Phantom Hitchhikers And Other Urban Legends

Author : Neil Arnold
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752492452

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Kent Urban Legends by Neil Arnold Pdf

Do motorists pick up a phantom hitchhiker on Blue Bell Hill during stormy nights? Does Satan appear if you dance round the Devil's Bush in the village of Pluckley? Do big cats roam the local woods? And what happens if you manage to count the 'Countless Stones' near Aylesford? For centuries strange urban legends have materialised in the Garden of England. Now, for the first time, folklorist and monster-hunter Neil Arnold looks at these intriguing tales, strips back the layers, and reveals if there is more to these Chinese whispers than meets the eye. Folklore embeds itself into a local community, often to the extent that some people believe all manner of mysteries and take them as fact. Whether they're stories passed around the school playground, through the internet, or round a flickering campfire, urban legends are everywhere. Kent Urban Legends is a quirky and downright spooky ride into the heart of Kent folklore.

Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781101619346

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Phantom Hitchhikers and Other Urban Legends by Albert Jack Pdf

Have you heard the one about… • Walt Disney’s frozen body? • Coca-Cola owning Santa Claus? • Alligators living in New York City sewers? We all love a good story. But where do the urban legends, conspiracy theories, and old wives’ tales we hear every day really originate? Albert Jack explores the best, strangest, and funniest of the tales so many of us take as gospel, and uncovers some eye-popping true stories that are even more far-fetched than their mythical counterparts. From Robin Hood to JFK’s brain, from hamsters under carpets to mysterious travelers, you’ll never be short of a scary or bizarre anecdote again.

Author : Albert Jack
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780141903477

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Phantom Hitchhikers and Decoy Ducks by Albert Jack Pdf

'Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Was Sir Winston Churchill really a Druid? Did Charlie Chaplin lose a lookalike competition? Did The Who's drummer Keith Moon drive his Rolls Royce into a swimming pool? The man with the answers is Albert Jack...' - Daily Express From Walt Disney's frozen head to the kidnap of JFK's brain, Albert Jack gathers together all the strangest, sickest, funniest and most unforgettable urban legends and recounts them with his usual deadpan humour. But this is more than just a collection of urban legends, it is also a detective story. Exploring the real events behind conspiracy theories, the exaggerations of history and the assumptions of old wives’ tales, Albert Jack shows us that the truth can definitely be stranger than fiction...

Author : Michael Goss
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781609259877

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The Evidence for Phantom Hitch-Hikers by Michael Goss Pdf

All over the world, motorists report giving lifts to hitch-hikers who then vanish ghostlike into thin air. Phantom Hitch-Hikers, as these insubstantial passengers are called, have become classified as an urban legend and have been related to historical tales of supernatural traveling companions. But is there more to such stories than picturesque folklore? Are there genuine paranormal experiences behind the reports? Goss explores the meaning and causes of this phenomenon. In terms of purpose and behavior, the Phantom Hitch-Hiker of urban folklore is a thoroughly conventional ghost: one who matches popular expectations of what a ghost is, what it does, and why. He or she is the spirit of a deceased person, the victim of a tragic accident, which resulted in the premature termination of earthly existence. It would appear that these “ghosts” are motivated by, especially on the anniversaries of their unfortunate accidents, a desire to complete their unfinished homeward journeys. It would also appear that they do not know that they are dead. This is the most comprehensive study of a peculiar phenomenon that has mystified students of the paranormal for centuries. Goss’ study will entertain and inform anyone who enjoys a good ghost story and anyone who is interested in understanding the mysterious and unexplained.

Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Legends
ISBN : 033026950X

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The Vanishing Hitchhiker by Jan Harold Brunvand Pdf

The book that launched America's urban legend obsession!

Author : Yorick Brown,Mike Flynn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1596873426

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The 500 Best Urban Legends Ever! by Yorick Brown,Mike Flynn Pdf

Have you ever heard an improbable story told about a friend of a friend? Did you ever listen awestruck to extraordinary tales of ordinary life? Don't believe everything you hear--you've just been exposed to an urban legend! From phantom hitchhikers to deadly clouds of floating flatulence, these are tall tales of extremely dubious origin. This book contains more than 500 brain-mangling, credibility-straining stories, arranged conveniently by theme contained in one fun volume. From sex to sports, from animals to accidents, these are bizarre, hilarious and memorable urban legends. In what other book could you read about The Dead Poodle, The Blueberry Cat, Early Morning Arousal, Toilet Holiday, The Boneless Idiot, and more!

Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1200051593

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The Vanishing Hitch Hiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings by Jan Harold Brunvand Pdf

Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393346534

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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings by Jan Harold Brunvand Pdf

The book that launched America's urban legend obsession! The Vanishing Hitchhiker was Professor Brunvand's first popular book on urban legends, and it remains a classic. The culmination of twenty years of collection and research, this book is a must-have for urban legend lovers.

Author : Drac Von Stoller
Publisher : Drac Von Stoller
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781301803453

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The Vanishing Hitchhiker (Urban Legend) by Drac Von Stoller Pdf

"I still remember the day as though it just happened today," said Bill Withers. "I was traveling down Old Hatchet Trail road after midnight when this beautiful woman with golden long blonde hair was standing all alone on the side of the road. It was starting to rain and I just couldn't leave her there in the black of night. I just couldn't, so I stopped my car beside her rolled down the front passenger window, and said "Please get in out of the rain and I'll take you home." The beautiful woman stepped inside his car and Bill was happy to help her out, but this woman he was giving a ride to wouldn't be around long enough for him to give her much comfort.

Author : Daniel Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 185697572X

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The Phantom Hitchhiker and Other Ghost Mysteries by Daniel Cohen Pdf

Haunted houses, screaming skulls, phantom ships, demon dogs? In this collection of 13 spine-chilling ghost mysteries, Daniel Cohen dramatically describes supernatural events that people claim to have experienced. Are these people victims of their vivid imaginations or do ghosts really exist? Reading his book may help make up your mind.

Author : Karen Kenney
Publisher : LernerClassroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512456073

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Spine-Tingling Urban Legends by Karen Kenney Pdf

Recounts several popular urban legends, from Bigfoot to Bloody Mary.

Author : Annie Wilder
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781429924580

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Trucker Ghost Stories by Annie Wilder Pdf

In a uniquely entertaining book by a rising star, here are uncanny true tales of haunted highways, weird encounters, and legends of the road. It may have happened to you; it's happened to almost everyone who's ever driven down a highway at night, or in the fog, or snow. Something suddenly appears: a flash of movement, a shadow...what was it? It could be, as the true stories in this book attest, a ghost. These are true stories from the highways and byways of America. These firsthand accounts are as varied as the storytellers themselves—some are detailed and filled with the terror and suspense that made people feel they had to share what happened to them with others; others are brief and straightforward retellings of truly chilling events. Here is a chupacabra attack on the desert highway between L.A. and Las Vegas; ghost trains and soldiers; UFOs; the prom girl ghost of Alabama; a demon in Texas, and other accounts of the creepy, scary things that truckers and other drivers and passengers told to editor Annie Wilder. With so many different stories, Trucker Ghost Stories moves beyond the usual haunted house to offer stories to entice any ghost story reader...and anyone who's ever wondered.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Tim O'Shei
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9781429645720

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Creepy Urban Legends by Tim O'Shei Pdf

"Describes scary urban legends, including The Vanishing Hitchhiker and The Babysitter on the Phone"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Tom Ogden
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780762751723

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Haunted Highways by Tom Ogden Pdf

For most of us, most of the time, the roads we travel are largely forgotten once we get to where we're going. By day, they usually reveal a familiar, real—living—world. But then darkness comes. Haunted Highways brings together more than twenty of the spookiest stories ever of ghosts, hauntings, and supernatural events on or near America's highways and byways. There are the usual suspects—the creepy hitchhiker, the eerie lights along a lonely stretch of road—as well as many you never dared to imagine. Each of the book's twenty-five chapters ratchets up the suspense, from an introduction that sets the scene and draws you in, to a haunting climax. Whether the actor Telly Savalas's haunting encounter with a long-dead good Samaritan on a rural Long Island road, or the Ghost Riders in the Sky who appear over the plains of Texas, these stories will bring delightful fright to readers young and old.

Author : Timothy R. Levine
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483388984

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Encyclopedia of Deception by Timothy R. Levine Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Deception examines lying from multiple perspectives drawn from the disciplines of social psychology, sociology, history, business, political science, cultural anthropology, moral philosophy, theology, law, family studies, evolutionary biology, philosophy, and more. From the “little white lie,” to lying on a resume, to the grandiose lies of presidents, this two-volume reference explores the phenomenon of lying in a multidisciplinary context to elucidate this common aspect of our daily lives. Not only a cultural phenomenon historically, lying is a frequent occurrence in our everyday lives. Research shows that we are likely to lie or intentionally deceive others several times a day or in one out of every four conversations that lasts more than 10 minutes. Key Features: More than 360 authored by key figures in the field are organized A-to-Z in two volumes, which are available in both print and electronic formats. Entries are written in a clear and accessible style that invites readers to explore and reflect on the use of lying and self-deception. Each article concludes with cross references to related entries and further readings. This academic, multi-author reference work will serve as a general, non-technical resource for students and researchers within social and behavioral science programs who seek to better understand the historical role of lying and how it is employed in modern society.