Teeth (2008) - based on the myth of âvagina dentateâ, which states that a girl has teeth in her vagina that only the hero is not affected by.
When a Stranger Calls (1979 & 2006) - based on the well known legend âthe babysitter and the man upstairsâ
Gremlins (1984)- based on a Roald Dahl book that was influenced by World War II, where mechanical problems were blamed on the small monsters
Blair Witch (1999) - filmed in the Blackhills of Maryland, USA. It follows the local legend of The Blair Witch.
Bigfoot (1970) - based on a legendary creature named âBigfootâ who several people claimed to have seen in mountain wilderness. Portions of the film were shot in these locations.
Candyman (1992) - based on a legend in originally from a desolate and poor community; involves saying the name of a maniac 5 times into a mirror.
Dead Man on Campus (1998) - based on the legend that if your room mate dies you will get straight Aâs
Urban Legend (1998)- based on the premise that a killer is using the methods of death described in certain urban legends (such as the fatal mixing of cola and Pop Rocks) as a means to kill his victims.
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) - the film focuses on four college students traveling throughout rural America who become intrigued by a local legend regarding the mad scientist Dr. Satan
Bogeyman (2005) - based on the urban legend popularly believed in by children
âItâs about dramatically empowered womanhood, where male wrong-doers are liable to find themselves severely punished⦠perhaps even castrated. The vagina dentata myth has been so powerful in primitive and modern cultures because it speaks of an age-old battle between the sexes, and radically challenges common notions of male power.â
âWhatâs fascinating, unsettling, and unusual about Teeth is that it does something that little bit different â taking a myth thatâs arguably ingrained in our psychologies, and rooted in our cultural histories, and re-making it afresh for audiences right now.â