What Happens Next?
, by De Vos, Gail
- ISBN: 9781598846331 | 1598846337
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/26/2012
Popular culture continues to be infused with references to urban legends, and with the advent of social media, these stories will live on digitally for years to come. The ability to electronically transmit these tales makes the content of our most familiar legends vulnerable to change, and introduces the genre to technically savvy-and skeptical-new audiences.
Gail de Vos is adjunct professor at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton. She is the author of Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7-12; Stories from Songs: Ballads as Literary Fictions for Young Adults; and Storytelling for Young Adults: A Guide to Tales for Teens, Second Edition, de Vos is the coauthor with Anna E. Altmann of the Libraries Unlimited titles New Tales for Old: Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults and Tales, Then and Now: More Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults.
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| The Popularization of the Genre | p. xv |
| Contemporary Legends Redefined | p. xviii |
| Features of Contemporary Legends | p. xix |
| Gender Issues in Contemporary Legends | p. xxii |
| Influences of Electronic Transmission on Contemporary Legends | p. xxiv |
| What's Inside "What Happens Next?" | p. xxv |
| References | p. xxvi |
| Overview of Media Appearances of Contemporary Legends | p. 1 |
| Contemporary Legends in the Literary Arts | p. 2 |
| Horror Literature | p. 4 |
| Selected Examples of Literature Incorporating Contemporary Legends | p. 5 |
| Contemporary Legends in Film and Television | p. 8 |
| Televised and Filmic Contemporary Legends | p. 10 |
| Freaky Stories (Television Series) | p. 11 |
| Mythbusters (Television Series) | p. 11 |
| The Simpsons (Television Series) | p. 12 |
| Tales from the Golden Age (2009) | p. 12 |
| Horror Films | p. 13 |
| Supernatural, Occult and Ghost Films | p. 15 |
| Slasher Films | p. 15 |
| Making Their Own Horror Videos | p. 17 |
| Examples of Horror and Slasher Titles Incorporating Contemporary Legends | p. 17 |
| Campfire Tales (1997) | p. 17 |
| The Ring (Ringu) (1998) and The Ring (2002) | p. 18 |
| Supernatural (Television Series) | p. 20 |
| Trick ær Treat (2009) | p. 21 |
| Urban Legend (1998) | p. 22 |
| Urban Legends (Television Series) | p. 22 |
| When a Stranger Calls (2006) | p. 23 |
| Darwin Awards | p. 23 |
| Debunking and Confirming Contemporary Legends | p. 23 |
| International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR) | p. 26 |
| References | p. 26 |
| Ostension, Legend Tripping and Commodification of Folklore | p. 29 |
| Definition of Terms | p. 29 |
| Commodification of Contemporary Legends | p. 30 |
| Examples of Ostension and Pseudo-Ostension | p. 32 |
| Bloody Mary | p. 33 |
| The Halloween Sadist | p. 35 |
| Ostensive Abuse | p. 36 |
| Mass-Mediated Ostension | p. 37 |
| Candyman (1992) | p. 38 |
| Urban Legends (1998) | p. 38 |
| The X-Files {1993-2002) | p. 39 |
| Most Haunted (2002-10) | p. 39 |
| Supernatural (2005-Present) | p. 39 |
| Blood Oath (2007) | p. 40 |
| Cropsey (2009) | p. 40 |
| Shoefiti | p. 42 |
| Rationales for Shoefiti | p. 43 |
| An Ostensive Leave Taking | p. 43 |
| Shoefiti as an Adapted Art Form | p. 44 |
| Shoe Trees | p. 44 |
| Shag or Sex Bracelets | p. 45 |
| Examples of Legend Tripping | p. 45 |
| San Antonio Ghost Tracks | p. 49 |
| Rehmeyer's Hollow | p. 50 |
| Stull Cemetery | p. 52 |
| Screaming Tunnel at Niagara Falls | p. 53 |
| Legend Tripping in College Tunnels | p. 54 |
| Cryptozoology and Legend Tripping | p. 55 |
| The Jersey Devil | p. 55 |
| Mothman | p. 57 |
| Commodification of Mothman | p. 58 |
| Selected Resources on the Mothman | p. 58 |
| Literary and Visual Adaptations | p. 60 |
| Legend Tripping | p. 60 |
| Bloody Mary | p. 61 |
| Halloween Sadism | p. 62 |
| Rehmeyer's Hollow | p. 62 |
| Mercy Brown: Vampire | p. 62 |
| San Antonio Ghost Tracks | p. 64 |
| Shoefiti | p. 65 |
| Tunnel Legends | p. 65 |
| "The Jersey Devil" | p. 65 |
| Mothman | p. 67 |
| Endnotes | p. 68 |
| References | p. 68 |
| Folklore and the Internet: Netlore | p. 73 |
| Definition of Terms | p. 75 |
| Types of Netlore and Newslore | p. 76 |
| Computer Legends, Viruses and Warnings | p. 76 |
| E-mail Hoaxes and Social Network Warnings | p. 76 |
| Types of E-mail Hoaxes | p. 77 |
| Virus Hoaxes | p. 78 |
| Giveaway Hoaxes | p. 78 |
| Charity Hoaxes or Sympathy Hoaxes | p. 78 |
| Current Examples of E-mail Hoaxes | p. 78 |
| Fake Amber Alerts | p. 78 |
| "Strawberry Quick" Panic | p. 79 |
| "Le-a" | p. 80 |
| "Nigerian Scam"/"Advance Fee Fraud"/"419 Fraud" | p. 80 |
| Interview with a "Scammer" | p. 82 |
| Selected Resources on the "Nigerian Scam" | p. 84 |
| Social Network Warnings | p. 84 |
| Chain Letters | p. 85 |
| Photographic Urban Legends | p. 86 |
| ôTourist Guy" | p. 87 |
| Photographic Parodies: "Roaming Gnomes" | p. 88 |
| Additional Netlore Examples | p. 89 |
| Contemporary Legends Reflecting Domestic or International Crisis | p. 89 |
| "The Grateful Stranger" | p. 90 |
| "Acid Rain Fallout" | p. 90 |
| Scarelore | p. 91 |
| "Bumping the Bumper" | p. 92 |
| "Burundanga" | p. 92 |
| "Dangerous Canola Oil" | p. 93 |
| "Egged Windshields" | p. 93 |
| "Gang Initiation" (Lights Out!) | p. 94 |
| "Halloween Gang Initiations" or "Red October" | p. 95 |
| "Infant Car Seat" | p. 95 |
| "Killer Clowns" | p. 95 |
| "UPS Uniforms and Terrorism" | p. 96 |
| Telephones and the Contemporary Legend | p. 97 |
| "Grandparentö/öEmergency" Scam | p. 97 |
| "Stolen Passport" Scam | p. 99 |
| Literary and Visual Adaptations | p. 99 |
| E-mail Hoaxes | p. 100 |
| "Gang Initiation" (Lights Out!) | p. 100 |
| "Killer Clowns" | p. 100 |
| "Roaming Gnomes" | p. 101 |
| References | p. 101 |
| Conspiracy Theories | p. 105 |
| Contemporary Conspiracies | p. 105 |
| World Trade Center, September 11, 2001 | p. 108 |
| Chupacabra | p. 111 |
| Chupacabra and Other Contemporary Legends | p. 113 |
| Chupacabra and Conspiracy Theories | p. 113 |
| "The Fat Stealer" | p. 114 |
| Cryptozoology Connections | p. 115 |
| Grease "Yakas" or Devils in Sri Lanka | p. 116 |
| Organ-Theft Narratives: The Stolen Kidney | p. 117 |
| The Stolen Kidney | p. 118 |
| The Stolen Kidney and Conspiracy Theories | p. 119 |
| "Wendy's Chili" Hoax | p. 120 |
| H1N1 Pandemic | p. 122 |
| Doomsday Prophecies | p. 123 |
| 2012 Mayan Prophecy | p. 123 |
| Comet Elenin | p. 125 |
| Debunking Conspiracy Theories | p. 126 |
| Conspiracy Theories in Popular Culture | p. 127 |
| Chupacabra in Popular Culture | p. 128 |
| The Stolen Kidney in Popular Culture | p. 130 |
| References | p. 131 |
| Ghostlore and Scary Stories | p. 135 |
| Ghostlore | p. 136 |
| Commodification of Ghostlore | p. 138 |
| Ghost Stories | p. 138 |
| Ghost Hunting | p. 140 |
| Ghost Tourism | p. 141 |
| Ghost Legends Revisited | p. 146 |
| "La Llorona" | p. 147 |
| "The Vanishing Hitchhiker" | p. 150 |
| "Resurrection Mary" | p. 153 |
| "Humans Can Lick Too" or "Doggie-Lick" | p. 153 |
| More Ghostlore | p. 153 |
| Phantom Vehicles and Haunted Roads | p. 154 |
| Haunted Houses | p. 154 |
| Haunted Bathroom Narratives and "Hanako-san" | p. 155 |
| "Kuchi-sake-onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman" | p. 156 |
| Campus Lore | p. 158 |
| "Smiley Gang" | p. 159 |
| "The Hook" | p. 160 |
| "The Suicide Rule" | p. 161 |
| Other "Lethal" Legends | p. 162 |
| A Contemporary Invention: "Slender Man" | p. 163 |
| Literary and Visual Adaptations | p. 164 |
| "La Llorona" | p. 164 |
| "The Vanishing Hitchhiker" | p. 167 |
| "Resurrection Mary" | p. 168 |
| "The Hook" | p. 168 |
| "Hanako, the Toilet Ghost" | p. 169 |
| "Kuchi-sake-onna" | p. 170 |
| Recommended Resources | p. 171 |
| References | p. 173 |
| A Meeting with the Devil at the Crossroads: A Contemporary Legend? | p. 177 |
| The Development of the Crossroads Meeting Legend | p. 178 |
| Historical Development of the Robert Johnson Variant | p. 179 |
| Antecedents to the Robert Johnson Variant | p. 182 |
| Should It Be Considered a Contemporary Legend? | p. 185 |
| Related Legends | p. 188 |
| "Pact with the Devil" | p. 188 |
| "Robert Johnson Curse" | p. 190 |
| "Club 27" or 'The Forever 27 Club" | p. 191 |
| "Two Guitars" | p. 192 |
| Commodification of the Meeting at the Crossroads | p. 192 |
| Legend Tripping and Pride of Place | p. 193 |
| Robert Johnson Blues Foundation Headquarters and Museum | p. 196 |
| "Hellhound on My Trail: Robert Johnson and the Blues" Conference (September 26, 1998) | p. 197 |
| Recordings | p. 197 |
| YouTube and Internet Presence | p. 199 |
| Reworkings of the "Meeting with the Devil at the Crossroads" | p. 200 |
| Allusions and Brief Mentions | p. 201 |
| Musical Allusions | p. 201 |
| Literary Allusions | p. 202 |
| Cinematic Allusions | p. 204 |
| Literary and Visual Adaptations | p. 204 |
| Novels | p. 204 |
| Short Stories | p. 211 |
| Poetry and Song Lyrics | p. 214 |
| Graphic Novels, Picture Books and Illustrated Books | p. 215 |
| Cinematic Reworkings: Movies and Television | p. 217 |
| Screenplays | p. 220 |
| Selected Reworkings of "The Pact with the Devil" | p. 221 |
| Online Lesson Plans and Education Resources | p. 221 |
| References | p. 222 |
| Epilogue | p. 227 |
| References | p. 229 |
| Index | p. 231 |
| Literary Index | p. 237 |
| Legend Index | p. 241 |
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