Urban legend
Examples: snuff films
Definition
Urban legends are a kind of folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them (see rumor). The term is often used in the meaning similar to the expression "apocryphal story". --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend [Jan 2006]
The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings (1981) - Jan Harold Brunvand
The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings (1981) - Jan Harold Brunvand [Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]
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. --via Amazon.com
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