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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: New Legends for Old
Urban Legends as Folklore
The Performance of Legends
“The Boyfriend’s Death”
Urban Legends as Cultural Symbols
Interpreting Urban Legends
Chapter 2: The Classic Automobile Legends
“The Death Car”
“The Philanderer’s Porsche”
Roadside Ghosts: “The Vanishing Hitchhiker”
Chapter 3: “The Hook” and Other Teenage Horrors
Growing Up Scared
“The Hook”
“The Killer in the Backseat”
“The Baby-sitter and the Man Upstairs”
“The Roommate’s Death”
“The Pet (or Baby) in the Oven”
“Hot Dog!”
“The Hippie Baby-sitter”
Chapter 4: Dreadful Contaminations
The Horrendous-Discovery Theme
“The Spider in the Hairdo”
“The Kentucky Fried Rat” and Other Nasties
“Alligators in the Sewers”
Chapter 5: Purloined Corpses and Fear of the Dead
“The Dead Cat in the Package”
“The Runaway Grandmother”
Chapter 6: Dalliance, Nudity, and Nightmares
“The Solid Cement Cadillac”
“The Nude in the RV”
“The Cut-Out Pullman”
Nudes and More Nudes
“The Nude Surprise Party”
Still More Nudes
“The Fart in the Dark”
Chapter 7: Business Ripoffs: Two Favorite Media Legends
“Red Velvet Cake”
“The Snake in the Blanket”
Chapter 8: Urban Legends In the Making
“The Economical Car”
Mint-Condition Vintage Vehicles
Ghost Truckers and “The Ghost Airliner”
“The Devil in the Dancehall”
Hilarious Accidents
Kidnappings
Afterword
Glossary of Terms in Urban Legend Study
Appendix: Collecting and Studying Urban Legends
Index
Copyright Page
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