The Big Book of Urban Legends: For the first time, some 200 of the most popular urban legends have been gathered together in a single volume and hilariously interpreted by nearly 200 of today's most popular comic artists. They're all here: from standards like "The Microwaved Pet" and "Alligators in the Sewer" to campfire classics like "The Hook" and "The Roommate's Death." But while you may have heard these stories countless times, you've never seen them like this!

Spiders in the Hairdo: This modest collection of urban myths assembles 50 brief stories from modern oral tradition. Commonly attributed to FOAFs (friends of a friend), they are intriguing and often frightening tales passed along in casual conversation. These tales are the substance of modern folklore, an evolving treasury of evanescent narratives. From the famous Vanishing Hitchhiker to incredulous tales of alligators in the New York City sewer system, these stories are alive in the modern information dynamic newspapers, hearsay, Internet exchanges, schlock movies. An amusing anthology of our collective imagination, fears, and humor, this is a book for all audiences: young, old, scholarly, and just curious.

The Baby-Sitter's Nightmare: At Halloween, Jimmy and his friends share creepy, supposedly true stories, including ones about the lunatic with the hook, the Haunted Hitchhiker, and the Ghost Mom. Once Jimmy tells a scary story, it seems like everyone in his class has heard about something even creepier. From sleep-overs to Halloween parties, the stories are spreading faster than a bad case of the heebie-jeebies!

The Exploding Toilet: As soon as Rebecca boards the school bus on the first day back from vacation, she and her friends start swapping hilarious stories. Rebecca and her friends spend a school day sharing humorous, supposedly true stories, including ones about a streaking skier, a fake lie detector test, and an exploding toilet.

The Chicken-Fried Rat: It looks like it's going to be another normal day for Eric -- until he gets out of bed. Everywhere he goes, someone has a stomach-churning, disgustingly gross story to tell him! Eric and his friends spend a day sharing disgusting, supposedly true stories, including ones about eyeball juice at midnight, a baby in an oven, and the chicken-fried rat.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Whether read in a quiet room with no one else around, or shared aloud on a moonless night, this book of scary stories will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Includes traditional ghost tales, contemporary folklore, and chilling stories with surprise endings, plus superb illustrations.

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: A hair-raising, spine-tingling sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Filled with spooky tales to frighten youngsters on Halloween -- or anytime.

Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones: The dark is alive with sounds: a creak, a thump, a moan--or is it just the wind? Filled with chilling shrieks and bloodcurdling laughter, Alvin Schwartz's new collection of 25 terrifying tales is guaranteed to set spines tingling with stories of swamp creatures, strange dreams that come true, and even children raised by wild animals.

In a Dark, Dark Room: Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.

Ghosts! -- Ghostly Tales from Folklore: This new collection of spooky stories includes chilling and funny tales about all kinds of ghosts -- those who sing, even those who don't know they are ghosts. Victoria Chess's droll and diabolical illustrations give spirit to these seven tales.

The Beheaded Freshman and Other Nasty Rumors: Twenty-one more outrageous stories of strange tales, mayhem and ghastly mistakes. Get a grip on your chair for the latest collection of absolutely true but bizarre stories, from accidental beheadings to "Whoops, I tossed the baby from the train." Consider the story of a maniac who axed a sleeping camper to death and escaped into the woods. The maniac has never been found, yet years later the sound of his crazed laughter still echoes through the woods. Then there's the tale of the little white rabbit, dead and buried, who suddenly reappeared, much to the owner's surprise. And the even sadder story of the corpse on its way to the morgue who was jolted awake by the bumpy ride, only to meet a most unfortunate fate just moments later . . .

Southern Fried Rat and Other Gruesome Tales: "Oh, gross!" -- That may be your reaction to many of the tales you read in this book. There are tales of dead mice in soft drink bottles and of girls who dry their hair in microwave ovens, with disastrous results. There are severed heads and and severed hands. There are stories that are funny in a disgusting sort of way and stories that are gruesome, as well as some that are just plain silly.

Gruesome Urban Myths: Have you heard the story about the boy with the tomato plant growing in his brain? Or the pet rabbit that came back to life? If you have, then you have heard an urban myth. This book is full of stories like these. After reading them, you will agree that urban myths are some of the funniest, oddest and nastiest stories you will ever hear!

The Complete and Totally True Book of Urban Legends: Urban legends. They're the definitive tales of the 21st century, in all their grotesque and goofy glory. The ancient Greeks had their Iliad and their Odyssey. The northern tribes had their sagas and epics. The dainty Victorians had their fairy tales. Let 'em keep 'em. We've got The Microwaved Dog and The Girl Who Burnt to a Crisp in the Tanning Salon. They're a little paranoid, a litte creepy -- even a little ridiculous, sure -- but they're ours, and it's time they got some respect. This book is filled with the legends you love, the legends you laugh at, and maybe even the legends you always thought really happened to your next door neighbor's best friend's youngest cousin. A treasury that cherishes the folklore of our time.