Spiders in the Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends by David Holt. Little Rock, AR : August House, 1999.   Have you heard the one about the lady with the high, starched hairdo who went to the doctor complaining of an itchy scalp and the doctor found a huge nest of spiders in her hair?? Fact or legend? You decide.

Ages 12-up

Genre: Short stories

Appealing aspects of this book – mysteries; ghost stories; horror stories

Uses for this book in schools – examinations of short stories across titles; examination of urban legends; horror stories across genres; folktales

Other urban legend books:
Alligators in the Sewer: And 222 Other Urban Legends by Thomas J. Craughwell
The Choking Doberman: And Other Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand
Baby on the Car Roof and 222 Other Urban Legends: Absolutely True Stories That Happened to a Friend of a Friend of a Friend by Thomas J. Craughwell
The Vanishing Hitchhiker by Jan Harold Brunvand
The 500 Best Urban Legends Ever! by Yorick Brown

Learn more about current urban legends at Urban Legends and Folklore from about.com.

Recommendations:
School Library Journal, October 1999
Library Journal, April 1999
Wilson's Senior High Catalog