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| "I really must insist on your oiling those chains..." (from the book on Gutenberg) |
Note: A "modern" American family deals with a ghost in the house; the ghost loses, but "wins" in the end.
Get Ready: How would you deal with a ghost in the house?
Showing posts with label Ghosts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ghosts. Show all posts
December 30, 2022
#08-271: The Canterville Ghost
April 22, 2022
#08-205: The Mujina
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| The mujina, also called the noppera-bÅ (Wikipedia) |
Note: The Japanese have a rich folklore of supernatural beings and other creepy apparitions. This one is one of my favorites.
Get Ready: What's the creepiest story you know? (Creepy, not bloody!)
August 30, 2021
#08-128: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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| Ichabod races against the Headless Horseman (Wikipedia) |
Note: Schoolmaster Ichabod Crane is in love with the wealthy Katrina Van Tassel, but bully Brom Bones has other plans for him--which involve a Headless Horseman!
Get Ready: On a moonless night, when you're on your own in a dark forest, are you just a little more likely to believe in ghosts?
April 15, 2021
#08-071: La Belle Dame sans Merci
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| La Belle Dame sans Merci (Wikipedia) |
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Note: Read about John Keat's ghostly poem of a knight's love for a "faery's child," and the dire results it brought him.
Get Ready: Would you be willing to die for some "peak experience," whether romantic or otherwise?
April 01, 2021
#08-066: The Highwayman: A Ghost Story
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| Legendary film star Tom Mix as legendary highwayman Dick Turpin (Wikipedia) |
Note: Every culture has ghost stories, and many of them cluster around the theme of love. In 1906, the English poet Alfred Noyes published "The Highwayman," an excellent example of the genre.
Get Ready: Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
May 29, 2017
#05-048: Halloween
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| Halloween decorations (Wikipedia) |
Note: Halloween has its roots in one of the dates on the Great Wheel of the Year, between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice--the beginning of the Season of the Dead.
Get Ready: Do you celebrate Halloween? If so, what do you do?
February 27, 2017
#05-010: Other Buddhist Holidays
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| Mulian and his mother (Wikipedia) |
Note: Buddhist across many cultures celebrate a holiday in remembrance of their ancestors, sometimes called the "Hungry Ghost Festival." There are many, many other observances, too.
Get Ready: Do you do anything formal to remember your ancestors? Perhaps commemorate their birthdays or dates of death?
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