"Urban legends were the gateway to horror for many of us. We grew up hearing stories about killers and supernatural menaces that allegedly stalked our region, lurking in the dark, waiting to nab us when we least expected it. In some cases, they even inspired kids to make up their own tales to torment their friends in the schoolyard. In my town, we believed that a posse of killer clowns lived on a farm and kidnapped any child foolish enough to venture there. The good news is that most of us — myself included — came back alive.
Understandably, then, horror movies have brought some of these legends to life on the screen in spectacular ways. Other times, they've made up their own legends and convinced viewers that they're based on real myths. But that's the beauty of urban legends — they spark imaginations and give us the willies."
