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* The [[Stephen King]] novel ''[[Desperation]]'' tells the legend of why an old mine was abandoned (a trapped [[Chinese Laborer]] summoned a bad spirit). There really ''is'' a monster, though actually they just [[Dug Too Deep]] and set loose an [[Eldritch Abomination]].

* In ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|Earthsea]]'' the myth of human-dragon hybrids trapped in human form, mentioned at the beginning of ''Tehanu'', is proven true at the book's end and forms the basis for the plot of the next novel, ''The Other Wind''.

* In ''[[The Eyes of Kid Midas]]'', the teacher explains that the mountain they're camped out underneath is called the Eye of God, and some ways away down in the valley there's a tall, thin spire that's known as the Devil's Chair. According to legend, the peak of the Eye of God was the place where the world was created, and once a year, the very tip of the mountain's shadow falls exactly at the peak of the Devil's Chair. Though the teacher admits it's merely a legend (and the mountain's shadow actually never goes near Devil's Chair), Kevin climbs the mountain, and at the top he discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to [[Reality Warper|harness the forces of creation]]. And lo and behold, when he puts them on, he sees the shadow move fall exactly where his teacher said it would.<ref>[[Fridge Brilliance]] - The shadow moved because he's wearing the glasses and believes the legend!</ref>