You definitely remember the classic scary story about a menacing man with a metal appendage on the loose. But have you heard how a suspiciously low-priced car may be more than you bargained for? Both of these legends are covered in episode 4 of The Myth Next Door. Sources for this episode include: “The Vanishing Hitchhiker” by Jan Harold Brunvand; “The Hook” on Wikipedia; “The Hook” by David Mikkelson for Snopes.com; “Texarkana Moonlight Murders” on Wikipedia; “Psychiatric Illness and Criminality” by Ghiasi, Azhar and Singh; “Vroom with a Phew” by David Mikkelson for Snopes.com; “'I think it's a death car': Mysterious 1960 Lincoln may have gruesome backstory” by Brent Ashcroft for Freep.com; “Police: Customer at Des Moines used car lot finds body inside van for sale” by KOMO Staff for KOMOnews.com