Urban Lengeds and Our Culture
... Although this is not true, it is one of the many urban legends. Urban legends are popular tales that travel from person to person. ... Urban legends are classified as a type of folklore. ... There are many different urban legends that exist and some of them even turn out to be true. Childhood is full of spooky stories and ghostly threats and to top it off, urban legends were in there too. Growing up with urban legends can be a little frightening. When I was little, my older siblings would always tell me these scary urban legends. ... Urban legends are not only horror stories that produce a good scare, but also are a part of our culture. They affect our culture by the way they influence the way we think and act. They are in out culture to warn us about the worlds dangers while we grow up. Urban legends are there to scare you and for you to watch out and believe that this could happen to you. The urban legend, the Hook scares teenagers so that they wont go out to Lovers Point. In this urban legend, two teenagers are in their car at Lovers Point and a news broadcast comes over the radio that states that there is a mass murderer loose and he has a hook for his right hand. ... Another urban legend is the Babysitter and the Man Upstairs.