Urban Legends

Everyone has heard an Urban Legend at one time in his or her life. What some wonder however is; are they fact or fiction? Everyone has heard the story of the girl whom had her insides fried from a tanning bed. How about the lady who ate at Taco Bell and then later found that a cockroach had got into her lip from a burrito and laid thousands of eggs? Then there is always the one about the car driving without headlights on in the middle of the night and when they are flashed to be warned they chase you down and kill you. Are these legends based on fact or are they fiction stories created to teach a lesson about harmful dangers we face everyday? Jan Harold Brunvand, author of Curses! Broiled Again! …