BLACK VOLGA

ORIGIN: Eastern Europe

The urban legend of the Black Volga is one of the pervasive tales to emerge from Eastern Europe during the 1960s and 1970s in the Soviet Union and Poland. 

The legend tells of a mysterious black Volga limousine that would cruise the streets, appearing out of NOWHERE, and was said to abduct children and adults alike. 

Witnesses described the car as having tinted windows, white curtains, and white rims, the kind of which they had never seen before.

Some versions even claim that the vehicle had horns instead of side mirrors.

The driver was rarely seen, but when they were, accounts varied— some said it was a pale, ghostly figure in a suit, while others whispered that is was priests, nuns, or even demons behind the wheel. 

The mere sight of the Black Volga was believed to be a death sentence; those who saw it up close were said to die within 24 hours.

There were lots of theories about the car's purpose and they ranged from it being used by secret police to harvest organs, to satanic cults seeking human sacrifices. 

Parents would warn children to stay off the streets after dark in fear that the Black Volga would snatch them away. 

The legend became a symbol of paranoia.