Urban Legends Decoded: The Hook

[SonicRools]

Just like that scary story by Alvin Schwartz.

[slashfan091]

@realityfrominsanity asylum workers wont let any patients have any weapons therefore this urban legend could be fake

[ShaneNoPain4Ever]

@slashfan091 he could of stabbed a hook into his hand as he was escaping

[realityfrominsanity]

why would an insane asylum let one of their patients have a hook for a hand?

[Elementer117]

WHY DID THEY NOT CONTINUE THIS SERIES?

[theovids]

who can here after watching supernatural

[Hayatehiroyuki25]

since this is a pilot episode, does that mean that there aren't any other eps?

[pinkylover75]

lol hes like freddy krueger! he accidentalie wipes his ass with the wrong hand

[MortalInKombat]

scary

[Gabriellaella23]

"I wonder if that guy even wipes his ass with the wrong hand"

- 8 Crazy Nights

[ShaneNoPain4Ever]

@Gabriellaella23 its the guy with the hook from 8 crazy nights!

[LoveYsabel21]

Now where's Captain Hook?

[DgrZn99]

im bored bitch

[advertise4u]

This Urban Legend is obviously fake, it was supposed to serve as a important lesson back in the 19's "Teenagers shouldn't have sex". But they forget was based on some murders that happened there.

I think this dude is pretty good researching Urban Legends: youtube.com.RealLifeMysteries

(IMO)

[gibsonflyingv98]

to skip ad click here 0:01

[masteroftheninja1]

@gibsonflyingv98 It didn"t work. :(

[jtv27]

the scarier the better, this one sucks but this show's awsome.

[Intensedevil]

how about when he's masturbating and forgot that his hand was a hook

[Joeyboots80]

Seriously, like they would let a dude have a hook hand while in an asylum, hospital, prison, or any other official building? If they said a "Maniac with a nub" then I would be more inclined to believe it. So let's change the name of the legend to "The Nub".

[masteroftheninja1]

@Joeyboots80 LMAO

[Gabriellaella23]

@Joeyboots80 What would they find on the car door then???

[BigLakePunk]

What happens if the hook man, wants to wipe his ass and forgets about his hand being a hook.

[masteroftheninja1]

@BigLakePunk Anal masturbation

[MrHotguy11]

''The Hook'' is an awesome story

[XxSleepyheadxKiddoxX]

A retarded penis?

[299vasilis]

interesting approach....subliminal messages always do theyr job..

[KeatonMichaelBrown]

Dude the real story takes place on Lovers lane near Peru Indiana. I live right next to Lovers lane.Dude but the coolest thing about it is that u can see his house but it nothing but stairs and a chiminy.

[Malenock86]

This is retarded. I could give you a better Freudian analysis than that guy. I'll do the damn show...FOR FREE.

[heismahlife]

i have gummy bears for fingers :l

[Mstuberuler]

31 people have a hook for a hand

[response007]

The "true" Hook-Man was a lumberjack in the Northwoods of Wisconsin who got one of his forearms accidentally chopped-off while cutting down trees. This happened in 1860, '70, or '80. His hook is a sickle and he uses it to lob peoples heads off with. He murders every ten years on years ending in 0.

[geoffdoor]

@response007 HOOK MAN would make a cool ass film ..hook man don't fuck with the hook man every ten years or ending with a 0 like 2010 or 2020 ...fucking hook man ...hook man beats off with a hook man ...i tell you what else is fucking scary slit mouth woman ...she's a mean fucking bitch

[jjackrabbit26]

i thought this was decoding the “hooks” in songs n shit, not some guy with a hook hand, lmao!

[1dra7]

How on earth did a maniac escape an insane asylum with a HOOK!?

[artpeacemaster]

its hook from peter pan. LOL XD

[J0kErEvan]

when is this coming out????

[J0kErEvan]

when is this coming out?

[InfiniteKiller101]

is that mick foley? :o

[marathon1974]

It's the number one rule in horror movies. Sex=death.

[510MOALA]

Hey, thats the same exact thing that happened to me!

[Jigsaw643]

the only urban legend i know thats been proven true is the clown statue.

[reversecolin1256788]

@Jigsaw643 the cursed doll is one more

[stardog7447]

is this one scary? haven't watched it yet?

[gamerguycod]

american urban legends have NOTHING on mexican urban legends

i mean we have el chupacabra,la llorona,el cucuy and more

[shadowgamer31]

I think they overanalyzed this a teeny bit 0.o

[FierceDeity835]

theres a version of this story near me at a place called loch raven. it was invented to prevent people from having sex.

[zehrinteressant]

I WUD ASK HIM TO PUT THE HOOK IN MY ASS

nice video though, look forward to more.

[Shizalumni]

It's the same reason the people who have sex in horror films die, SEX IS EVILLL!!

[faunflynn]

I once had a boyfriend like that. Crazy hook guy I mean.

I think he's still in a mental hospital in Canada.

He did have intimacy problems. Interdictions aside. Not so much a monster as just sad.

[fabliper]

is this True?

[OrcristFilmWarrior]

Could someone or anyone tell me of where the bloody hell are the rest of the episodes?!

I saw this video last year and have been waiting a long time to see the rest of the episodes on here or on the Discovery website and there hasn't been so much as a mention or a post of a new video.

What gives?!

[rammsteinsfan666]

this was just a pilot episode dude

if they think it wasnt successful then there wont be anymore episodes

it can take a year for the show to decide to make more episodes

[OrcristFilmWarrior]

@rammsteinsfan666 I see. Thanks for the explanation.:)

[emilytodd28]

Yeah if they had been making out and were married they would of been ok and they wouldnt have been caught lol!!

[rutgerhauerfan]

Looking at this, reminds me about a short Larson - The far side segment they showed on TV when I was little. There were two eggs (yeah) making out in a car when they heard the news of a crazy and armed woman that had escaped prison. they heard a noise and saw the crazy woman approaching the car with a electric mixer. In the morning, the girl-egg awakes and find her boyfriend turned into a scrambled egg. Believe me, I was totally freaked out after that!

[Lukash636]

Dahaha!

[repressivethoughts]

that would've scared me too

[cletusfunkisgross]

Are there any more episodes of this?

[princessk1998]

I love the eys in 3:04

[amasingfatass]

Actually there was a real life murder of a husband and wife who were shot by a serial killer in the 50's i think. The movie The Town that Dreaded Sundown is based on the killings. And one of them was a married couple having sex in a car and the man shot both of them. I think the husband survived.

[Studmon182]

if it was a crazy guy, why would u leave him in jail with the hook still on his hand?

[lhkjk]

he's just a hooker

[Expozane]

LOL!

[piratesindacity0921]

@lhkjk haha omg, your comment has made my night,

[gunz332]

@lhkjk xD scratch and your door and says im a hooker xD

5$ please for 1 hour xD

[rainbowplastic]

@lhkjk har har

[SCRE4Mlover]

@lhkjk WOW! LOL

[madworld1876]

@lhkjk XD LOL

[chocolatemilk247]

my brother made up his on hook guy story

[bonifidej]

i think the hook guy was a pirate.

[chocolatemilk247]

ha that funny

[naduto]

(''The Hook'') is probably Joseph Stalin or Viladimir Lenin's ghost.

[WafflesArePhat]

im 12 and i think thats cool

[amazinero]

Extremely overanalyzed. The hook = phallus, and communism??? Get bent, dude. I don't think so.

[chuckclintoncool]

i read the story

[Ezm23]

interesting

[cutefriend663]

these urban legends kinda reflect the kind of society when it was created

[ad1170]

hence the term y a girl who give sex for money is called a hooker :D

[BlackDahliaMurderFan]

After his hook was ripped off...the maniac won't worth a d-double damn! You could stomp his ass without it lol

[ElectricBam]

how would u let an insane guy have a hook hand?

[HelloHiGoodday]

@ElectricBam A hook is a prosthetic used as a substitute for a missing hand...sometimes.

[rainbowplastic]

@ElectricBam so he cant wank

[paranormalgirl1001]

im 10 nasty

[imafantoallanimation]

fricken freaky its like bloody mary

[dethklokfan254]

This dude looks like Kerry king with hair!

[asqwewdfs]

hahaha so true

[PETER28061957]

not being funny man, but do you think you are maybe taking all this a little seriously - perhaps kids just like this kind of stuff because of the 'safe thrill' they get in telling it.

[Lukash636]

Nah. Just analyzin a childhood memory that's all..

[Lukash636]

Well I don't think the "head on a stick" monster has any symbolism at all unlike the hook man.

It's just there to freak you out.

[impalabeeper]

holy shit man. every time i bring up something with no intention of harm and feud it turns to be other way.

geez people here r serious.

[3rdcoastnyucka]

Like most of our great fictional tales, it began as PROPAGANDA!!!

[Linoxism]

Wow, so this means our generation is doomed to have a hook guy come and get us while we are trying to get it on in our cars, yeah? :)) I hope they have enough hook guys for everyone.

[Lukash636]

That use to scare me shitless...

[Lukash636]

I remember this story growing up. Although the monster in one of the versions I heard was a huge fucking guy holding a head on a stick!

[Oriedo]

This is a good video foreal.

[nutherefurlong]

Phallic symbol? Really?  Sorry guys, reaching a bit too far. Why not just talk about the general point, that folks were trying to scare kids into waiting until they were adults. The rest is just filler.

[Docjava3]

And your saying this is simple American propaganda??? Look at what's happening now in America. The same people who pulled that Hook scam are doing worse right now! Only they are all screaming GUN control. Look, guns don't kill, The owners kill when they find out who scammed them!!!

[ButterflyRose420]

Zodiac killer?? Nothing alike, in my opinion.

[Traductus5972]

i always thought it was inspired by the zodiac killer

[burnin8tor88]

its the same as the Twilight Zone. they used fear nd paranoia 2 get what you want to happen 2 come. government used it 2. did u know tht there were asian consentration camps in america? yea...alot of ppl dont

[Kubrick856]

There's a great PBS doc on this.

[burnin8tor88]

i didnt know about the PBS thing but it was kept fairly hushed from education. after the basic highschool degree ppl can name battles nd the wrong doings of the enemy in wars like the Gulf, Vietnam, World War I nd II, but they never heard of what we did on american soil. much more known r the Red Trials though. That is probably known more because the victims were celebrities nd there is a themed play write based on it. otherwise idk if the government would have let taht out either

[globalgaucho]

i know about that camps tanks to TV

[Billegoat1234]

The japanese were shoved into CONCENTRATION camps. Lurn 2 speel mann

[GodlessMartyr666]

larn to spill , men

[ScrewAttackChina]

well the hook story is true.. do you know how i know? I was that maniac! haha. yeah, cliche.

[ButterflyRose420]

you would make a hilarious mental patient. jaja

[YDANGYUANT]

good stories

[BRIANTOWN33]

those dear abby stories are bs, they are writers, they make shit up, read one and see if it reads as if written by a average newspaper reader or if it sounds like it could've been written by a writer, including all the pertinent details.

[pyramidcode]

The moral is that the teens are 'saved' by interruption. Had they gone all the way, the implication is they'd be killed/maimed/attacked whatever. The myth serves to cause MORE fear and ANXIETY in young people that are considering pre-marital sex. Hook? Pull out? Communist symbolism? I can't speak for Freud but having read his works I don't think he'd agree. Perhaps the work of Jung - a mythologist would be a wiser choice to help analyze this piece. Discovery, you disappoint but interest me.

[indyfag]

this is fucking ridiculous. One sexually frustrated dude with a beard and a webcam does not equal freudian subtext about urban legends. Ohhhh, the baby in the oven is actually representative of a moral breakdown? Gimme a fucking break.

[NickBlackDIN]

yumm.. baby back ribs.. tasty :D

[Pauleglide]

just goes to show what a little knowledge in the wrong hands can do .....lol

decoding urban legends ....

whats next? the secret language of farts ?

[0CutEmUp0]

The wet ones are inspirational sayings

[SabahAlev]

hey hey hey! they speak to me.

[herrgreenhorn]

hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa lol

[TheHuntedwolf19]

OMG STORIES WE TELL LITTLE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY ABOUT SEX! lol, not really, but a few can b decoded as so to make it sound like they are

[waste234]

Pretty interesting commentary. A little much on the Freudian stuff but interesting nonetheless.

[kaosboy13]

And yet to this day people still firmly believe that crap is true. The ignorant latch on to it like some kind of prophecy.

[JebusGeist]

When someone tells you its absolutely true, be sure to warn them never to have premarital sex near crystal Lake on friday the 13th.

They probably won't get it, but you'll still be laughing.

[joppejohn]

that dude who speaks in the beggining looks just like kerry king from slayer

[sexistclown]

lol yeah

[TruBlueRepublicanSue]

you are right - he has TWO EYES, a NOSE, a MOUTH and a beard - SPITTING IMAGE!!!!

[YumiGuitarMonkey]

Is this guy the secret lovechild of Jack Black and Mick Foley or summin?

[remindbender]

terrrrror=das schreck

"gespenst"

*boo*hoo*

[emphaticapathy]

I think the intention of the story was a pretty obvious attempt at scaring teenagers off from parking and making out. All this freudian shit about deformed dicks is total over-analytical nonsense.

[MerisSybil01]

Lol at first I thought it was Jack Black talking xD

[Cycloud]

haha me too!. and the thumbnail aswell

[vwgolf1991]

1. Who puts a hook on a maniac's handless limb?

2. If the hook comes of that easy, why are they so afraid? He's disabled for christ's sake! Maybe he needs some help.

[Crisharn]

in the 50s they really didn't have any cheap looking hands for sale, so they put a hook which he can atleast do a couple of things with

[HecklerBoy7]

If you can't jerk yourself with it - then its useless.

[Ferix]

Why is it every expert sees everything as a dick, Hook? Its a dick. Cars? Why thats intercourse!

[XtmX5]

o.o

[Pallindrom27]

This IS a good example of how you can take Freudian analysis TOO far.

Not EVERYTHING has to be symbolic of sex.

And I frankly wonder about the individuals who DO see it that way.

[dapanzy]

damn right about that!

[PolarChimp]

This show is a complete stretch of facts and truths. This whole episode was created by pulling information out of this guy's ass...with a hook.

[lowendentheogen]

i always thought it was awesome that patients in an asylum arn't allowed to have pens but they'd let one have a hook

[yetonGhul]

pens is obvious , they'll stabb u .

hooks ? i dunno about that.

[4thtroika]

Looks good! I'll definitely watch!

[joewhittles]

i was with him right until he went freudian on my ass. then with him again when he stopped being freudian

[X0oMALKAVo0X]

C'mon, this debunk gives the legend more credit than it deserves.. 'The hook' being a Sovjet Icon? hillarious...

It was just that: propaganda with the intend of striking fear in teenagers of the late fifties and sixties.. They failed...

[pixeltastic]

..considering the time frame, it's a blatant symbol trying to do just that - strike fear into the teens.

there was no extra credit, and he didn't say it was a soviet icon but that it was reminiscent of it in a time when americans feared them.

so, in the end, you just agreed with what he stated because you misunderstood.

[pixeltastic]

adding to that - back in the 30s or so, there was a compain of posters warning kids about the clap and other stds

and the soviet symbol was placed over the girl's 'lady parts'.

i thought that was HILARIOUS

[X0oMALKAVo0X]

Even placed in the time frame of the cold war, stuff like this creeps me out when I really think about it, and yeah,.. I misunderstood.. tnx for the heads-up. ;)

[X0oMALKAVo0X]

The insane symbolism is creepy, not the guy with the hook..

[pixeltastic]

aha i don't think the guy who said it is going to get the reply as you replied to me.

but i laughed like a freaking donkey when i read that.

[xxfruit]

see

watch?v=z6I-W4i1dYg&feature=ch­annel_page

[UBER069]

no point. The point is over. You missed the point. Don't point at me

[angryfatkid]

Wow, this look like a great show! I'll be sure to watch. The guy before me was right: this SHOULD be on TV.

[matt09832]

wtf is he talking about lol

[IIxMadManxIIMedia]

This should be on TV, I would watch this show all the time.

[dicksterimfemale]

it is on tv

[BranBetz]

Oh f***ing shit that actually happened! I had a chill go through my spine after the decode part.

[EZ4U2NOME]

I busted a nut to Penthouse forum and admitted it...next! Johnnytastetest said most of what I would but that came out instead.

[allizgud]

i didnt understand the legend...can u make the video again?

[BrettAllbritton]

Why does everything have to have this Phallic Symbolism?

[johnnytastetest]

Because pseudo-intellectuals like the douche in the video (but usually ball-cutting feminists) like to attach phallic symbolism to just about everything in order to try and seem smart. "He's not playing a guitar -- he's simulating masturbation on stage!" Blah blah.

This urban legend clearly has elements of a cautionary tale (ala Little Red Riding Hood), but the threat is so localized (the "maniac") that it could never have the broad implications he suggests. It's just a campfire yarn.

[UBER069]

besides no one in Canadian politics that sits in a high chair is elected, they are appointed by their cronies. The Prime Minister has no real power, the Queen of England approves or denies every law that comes into view and she alone decides what occurs in this country in terms of political change. The Queen appoints Prime Ministers and can dissolve parliament or impose martial law. While you were reading Dr. Seuss I was ear deep in Canadian Law books, do some real research instead of attacking

[almarkham]

What are you talking about?

[UBER069]

it is called "conversation" - nevermind, if I have to explain it to you I might just as soon slash my wrists and be done talking to people that refuse to think, but rather enjoy accepting whatever drivel the mainstream throws at them-the mainstream is full of effluent from up the river, thats human waste for those of you that can't read a dictionary or thesaurus

[blackcorridors]

HOLY SHIT, Kerry King grew some new hair????? lol

[MyGuitarSticks]

... I did not get it at all. So if you have sex, and you are not married, a monster comes to kill you?

[UKcallum]

I wish there was a giant pit and we all just run and jump down and end the human race!

[viorelas]

Sure this is what people who don't know the Author of life want to do. He IS & there's no way of escaping that fact, except slipping into self delusion what is very popular nowadays. Cry out to Jesus and He'll help you.

[Kite208]

The Angel in 2:56 have a small Ding Dong. LOL! ^_^

[1337dav31337]

TBH I clicked on this video because I thought 0:12 was gonna be Jack Black.

[RacerX2073]

It was my Grandfathers hook that was left on that car with the two teens