Urban Legend

3/18/2017

Following a series of strange murders, a group of students at a college campus set out to investigate the crimes and their seeming connection to the killer when they find out the killer is basing their crimes on urban legends and set out to stop the rampage. This is far better than its reputation would have it. Among the better features here is the fact that back when this movie came out the gimmick of using the deaths based on urban legends allowed for some pretty inventive and original kills. The opening backseat driver decapitation is a great one to open a film on, the dead boyfriend suspended over a fleeing car in the woods offers some rather nice suspense with the killer appearing and continually trying to break into the car and the sex/strangulation misidentification is really coo

2/1/2019

Urban Legend is a movie I watched during a long weekend marathon of older slasher movies that seem to have been forgotten, or at least aren't as heralded as the more well-known movies of the genre (Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, etc.). Among these lesser known movies, I would have to say that Urban Legend deserves to stand above, as it is more entertaining, more enjoyable, and more slick than you would expect. The concept here is more important than the story. Whereas Scream created a slasher movie where the characters and the killers were horror movie obsessives, Urban Legend does the same for...well, urban legends. The concept is inherently clever, as urban legends are stories and bedtime tales that are meant to induce a sense of fear and paranoia about

8/29/2019

One of many lame slashers that sprouted in the late 90s thanks to the mega success of 'Scream'. Good cast utterly wasted with stilted dialogue and a nonsensical story, a half-assed motive and tame kills that weren't all that memorable.

7/12/2025

**Urban Legend (1998) – Pure Slasher Fun** I revisited *Urban Legend* on a whim during a lazy weekend horror binge, expecting something disposable and forgettable. What I got instead was a sharp-looking, fast-moving slasher with a cool premise, a ridiculously attractive cast, and just the right mix of camp and sincerity. It's much better than most people give it credit for. The concept is instantly fun: a series of campus murders modeled after classic urban legends. It’s such a natural fit for the slasher genre, and the movie runs with it, committing to the bit fully. The kills are clever, the suspense is well-staged, and the movie has a clear sense of visual polish. The rain-slicked campus, the chilly lecture halls, and the gothic dorm buildings all looks *really* good, especially c

10/9/2026

I have such a soft spot for ***Urban Legend***. It's one of those late '90s slashers that gets better every time I revisit it, partly because it's so much fun and partly because the nostalgia is almost overwhelming. The college setting, the clothes, the music, the gorgeous young cast, the complete absence of cell phones when anyone actually needs help. Everything about it takes me right back to that particular era of horror, when every campus seemed to have a masked killer running around. The cast is great, too. Alicia Witt makes for a genuinely sympathetic final girl, Rebecca Gayheart is a blast, and you've got Jared Leto, Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, Loretta Devine, and even Robert Englund filling out this ridiculously stacked ensemble. Everyone feels like they belongs in this v

10/9/2026

Grew up watching this and it's actually my favorite of the 90s slasher revival, even more than Scream. It's just a classic whodunnit in a cool college setting with a cast of characters who start getting picked off one by one. What more can you want?