Śląskie wampiry i niebezpieczne nieznajome – jak powstają legendy miejskie?
Silesian vampires and dangerous strangers – how does urban legends arise?

Summary/Abstract: An article Silesian vampires and dangerous strangers – how does urban legends arise? is raising a question about a modern myths, which can form safety culture of society. They are also a challenge for service in charge of public security. The main functions of urban legends are: warning about a danger, entertaining, explaining incidents, propaganda or marketing. Theories and categories of urban legends in article are pictured by following stories: bloody hook, killer on the backseat, silesian vampires, organs thieves, cadaveric poison and fake policeman. This is only a small part of urban folklore, but it is worth to investigate how does the stories evolve.

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