The Hook and the Killer in the Backseat: Exploring Urban Legends and Folklore

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A form of folklore, urban legends are often believed to be true despite lack of evidence or eyewitnesses. Purportedly used to tell a moral or cautionary tale, urban legends are soaked in fear and human nature. Often told as happening to a friend-of-a-friend, urban legends are passed down through history with minor changed to accommodate cultural and modern differences.

This book takes a long ride down a dark alley into the beating heart of cautionary tales and urban legends.


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