urban legend

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf folk
narrator
gptkbp:alternativeName Urban_Legend
Urban_legend
gptkbp:characteristic widely circulated
contains elements of humor, horror, or warning
modern origin
often false
purportedly true
gptkbp:example gptkb:Alligators_in_the_Sewers
gptkb:Poisoned_Halloween_Candy
gptkb:The_Killer_in_the_Backseat
gptkb:The_Vanishing_Hitchhiker
gptkb:Bloody_Mary
gptkb:Slender_Man
gptkb:The_Hook
LSD tattoos
Pop Rocks and soda
Walt Disney's frozen body
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Ghost
gptkb:crime
gptkb:conspiracy
horror
humor
supernatural
internet meme
hoax
cautionary tale
false story
scare story
urban myth
urban tale
gptkbp:hasLanguage any language
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label urban legend
gptkbp:medium gptkb:film
gptkb:media
gptkb:print
gptkb:television
gptkb:oral_tradition
email
internet
text message
gptkbp:period 20th century
21st century
gptkbp:purpose entertainment
social commentary
cautionary tale
explanation of mysterious events
gptkbp:relatedTo mythology
hoax
contemporary legend
moral panic
gptkbp:studiedBy folk
sociologists
gptkbp:toldBy gptkb:media
email
internet
word of mouth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Red_Room
gptkb:folk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4