Urban legends are realistic stories concerning recent events or alleged events with an ironic or sup...
This page was last updated on March 11th, 2008
This page was last updated on March 11th, 2008
Urban Legends (from Literature)
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The Urban Legend Combat Kit
Collection of prepared responses to refute oft cited internet myths and urban legends.
Weird US
Strange stories from around the States: ghosts, local legends, crazy characters, UFOs, and other oddities.
Christians United For The Truth
Aims to debunk internet and email hoaxes as well as myths; membership includes monthly newsletter and forum digest.
Urban Legends: An Electronic Art Exhibit
A virtual gallery of multimedia artistic representations of urban legends, by Sarah Wichlacz.
Hoax-Slayer
Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes.
Uncle Ken's Urban Myth Page
Small collection of common urban legends.
Urban Myths & Legends
Submitted stories and other fantastic messages.
Global Monetary
Get your IDchip inplant.
The Cat in Urban Mythology
Essay by Sarah Hartwell discussing the images of the cat in urban legends.
HowStuffWorks: How Urban Legends Work
What they are, where they come from, and why they spread so quickly.
Weird USA
Gazette of urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost sightings and hauntings.
Radek's Urban Legend Central
Small collection of urban legends and other stories.
Jan Harold Brunvand
Transcript of an interview with folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, author of "Too Good to be True - The Colossal Book of Urban Legends."
Darwin Awards Urban Legends
Cautionary tales of human evolution in action that are simply too astounding to be true.
theFolklorist.com
Devoted to American folklore and urban legends.
Envasion: Making Paranoia Fun Again
E-zine dedicated to urban legends, paranoia, and conspiracy theories.
Don't Talk To Them
Local legends lists details of the village-idiots, nutters, weirdos and deviants we all know and love.
Urban Legends Reference Pages
Attempts to give accurate information about rumors and urban legends on a variety of topics, including war, business, events, toxins, science, military, popular culture.
Too Good to Be True
Review of Jan Harold Brunvand's book on urban legends, with excerpt.
NetScrap.com: Urban Folklore
Urban legends and beliefs gathered from across the net.
Virus Hoaxes and Netlore
Information on virus hoaxes, chain letters, and netlore circulating via email.
"The Hook..."
Variants and analysis of this classic urban legend.
Urban Legends
Essay by Seppo Raudaskoski on urban legends.
Calypso's Urban Legends
Small collection of famous urban legends.
Urban Legends Research Centre
Archive of annotated urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost legends, and superstitions, with FAQ.
Hoaxbusters
Information about hoaxes, chain letters, urban myths and other bogus information being routed around the internet.
Urban Legends & Modern Myths
Collection of urban legends, modern myths and American folklore.
Tourist Of Death
A site maintaining the history of the WTC Rooftop Tourist picture hoax, and all copycat pictures resulting from the original picture.
Rocket Car Story
A possibly true story about four guys who attach a jet engine to their car.
Common E-mail Hoaxes
A list of some of the more popular internet hoaxes, urban legends, rumors, and junk, circulated through your email.
The Museum of Hoaxes
A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception.
Email Tracking Program Hoax
Debunks an email hoax about a new program from Microsoft.
Matt's Urban Legends
A collection of urban legends and superstitions.
Is the Hotel California in the Eagles' song located in Todos Santos, Mexico?
Dispels the myth that this Eagles song was written about a hotel in Todos Santos, Mexico.
Stiller Research Virus Hoax News
Virus and other hoaxes that spread by email.
About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore
Articles, links, and an archive of urban and internet folklore.
Don't Spread That Hoax!
Debunking hoaxes as well as urban legends that spread on the internet.
The Oracle
Listing of contradictions in the bible and brief discussion of some hoaxes and controversial issues.
The Horse and the Maiden: An Urban Legend in Ancient Athens
Article by Lowell Edmunds, Rutgers University.
BellaOnline: Urban Legends
Weekly updates on the newest urban legends, plus articles on all of the classics.
Urban Legends & Superstitions Online
The most popular urban legends and superstitions including local legends based in New Jersey.
Legends From a Small Country
From the collection of Arthur Goldstuck, South Africa's foremost authority on urban legends.
LIEmails: The Truth About E-mail Lies
E-mail hoaxes debunked, from a Christian point of view.
AFU and Urban Legends Archive
Material from the alt.folklore.urban usenet group.
Collection of prepared responses to refute oft cited internet myths and urban legends.
Strange stories from around the States: ghosts, local legends, crazy characters, UFOs, and other oddities.
Aims to debunk internet and email hoaxes as well as myths; membership includes monthly newsletter and forum digest.
A virtual gallery of multimedia artistic representations of urban legends, by Sarah Wichlacz.
Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes.
Small collection of common urban legends.
Submitted stories and other fantastic messages.
Get your IDchip inplant.
Essay by Sarah Hartwell discussing the images of the cat in urban legends.
What they are, where they come from, and why they spread so quickly.
Gazette of urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost sightings and hauntings.
Small collection of urban legends and other stories.
Transcript of an interview with folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, author of "Too Good to be True - The Colossal Book of Urban Legends."
Cautionary tales of human evolution in action that are simply too astounding to be true.
Devoted to American folklore and urban legends.
E-zine dedicated to urban legends, paranoia, and conspiracy theories.
Local legends lists details of the village-idiots, nutters, weirdos and deviants we all know and love.
Attempts to give accurate information about rumors and urban legends on a variety of topics, including war, business, events, toxins, science, military, popular culture.
Review of Jan Harold Brunvand's book on urban legends, with excerpt.
Urban legends and beliefs gathered from across the net.
Information on virus hoaxes, chain letters, and netlore circulating via email.
Variants and analysis of this classic urban legend.
Essay by Seppo Raudaskoski on urban legends.
Small collection of famous urban legends.
Archive of annotated urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost legends, and superstitions, with FAQ.
Information about hoaxes, chain letters, urban myths and other bogus information being routed around the internet.
Collection of urban legends, modern myths and American folklore.
A site maintaining the history of the WTC Rooftop Tourist picture hoax, and all copycat pictures resulting from the original picture.
A possibly true story about four guys who attach a jet engine to their car.
A list of some of the more popular internet hoaxes, urban legends, rumors, and junk, circulated through your email.
A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception.
Debunks an email hoax about a new program from Microsoft.
A collection of urban legends and superstitions.
Dispels the myth that this Eagles song was written about a hotel in Todos Santos, Mexico.
Virus and other hoaxes that spread by email.
Articles, links, and an archive of urban and internet folklore.
Debunking hoaxes as well as urban legends that spread on the internet.
Listing of contradictions in the bible and brief discussion of some hoaxes and controversial issues.
Article by Lowell Edmunds, Rutgers University.
Weekly updates on the newest urban legends, plus articles on all of the classics.
The most popular urban legends and superstitions including local legends based in New Jersey.
From the collection of Arthur Goldstuck, South Africa's foremost authority on urban legends.
E-mail hoaxes debunked, from a Christian point of view.
Material from the alt.folklore.urban usenet group.
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