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An illustrated history of urban legends / by Boardman, Adam Allsuch,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)794543;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-123) index.Introduction. What is an urban legend? ; Skeptical inquiry ; The spread of urban legends -- Premodernity. Aquatic anomalies ; Odd dogs ; Lost cities ; Vampires ; Ghosts ; Little lights -- Modernity. Salacious sprees ; Checked out ; Tremendous trees ; Worse has happened at sea ; Hollow earth ; Wartime legends ; Mysterious disappearances -- Midcentury. Cryptozoology ; Yeti ; Road rumors ; UFOs ; Odd attractions ; Media legends ; Phenomena ; Freaky fatalities ; Bigfoot ; Space stories ; Mothman -- The postmodern era. Home invaders ; Creepy contamination ; Gallery of cryptids ; You had to be there ; The stranger ; Xeroxlore ; Animal antics ; Going underground ; Work of the devil ; Strange places ; Terrible technology ; Objects associated with legends -- Metamodern era. Videogames ; Screen legends ; Send in the clowns ; Far-flung travelers ; Sweet dreams ; Legendary rogues gallery ; TV debunkery ; Internet invention ; Rituals ; Phantom places ; Urban legends in media ; Cryptid photos -- Urban legends today -- (Real) people of urban legends. "Throughout civilization, humans have been fascinated by what else could be lurking among us. From Yeti and Bigfoot sightings to video game spectres, believers and cryptozoologists have sought to investigate unexplained phenomena and prove the existence of disputed creatures. As part of his illustrated History series, Adam Allsuch Boardman creates an illustrative study of the dark, elusive tapestry of modern-day folktales."--
Subjects: Legends.; Illustrated works.; Young adult literature.; Urban folklore.; Cryptozoology.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 17
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Lantern's Lane / by Lareau, Justin,Film directorDirector(local)tmpaut5395782347294600; Butler, Brooke,1988-Actor(DLC)no2020019328; Roumain, Lisa,Actor(local)tmpaut5395782637384200; Doris, Ashley,Actor(local)tmpaut5395782683398300; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),Publisher(DLC)no2017118715;
Brooke Butler, Lisa Roumain, Ashley Doris.A recent college graduate and her estranged high school friends return to Lantern's Lane, the location of an evil urban legend and must fight to survive the night.Rating: Not rated.DVD, wide screen.
Subjects: Drama.; Feature films.; Horror films.; Urban folklore; Survival; Survival; Urban folklore;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Campfire stories for kids : a story collection of urban legends, humorous and scary stories, real life adventures and camp fire tales to make you jump! / by Quinn, Drake,author.;
"Do you have fond memories of being told stories around the campfire? Classic campfire stories are those which have been passed down from generation to generation. This collection of twenty-one stories includes some urban legends, including the ghost of the bloody finger and the girl in the white dress. You'll also find some new stories that will make you laugh out loud, or have you sitting on the edge of your seat wondering how it will end." -- Amazon.com.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Ghost stories.; Urban legends.; Humorous fiction.; Urban folklore;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Resurrect dead [videorecording] : the mystery of the Toynbee tiles / by Foy, Jon.; Duerr, Justin.; Entertainment One (Firm);
Justin Duerr.For decades, mysterious messages in the form of colorful 'tiles' have appeared, pasted on the streets of major cities up and down the western hemisphere. Containing the same bizarre, unsettling message, which seems to concern resurrecting the world's dead, most people walk over them without a thought, until now. Justin Duerr, long obsessed with the tiles, has begun a quest to unearth both their origins and meaning.DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Urban folklore.; Tiles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Never have I ever : stories / by Yap, Isabel,1990-author.;
Intro -- Good girls -- A cup of salt tears -- Milagroso -- A spell for foolish hearts -- Have you heard the one about Anamaria Marquez? -- Syringe -- Asphalt, river, mother, child -- Hurricane heels (We go down dancing) -- Only unclench your hand -- How to swallow the moon -- All the best of dark and bright -- Misty -- A canticle for lost girls."Spells and stories, urban legends and immigrant tales: the magic in Isabel Yap's debut collection jumps right off the page, from the joy in her new novella, "A Spell for Foolish Hearts" to the terrifying tension of the urban legend "Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez.""--
Subjects: Short stories.; Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Urban folklore;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Creepy urban legends / by Hoena, B. A.(CARDINAL)353253;
Slender Man -- The hand of Goodna Cemetery -- Hanako-San -- The Mothman -- La Mala Hora.HL510LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Urban folklore;
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Alligators in the sewer : and 222 other urban legends / by Craughwell, Thomas J.,1956-(CARDINAL)654248;
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Subjects: Urban folklore;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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MythBusters. [videorecording] by Belleci, Tory,1970-; Byron, Kari,1974-; Hyneman, Jamie.; Imahara, Grant,1970-; Savage, Adam.; Discovery Channel (Firm)(CARDINAL)217781; Discovery Communications, Inc.(CARDINAL)273359;
Original concept and development, Peter Rees.Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage ; with Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara.Rated PG (Violence).DVD.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science; Urban folklore.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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MythBusters [videorecording] / by Hyneman, Jamie.; Savage, Adam(CARDINAL)550068; Lee, Robert,1957-; Beyond Productions; Discovery Channel (Firm)(CARDINAL)217781; Discovery Communications, Inc.(CARDINAL)273359;
Disc 1: Salsa escape -- Exploding port-a-potty -- Is yawning contagious? -- Cooling a six-pack -- Brown note -- Disc 2. Son of a gun -- Breaking glass -- Jet pack -- Killer brace position -- Bulletproof water.-- Disc 3. Border slingshot -- Killer tissue box -- Escape slide-parachute -- MythBusters revisited -- Chinese invasion alarm.Original concept and development, Peter Rees.Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage ; narrator, Robert Lee ; build team, Tory Bellaci, Scottie Chapman, Kari Byron.The smash hit series investigating the bizarre claims of urban legends and modern misconceptions by putting them to the test.Rated TV-PG.DVD; region 1; stereo.; 16:9 anamorphic widescreen.
Subjects: Science television programs.; Nonfiction television programs; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Science; Urban folklore;
© c2008., Discovery Communications,
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Mythbusters. [videorecording] / by Hyneman, Jamie,host.; Savage, Adam,host.; Beyond Productions,production company.; Cinedigm Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Discovery Channel (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)217781;
Hosts, Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage.The mythbusting team, including their fearless leaders Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, serves up its share of explosive entertainment, blowing up myths with bazookas, RPGs, C4, and of course, a toilet bomb. But no collection would be complete without things that drive and fly, hence the rigorous test-driving of some green machines, and we ain't talking color, plus a duct-tape airplane, and did we mention the rocket sled?Rating: TV-14.DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science; Urban folklore.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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