Encyclopedia of Urban Legends [Paperback]

We all know those stories that are too bizarre to be trueroasted babies, vanishing hitchhikers, scuba divers in treesbut have you heard about the ice man or the bullet baby? This comprehensive and compellingly readable reference work will answer all your urban legend questions, offering alphabetical entries on every aspect of the subject, including descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, legend themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre. Other entries discuss the relationship of urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture. AThe definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies.