Urban Legends

The legends you thought you knew... reimagined like never before.From the cursed Ouija board that refuses to say goodbye to the phantom hitchhiker who never reaches her destination, these thirty-two chilling tales breathe terrifying new life into the urban legends that have haunted us for generations.The Hookman gets a brutal modern makeover that will make you rethink every parking spot. Bloody Mary steps out of the mirror with a vengeance far beyond childhood dares. The Rake crawls from internet folklore into visceral, heart-stopping reality. And that seemingly innocent car? Its last owner had very dark intentions.Each story in this bone-chilling collection reimagines a classic urban legend with fresh characters, contemporary settings, and twisted new endings you'll never see coming. You might even discover some you've never heard before-modern nightmares disguised as ancient whispers.These aren't your grandfather's campfire stories. They're bolder. Darker. Hungrier.Originally serialized on Kindle Vella and beloved by readers, these stories have been revised, expanded, and polished for this definitive collection.So go ahead.Turn off the lights. Lock your doors. Check your mirrors.Because the most terrifying thing about urban legends isn't whether they're true-It's how much scarier they become when someone gives them a fresh voice.And these voices are screaming.Sleep is overrated anyway…

How long has a corpse been staring out at passengers on the tube? Was London Bridge really shipped abroad by an American thinking he'd bought Tower Bridge? Did the Queen really mix with the crowds as a princess on VE Day? And did Hitler actually want to live in Balham? Urban legends are the funny, frightening and fierce folklore people share. Just like the early folk tales that came before them, these tales are formed from reactions to spectacular events in the world, and reflect our current values. From royal rumours to subterranean legends, Scott Wood has researched and written about them with a sense of wonder, humour and a keen eye. He finds the truth, the myth and the lies amongst these tales.

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.