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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mach2.5" data-source="post: 1178627" data-attributes="member: 12834">Here in NE Ohio/Eastern PA we have quite a few (all of which I can say are completely false in some way).First is Zombie Land. Its just across to the PA border, less than 30 min drive. Technically just a bit of bumbkin land, there's the usual 'Bridge that stalls your car', glowing gravestone (actually just a bit of phospherescent (sp?) moss), headlights seen in water from a car that ditched over a bridge (never seen em), crazy cemetary groundskeeper that dig up the dead (while false, he is crazy and chased us drunken hoodlums off with a shotgun). The name most likely originated from the filming of the original Night of the Living Dead movie not too far from here (in fact, our local hospital St. Elizabeth is mentioned in the film as a safe haven from the zombie attacks).The intriging one though is from way back. The Green Man. The legend was that he was a satanist and was cursed with geen skin after some dark ritual. Another was that he ate small children and the cannabalism turned him green (something about a chemical in human skin or something). The truth was that he was an electrician who worked for the power company. While working on the power lines, he was struck by a small bolt of lighting. His skin was indeed tinted green and there were severe burns on his face and arms. He was really a nice guy who after the accident lived alone. Growing up, me and some friends would stop by and visit him since he wouldn't go out in public much, even running to the store for him (smokes and beer mostly). He'd laugh about the tales about him that we'd share with him. Rather sad in hindsight though.</blockquote>

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