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Urban legends : a collection of international tall tales and terrors

Title
Urban legends : a collection of international tall tales and terrors / edited by Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Bennett, Gillian.
  • Smith, Paul, 1947 March 6-
Description
xxi, 349 pages; 27 cm
Summary
Presents the basic stories behind urban myths and legends from around the world, along with examples of each, and groups them by theme, which includes city life, horror, accidents, disease, animals, sex, merchandise, murder, and the supernatural.
Subject
  • Urban folklore
  • Tall tales
  • Horror tales
Genre/Form
  • Horror fiction.
  • Tall tales.
  • Histoires invraisemblables.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-331) and indexes.
  • Includes filmography: p. [303]-309.
Contents
City life -- Horror -- Accidents, fate, and chance -- The body and disease -- Animals -- Sex and nudity -- Merchandise -- Murder, death and burial -- The supernatural -- Urban legends in film and literature -- Further reading and online resources.
ISBN
  • 031333952X
  • 9780313339523
LCCN
2006038685
OCLC
  • ocm76864037
  • 76864037
  • SCSB-1445237
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library