Richard M. Dorson and the urban legend -- "The brain drain" legend of the long hot summer of 1995 (and beyond) -- "The baby roast" as a "new American urban legend" -- What's red and white and baked all over? -- Was it a stunned deer or just a deer stunt? : the story behind the Missouri legend -- Bedtime for Bozo : the legend of the clown who cussed the kids -- "Lights out!" : a faxlore phenomenon -- A blast heard 'round the world -- The folklorists' search for the ghost in search of help for a dying person -- "The missing day in time" -- Some oddities of military legendry -- Some news from the miscellaneous legend files -- The heroic hacker : legends of the computer age / Eric Brunvand -- Conclusion : The future of urban legends.
