Parental Nightmares Archives

Is a New Hand Sign Being Used by Teens to Acquire Drugs? A Facebook post suggesting that teenagers are using a common hand sign to show they...

Pins and Needles in Halloween Candy

Pins, needles and razor blades been occasionally been found in trick-or-treaters' loot over the years.

Poisoned Halloween Candy

Police have never documented actual cases of people randomly distributing poisoned goodies to children on...

Did a Soldier Return From Deployment to Find Their Family Dead?

The horrifying homecoming is a long-running legend that might be based on a true tragedy.

Smoking Bedbugs to Get High

Rumor: Schoolkids are smoking and injecting crushed bedbugs to get high from a hallucinogenic substance...

Baby Killed by Electric Shock from Cord Rumor: Image depicts a toddler who was electrocuted after playing with an electrical cord.

Kids Using Burt’s Bees on Eyelids to Get High? Rumor: Kids are rubbing Burt's Bees lip balm on their eyelids to get high.

Origin of 'Baby on Board' Signs Rumor: The death of an infant in an auto accident led to the invention of...

Chubby Bunny Marshmallows Choking Death

Account of a child's death while playing the 'Chubby Bunny' marshmallow-stuffing game.

Razor Blades Found in Playground Equipment Razor blades were discovered glued to playground equipment in a public park.

Snorting Smarties Are schoolkids really 'snorting' and 'smoking' Smarties and putting themselves at risk of contracting nasal...

Quieting Children with Gas A babysitter quiets her charges by gassing them.