Customer Reviews
Good resource - By: , 22 Mar 2004 
I was desperate to find a good resource book that would give me an overview of urban legends, & this is the best book, at a very reasonable price (Paper back version) I have found.
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, & 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. - By: , 20 Feb 2003 Like many people, since watching the 'Urban Legends' film I have become a bit of a fan, & have bought many books about urban legends. However, I have been searching for the ultimate reference book of urban legends & I have found it! It may seem expensive & 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 & 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 imaginein it,in an encyclopedia format. It is easy to read & to find particular legends, & also gives details about histories of particular legends & 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 interestin this subject.
