Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

Author Jan Harold Brunvand

Publisher ABC-CLIO

Format

eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

Quantity

Add New

Author

Jan Harold Brunvand

Publisher

ABC-CLIO

Volume

Copyright

2012

ISBN13

9781598847215

Release

Format

eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

DDC
TBD

Related Series

Featured Art, Leisure and Lifestyle Titles for Public Libraries
Overview

This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
List of Entries.
Preface to the Updated and Expanded Edition.
Introduction.
1: Academe, Legends of.
2: “The Accidental Cannibals”.
3: Accidental Multiple Deaths.
4: “The Accidental Stickup”.
5: Accidents.
6: “The Acrobatic Professor”.
7: Africa.
8: “AIDS Harry”.
9: “AIDS Mary”.
10: AIDS-Origin Traditions.
11: “The Air-Freighted Pet”.
12: “Alligators in the Sewers”.
13: “All that Glitters is Not Gold”.
14: Amusement Park Dangers.
15: Analysis and Interpretation.
16: Anecdote.
17: Animals in Urban Legends.
18: “The Animal’s Revenge”.
19: “The Announced Quiz”.
20: Anti Legend.
21: Ants or Termites Invade the Body.
22: Architects’ Blunders.
23: Argentina.
24: “The Arrest”.
25: ATM Dangers.
26: Atrocities.
27: Atrocity Stories.
28: The Attempted Abduction.
29: Australia.
30: Automobiles.
31: “The Avon Flasher”.
32: Babies.
33: “The Baby Headache”.
34: “The Baby Lure”.
35: “The Baby on the Roof”.
36: “The Baby-Roast”.
37: “The Baby-Sitter and the Man Upstairs”.
38: “Baby’s Stuck at Home Alone”.
39: “The Baby Train”.
40: Backward Buildings and Statues.
41: The Bargain Sports Car.
42: The Barometer Problem.
43: “The Barrel of Bricks”.
44: “The Bedbug Letter”.
45: Belgium.
46: Belief Legend.
47: Big Cats Running Wild.
48: “Bikers versus Smokers”.
49: “The Bird-Foot Exam”.
50: “Blackout Babies”.
51: “The Blind Date”.
52: “The Blind Man”.
53: “The Blood Libel”.
54: “Blue Star Acid”.
55: “The Body in the Bed”.
56: “The Body on the Car”.
57: Body Parts Rumors and Lege
Read More Read Less

Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

Product Details

Overview

Table of Contents