Episode 150: There’s NoBunny There

CW: Murder, Discussion of Mental Illness

You ever heard of the Bunny Man Bridge? That’s fine, Karen and Remy hadn’t either, not until M went and blasted them with having heard it first hand. Be prepared for hatchets and a variety of bunny suits and an absolute shredding of the looks of the bridge.

Let’s start off with just a picture of the Bunny Man Bridge.

And while we’re here, let’s hear from our on-site investigators, Karen’s parents!

Here’s a little more evidence, if you need it, curtesy of Karen’s Mom.

Now let’s look at what the Fairfax County government site has to say about it. This Fairfax County Library page traces the real‑world roots of the Bunny Man legend. It investigates the handful of actual 1970 incidents and shows how those few facts over time ballooned into a sprawling urban legend.

This article is doing basically the same thing as the Fairfax County Library page but in a much more condensced version

This article from Northern Virginia Magazine talks about the origins of the urban legend and the various retellings of it, but it also talks about how rising suburban sprawl, community anxiety, and retellings contributed to the transformation of the myth, turning a few unsettling night-time encounters into one of Northern Virginia’s most persistent urban legends.

This one talks about the physical location with some pictures as well as talks about the connection to Donnie Darko.

This one offers a first person look at the bridge. It explains the various origins for the Bunnyman urban legends. The author describes visiting the overpass and gives, as the name of the site suggests, a brutally honest review.

This article traces how the Bunnyman legend grew from two 1970 incidents into a sprawling horror myth. It recounts the original events, and the article shows how the legend’s details far outpaced any verified evidence yet the tale persists, inspiring horror stories, Halloween dares, and local ghost lore.