Episode 138: The Rake (Viral Urban Legend)

***SKIP TO 00:28:56 TO GET TO THE STORY** If you think “The Rake” was a name given to a violent humanoid monster known for stalking suburban areas and haunting dreams, you would only be half right. Is The Rake the darkest part of the human psyche personified... or just another creepy urban legend? This week, Nat tells Aly the expanded version of events- proving thoughts are the most dangerous tool we possess. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - 00:25:10 INTRO, PERSONAL HAUNTINGS, DONORS 00:25:10 - 00:28:56 MANSCAPED AD 00:28:56 STORY BEGINS! Other Important Stuff: + JOIN OUR PATREON! http://patreon.com/letsgethaunted +Buy Our Merch: www.letsgethaunted.com +Buy Manscaped Products: www.manscaped.com & use code “LETSGETHAUNTED” at checkout for 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING! +Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted +Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: [email protected] — Theme song by: Steven Suptic Creepy Doll Song by: Michael Byrnes Dark Piano Song by: Michael Byrnes SOURCES: https://www.dictionary.com/e/fictional-characters/the-rake/ https://creepypasta-biographies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rake https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2010/12/10/creepy-resistance-viral-spooks-media/ https://www.creepypasta.com/the-rake/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1337542/The-dead-night-forest-ghoul-caught-camera.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_(stock_character)#:~:text=In%20a%20historical%20context%2C%20a,lavish%20debts%20in%20the%20process. https://www.theculturecrush.com/feature/based-on-a-true-story#:~:text=Sometimes%20described%20as%20a%20hairless,a%20mariner's%20log%2C%20dated%201691. https://theslenderman.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rake Video of The Rake??????? 1.https://www.tiktok.com/@woahthatisstrange/video/7143839798263024942?lang=en 2. Creepy Video: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2p6pxb 3. Asking my Haunted doll about the Rake - by Kelsie Davis on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@kelsiidaviess/video/6918811904676793605 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices