other team took them up on that offer and made the long trek to the top of the hill. Once there, they got drunk and began taunting the losing team over their loss. Seeing their rivals so drunk, the losing team came up with the perfect plan for revenge. They stripped the members of the rival team naked and tied them to the old, gnarled tree. They then left, leaving their rivals to fend for themselves overnight. The next morning they contacted the remaining rivals, telling them where they could find their friends. When the remaining players arrived at the hill they were met with a gruesome sight. Their friends were hanging from the old tree, their bodies completely skinned. It is not known what happened to them during the night but the tree is now said to curse anyone who touches it.
Do you dare touch “The Hanging Tree”?
“The Hanging Tree” is said to sit upon a large hill known as “The Top of the World”. Its exact location is unknown but it’s said to be somewhere in northern California. If you happen to find it, please don’t touch it!
Maximón (less commonly known as San Simón) is a folk saint that is worshiped in many forms by the Maya of Western Guatemala.
According to one commonly told legend, Maximón is a man who slept with all the wives of a certain village while the men worked in the field. Upon returning and finding their women in the arms of another man, the men attacked Maximón and cut off his arms and legs. Thus was born Maximón.
Unlike most other folk saints, offers to Maximón are made in an effort to avoid his anger as he is seen as a dark figure. When people do come to Maximón for help, it is usually to seek revenge or to have personal success at the expense of others.
Common offers to Maximón are alcohol and cigarettes and his shrines can be found throughout the highlands of Guatemala…if you dare to seek his help.
