Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

It provides information on many of the famous Urban legends such as "The kidney Hiest", but also provides information on the less famous (But by no means less intriguing) stories.

Where possible the author has tried to trace the source of the legend, and accounting for the variations region to region, Brillant for n e body who wants a resource, but for those who want something to read this book lacks detail to make good bed time stories.

Its more Fact then Fiction (so to speak!)


The most comprehensive urban legend reference book.   February 20, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Like many people, since watching the 'Urban Legends' film I have become a bit of a fan, and have bought many books about urban legends. However, I have been searching for the ultimate reference book of urban legends and I have found it! It may seem expensive and to be truthful it is only the cost that stopped it getting five stars. At first when I received it I was a little disappointed about the size of it and couldnt work out why the cost was so high. But once I had started reading it I realised that it was actually good value for what you get. This has everything you could possibly imagine in it, in an encyclopedia format. It is easy to read and to find particular legends, and also gives details about histories of particular legends and any other details that may exist about it. This is an essential book for your bookcase if you are a true fan of this subject looking for the ultimate reference book, but because of the cost I wouldnt recommend this to anyone who only has a slight interest in this subject.