Haunting Urban Legends
Author: Megan Cooley Peterson
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2013-07
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1429699833
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Spooky retellings of well-known urban legends"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Megan Cooley Peterson
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2013-07
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1429699833
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Spooky retellings of well-known urban legends"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Blake Hoena
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2019-05-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1496641981
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Modern ghost stories are created from truly creepy myths and rumors. Read this book to discover some urban legends that will make your skin crawl.
Author: Harold Jan Brunvand
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2004-10-05
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780393326130
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A collection of over ninety frightening urban legends, arranged by theme.
Author: Tom Baker
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780764335877
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents scary stories based on urban legends and includes two stories based on true events.
Author: Karen Kenney
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Published: 2017-08
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1512456071
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Recounts several popular urban legends, from Bigfoot to Bloody Mary.
Author: Pamela K. Kinney
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764332814
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Like every state in the Union, Virginia has unique myths, legends, and yes, even true stories that sound much like legends, but aren't. Learn about the urban legend of the Bunnyman and what happens to mortals at his Bunnyman Bridge in Clifton at midnight on Halloween. Prepare to discover the myths surrounding Edgar Allan Poe and other famous Virginians. See why Natural Bridge is actually a haunted tourist attraction. And what makes the Great Dismal Swamp so creepy: Is it the ghosts or Bigfoot? Meet the Witch of Pungo in Virginia Beach and find out that Mothman and the Jersey Devil actually visited Virginia. Read Virginian stories of witches, demons, monsters, ghosts, pirates, strange animals, and soldiers from the Civil War. Come visit a most amazing, frightening, and even intriguing Virginia that you never knew existed.
Author: Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2011-02-07
Total Pages: 485
ISBN-13: 0393104168
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"If you enjoy these too-good-to-be-true tales, Brunvand's new book will give you hours of pleasure."—Chicago Tribune A fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend." Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No, it didn't really happen to your friend's sister's neighbor: it's an urban legend. And no matter how savvy you think you are, you are sure to find in this collection of over 200 tales at least one story you would have sworn was true. Jan Harold Brunvand has been collecting and studying this modern folklore for over twenty years. In Too Good to Be True he captures the best stories in their best retellings, along with their latest variations and examples of how the stories have changed as they move from person to person and place to place. To help you find your favorite, Brunvand has arranged the tales thematically. "Bringing Up Baby" is full of episodes of child-rearing gone wrong, including the grisly tale of the drugged out baby-sitter who mistakes the kid for a turkey. "Funny Business" showcases stories of infamous lapses in customer service, such as the story of the shockingly expensive chocolate chip cookie recipe. And "The Criminal Mind" features both brilliant --if they were real --scams, as well as the purported antics of the less mentally gifted. Whether you want to become an expert debunker or just have plenty of laughs, this book will surprise and entertain you. Illustrated throughout. "Informative and entertaining.... Brunvand has collected more than 200 of the most-repeated and best-known examples of modern folk-myth."—Tampa Tribune "[N]ot only an entertaining anthology, but an excellent introduction to the study of folklore itself."—Publishers Weekly "A fun read... . All the classics are here from the killer upstairs to the Kentucky Fried Rat."—New City "Resonant stories that express our hidden anxieties ... make us laugh, [or] arouse our fascinated horror."—San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "Informative and entertaining... . Brunvand has collected more than 200 of the most-repeated and best-known examples of modern folk-myth."—Tampa Tribune "[N]ot only an entertaining anthology, but an excellent introduction to the study of folklore itself."—Publishers Weekly
Author: Jason Medina
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015-08-31
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1625850522
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Former NYPD officer and current ghost hunter Jason Medina travels up the Hudson River to a hotbed of paranormal activity. The quiet New York suburb of Yonkers hides a history of hauntings. Now converted into apartments, old Public School 13 is the site of strange apparitions that may be ghosts of former students and teachers who died in a tragic fire. The Boyce Thompson Institute’s lofty goal of solving world hunger was never met, and unfulfilled spirits are said to lurk in its abandoned laboratory. Wealthy colonial landowners still watch over stately historic homes like Philipse Manor Hall. Even the iconic Untermyer Park is a playground for the otherworldly. Local ghost investigator Jason Medina reveals these and other ghosts of Yonkers.
Author: Brian Haughton
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2011-08-15
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1448848407
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents a history and critique of a selection of the famous ghost stories from different countries, organized by such common themes as spectral armies, phantom women in white, haunted houses, screaming skulls, crisis apparitions, and ghostly lights.
Author: Brian Haughton
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Published: 2008-08-14
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1601639600
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lore of the Ghost is an original and thought-provoking exploration of the numerous categories of ghosts and hauntings throughout the world. It discusses the possible motives for each type of haunting? from phantom white ladies and spectral black dogs to haunted highways and ghostly vehicles—what they represent, why they occur, and their possible functions.