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Summary: A light-hearted, fun look at this amazing facet of Society
Review: A babysitter realizes that threatening calls have been coming from inside the house. A roomate comes home in the dark and in the morning finds her roommate dead and the words "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?" written on the wall. A girl dared to sit on a grave marks the spot with a knife, gets pinned there, and dies of fear. We've heard them all, they are a part of our culture, our history, and we swear they're true. "That happened to my cousin's best friend's neighbor's aunt, it was in the papers and everything!" Urban legends can be a lot of fun and this book captures the spirit of that! Each of the 200 stories is illustrated in comic strip style by different artists and each captures the humor (and sometimes horror) of these well-known tales. Think you've heard 'em all? Check out this excellent book and find yourself saying "oh yeah...I remember hearing that! But it really happened!" You'll also hear a few new ones along the way. A great rainy day book, coffee table addition, or means to survive a boring day. Like to read about urban legends? You'll love this book! I did!
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Summary: A light-hearted, fun look at this amazing facet of Society
Review: A babysitter realizes that threatening calls have been coming from inside the house. A roomate comes home in the dark and in the morning finds her roommate dead and the words "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?" written on the wall. A girl dared to sit on a grave marks the spot with a knife, gets pinned there, and dies of fear. We've heard them all, they are a part of our culture, our history, and we swear they're true. "That happened to my cousin's best friend's neighbor's aunt, it was in the papers and everything!" Urban legends can be a lot of fun and this book captures the spirit of that! Each of the 200 stories is illustrated in comic strip style by different artists and each captures the humor (and sometimes horror) of these well-known tales. Think you've heard 'em all? Check out this excellent book and find yourself saying "oh yeah...I remember hearing that! But it really happened!" You'll also hear a few new ones along the way. A great rainy day book, coffee table addition, or means to survive a boring day. Like to read about urban legends? You'll love this book! I did!
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Summary: Très bon, a condition d'aimer le genre.
Review: A tout les gens parlant la langue de Molière je vous dit ceci:" Si vous possédez une certaine base en anglais il vous sera très facile de lire ce livre. Il est intéressant et les images nous font facilement comprendre l'histoire. Comme c'est une bande dessiné vous pouvez arreter votre lecture ou bon vous semble. La seul chose que je lui reproche c'est peut être la courte durée des histoire en questions ( 1 page ch. ) donc le fait qu'elles ne sont pas racontées en profondeur. Mais si vos cherchez un outils pour mieux connaître les légendes urbaines ou pour faire peur ou rire vos amis un soir de fin de semaine, ce livre est excellent."
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Summary: A Comic Book?
Review: After reading about a new urban legend online (kids killed by rattle snakes and/or hypodermic needles in ball pits at fast food restaurants) I was linked to "The Big Book of Urban Legends." I had seen the movie "Urban Legend" and remembered one of the characters reading a similar book in the movie. So I ran out and bought it. SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE POSTED IN CAPITAL BOLD FACED LETTERS THAT THIS IS A COMIC BOOK! This is not a book to be read. It's a book to be browsed by people who don't have time to read. If you heard all the stories before (you probably have) you won't learn anything new here. I was expecting the stories and their origins. Very disappointing!
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Summary: I heard it from a friend-of-a-friend of mine
Review: BOOK REVIEW:This book combines two of the things I really like--Urban Legends and Comic Books. This book features urban legends with illustrations in comic book format! A lot of my favorite urban legends are in this movie like stories about the baby sitter ("The call is coming from inside the house!"), the exploding cactus, the microwaved poodle, the killer in the back seat, the hook, etc. Even though this is practically a comic book, I wouldn't recommend letting minors read it, because there might be some things presented in the book that might scare them.
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Summary: A fantastic book on a fascinating subject!
Review: Did I ever tell you about what happened to my cousin's college roommate's best friend? No? Well ...Who out there can honestly say he's never fallen for an urban legend, told as true by some acquaintance? The maniac in the back seat? The Mexican pet? The doped-up babysitter who microwaved the baby? The spider in the hairdo? We've all been the victims of these stories at some point in our lives. People pass them around at cocktail parties and office water coolers, always claiming that they really happened to a friend of a friend (but never able to offer a name of the unfortunate victim). And Jan Harold Brunvand is the master collector and debunker of the stories. Paradox Press wisely got Brunvand to write its mega-comic, "The Big Book of Urban Legends." Even for UL aficionadoes, there are a few new ones here. And the irreverent comic format is perfect for these just-plausible-enough modern tall tales. It's also a great way to introduce friends to ULs (or to disprove the stories your friends try to pass off as true).
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Summary: fun, entertaning coffee table book
Review: fun,and has all the old ones that we have all herd around the campfire. Raven
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Summary: Just read it!!
Review: Funny, scary, amazing all at once. So well done that once you've started it you can't let go... Definitely a book to read.
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Summary: Hello all!I hope you loved my book!
Review: Hello I hope that you all enjoyed my book as much as I enoyed making it!Even though,as anything does,making this book did take a lot of time and dedication,but I did it all for everyone to have some insight on today's common legends and myths.I hope that I made it entertaining as well as informative,and I also hope that if you have any comments that you will e-mail me!!Thank you,and enjoy my other books as well!
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Summary: A "Legend" of Its Own
Review: I can't say enough about this book! This was the first Big Book by Paradox Press, and I loved the series ever since! I thought the idea of bringing so many artists together was a great idea. Once I got it, I had to have 'em all. And you will too.
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