10 Urban Legends That Should Be Horror Films

Urban legends encompass every sick and twisted horror story people (with nothing better to do) can dream up. Be it monsters that defy science or countless variations on Bloody Mary, more and more come out of the woodwork every year, as the world grows more connected. Little-told local legends can find new life on the internet, and any search of 'urban legends' on Google can lead you into a downward spiral of pant-wetting fear and doubt. They fire up the imagination so greatly that it's a wonder more of them haven't yet been made into horror films yet. Anyone who's seen the underrated 90s slasher flick Urban Legend can tell you how ripe for cinematic adaptation these creepy little folk stories are. Heck, that film even managed to stuff about ten of them in - the classics, like the old lady who tries to dry her wet dog in the microwave, or the killer in the backseat (that had me checking my Mum's car before every journey for years). But what about the lesser known ones? Sure, a brief story can be hard to stretch into a 140-page script, but other films have been made out of less information. Click through to take a look at ten of the best urban legends floating around out there that have yet to be mined for their horrific cinematic potential.