Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Posted on 04 January 2017 by Jan Harold Brunvand

Urban legends are those strange, but seemingly credible tales that always happen to a friend of a friend For the first time, Professor Jan Harold Brunvand, who has achieved almost legendary status Choice , has collected the creepiest, most terrifying urban legends, many that have spooked you since your childhood and others that you believe really did occur even if it was one town over to some poor hapless coed who left a party early only to be followed by a man who just got loose from a mental hospital From the classic hook man story told around many a campfire to Saved by a Cell Phone, these spine tingling urban legends will give you goose bumps, even when you know they can t be true Still, you ll continue to check the backseat of your car at gas stations and look under your bed at night before praying for sleep. Download Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid – kino-fada.fr I thought that this book was really good, I did enjoy the way the author wrote the stories because he wrote them in a style that I was not familiar with The author made the stories not childish and he really brought out the horror in each story to really make them engaging The author also told the story from many different points of view to see where relatively the same story may have been told differently or the stories ending may have been changed slightly It was an interesting book that I I thought that this book was really good, I did enjoy the way the author wrote the stories because he wrote them in a style that I was not familiar with The author made the stories not childish and he really brought out the horror in each story to really make them engaging The author also told the story from many different points of view to see where relatively the same story may have been told differently or the stories ending may have been changed s...Como bien saben nuestros lectores, las leyendas urbanas nos parecen muy interesantes en CPI Desde aquel maravilloso episodio de autoenga o colectivo que sufrimos en Espa a con lo de la ni a y la mermelada y el perro y Ricky Martin, mucha m s gente tuvo la oportunidad de acercarse a lo que significa una leyenda urbana Qui n no ha o do hablar de la historia de la autoestopista que al llegar a un curva dice cuidado con esta curva porque aqu me mat yo y va y desaparece Hay miles de historias Como bien saben nuestros lectores, las leyendas urbanas nos parecen muy interesantes en CPI Desde aquel maravilloso episodio de autoenga o colectivo que sufrimos en Espa a con lo de la ni a y la mermelada y el perro y Ricky Martin, mucha m s gente tuvo la oportunidad de acercarse a lo que significa una leyenda urbana Qui n no ha o do hablar de la historia de la autoestopista que al llegar a un curva dice cuidado con esta curva porque aqu me mat yo y va y desaparece Hay miles de historias que todos hemos o do contar y que muchas veces nos las cuenta alguien que de verdad se cree que ha pasado me remito a Ricky Martin A m hubo gente que me cont la historia jur ndome que la hab a visto con sus propios ojos, c...This review can also be found at book is a compilation of urban legends both new and old It contains multiple versions of many urban legends and compares older stories with their modern incarnations From the classic scary story Bloody Mary to chain emails warning of the newest dangers, this book is sure to have something for everyone I found myself revisiting many of the scary stories I had shared with my friends as a child as I read this book, This review can also be found at book is a compilation of urban legends both new and old It contains multiple versions of many urban legends and compares olde...If you enjoy urban legends or scary stories, this book is definitely worth your time Why do we tell and re tell these stories to each other The psychology of it is a fascinating thing to ponder Brunvand has been collecting ULs for a long time, and he is careful to act simply as a scribe or historian so as to not insert himself into the retelling Because of that, the presentation is a little odd for a book of campfire stories because it consists of transcriptions of actual people s versions, If you enjoy urban legends or scary stories, this book is definitely worth your time Why do we tell and re tell these stories to each other The psychology of it is a fascinating thing to ponder Brunvand has been collecting ULs for a long time, and he is careful to act simply as a scribe or historian so as to not insert himself into the retelling Because of that...As a huge fan of both urban legends and Prof Jan Brunvand, I was looking forward to reading this collection Organized deftly as all of his works are , Brunvand collects most of the horror urban legends, some dating back to the 1800s, some currently circulating through inboxes Each chapter is basically an organizing principle of sorts, providing an umbrella to group the stories together He introduces each chapter with some analysis, but then jumps right into giving as many variants of the As a huge fan of both urban legends and Prof Jan Brunvand, I was looking forward to reading this collection Organized deftly as all of his works are , Brunvand collects most of the horror urban legends, some dating back to the 1800s, some currently circulating through inboxes Each chapter is basically an organizing principle of sorts, providing an umbrella to group the stories together He introduces each chapter with some analysis, but then jumps right into giving as many variants ...I started this book years ago when I d first bought it However, things came up and it ended up getting set aside, so I didn t finish it until this past weekend, when I was looking for something to read and there it was, on my bookshelf, with a bookmark tucked into the pages.In any case, it s a pretty easy and entertaining read All the urban legends you ve heard and some that you may never have heard are scattered through the pages There are also explanations about just where do pe I started this book years ago when I d first bought it However, things came up and it ended up getting set aside, so I didn t finish it until this past weekend, when I was looking for something to read and there it was, on my bookshelf, with a bookmark tucked into the pages.In any case, it s a pretty easy and entertaining read All the urban legen...Being a fan of short stories and horror I knew this book had to be a winner The stories were good and some scary but most I have heard before Seeing that most of them were Urban Legends you knew they had to be untrue I heard them before around the campfire and this just put a damper on this book.Its a quick fun read for the young teen at a slumber party or camping around a fire but for adults it might seem a little weak and nonscary I did however like that each chapter was a collection of st Being a fan of short stories and horror I knew this book had to be a winner The stories were good a...Fun book that catalogs many of thepopular urban legends of the grisly kind.The author gives them to us as they were recorded He particularly does not edit those transmitted via email The stories vary in intensity from okay to a few that really gave me the creeps.The tales are mainly short and to the point, although there are some versions that have a literary flourish Sometimes the legends droned on a bit, without any one really jumping out at me, until finally I found one I really lik Fun book that catalogs many of thepopular urban legends of the grisly kind.The author gives them to us as they were recorded He particularly does not edit those transmitted via email The stories vary in intensity from okay to a few that really gave me the creeps.The tales are mainly short and to the point, although there are some versions that have a literary flourish So...All these little stories were kind of funny, but nothing we all haven t heard before Everyone has heard at least one of these stories, by word of mouth or in books like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark I honestly didn t find anything new or worthwhile in this book, it was the typical stories like t...Ahhhh I can t express how much I loved this book I think it is a definite must have for horror fans which I myself definitely am sooo it was right up my street and I shall definitely be re reading this book in the near future D I love hearing all the different versions of creepy stories that I over the years have told to try and scare people and also finding out the origins of them I was amazed at just how many years ago Urban Legends started and how different the same stories have becom Ahhhh I can t express how much I loved this book I think it is a definite must have for horror fans which I myself definitely am sooo it was right up my street and I shall definitely be re reading this book in the near future D I love he...

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04 January 2017

Jan Harold Brunvand