The so-called "Letter From Heaven" was marketed as a message from Jesus himself, conveying instructions and conferring protection on those who sent them to others. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Chain letters are irritating, frustrating, and may be...illegal. In a chain letter I just received for the twentieth time, the author is a lawyer who says she was asked if a ...

On the occasion of the release of the horror film Chain Letter, in which “a maniac murders teens when they refuse to forward chain mail,” Slate asked Paul Collins to plot out the real history of the ...

Topic: A discussion of the history and various types of chain letters. history to point to as the moment of origin. If, however, we're willing to settle for an implied instruction to pass the item to ...

"If you can't participate in this chain letter you didn't ask for, let me know within five days so it will be fair to those participating!" | czarny_bez/iStock via Getty Images Plus History can be ...