The Urban Legend of the Masked Man

An anonymous submission to a popular blog dedicated to the paranormal.

Author Unknown

You might not find out about the masked man by asking around your town because not many people have seen him, but I can guarantee some has. My experience was pretty much verified by stumbling upon a thread at a forum I frequent specifically about urban legends in your local area. I was just lurking since I didn’t have anything to contribute. While other legends I’ve heard of such as the infamous bunny man bridge in Virginia and the funhouse mummy, one post was seemingly out of place. This one was from a small town in northern Oregon talking about two local legends; one of the crow-man and a lesser known masked man.

The poster described both of them in detail and the masked man was way too familiar for my liking. A porcelain mask, grinning inhumanly wide. The eyes blacked out and the wraith-like figure in all black. I responded with my experience, noting that I lived in the south, Louisiana to be exact. I had seen the masked man before, jumping from power pole to power pole. I watched it in curiosity even though I felt the urgency to get the hell out of there, but I finally booked it when the thing paused and looked down at me with that grinning mask. I thought I might have seen the figure another time, this time in downtown New Orleans during Mardi Gras, but of course he blended in with the other masked people.

Soon after I posted more people chimed in claiming to see the figure from all around the world. People even submitted a few drawings, albeit not very good. There was even one picture, it was grainy distorted and the figure was so ghost-like, its feet and legs were almost transparent. Other claimed to see it wielding a scythe or seemingly pulling one out of nowhere. One had a more morbid experience, stating he saw the masked man actually kill someone then disappear. It was very strange to see people from all the way in Australia and Europe, even South Africa claiming to see the masked man and other figures, all in black and wearing masks baring exaggerated expressions. Several claimed to see one with the exact opposite of the masked man, having a sad face, like you’d see with drama and comedy masks. Another had a very angered expression, one was solemn, additionally one was disgust. The list could go on.