Hello

Hey all, I'm Mary Grace. I grew up right here in Tuscaloosa and we have a few ghost stories. You are all probably familiar with Old Bryce, but there's another somewhat famous tale concerning a house near the Waysider called the Drish Home. It's actually featured in 13 Alabama Ghosts.

Because I'm lazy, I'll just link you all to the story -> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lelandva/drish.html

That's about all I know of local ghost lore.

Back in middle school, I was actually quite interested in the type of fantastic horror that we are covering. I read just about every book of ghost stories that I could get my hands on. This grew into a love of fantasy and SciFi in general. Of course, I love the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. Harry Potter is also one of my favorite series, though sometimes I feel as if that is terribly cliche. I've read several book by Holly Black, focused on Faeries, you know, the kind that steal your children, not the kind that take you to Never land. I am also a fan of Tamora Pierce. There are many more that I can't quite remember right now without going through my collection of books, which is currently at my parents' house.

I'll watch just about any kind of horror movie and oftentimes have trouble finding someone with whom to watch them. I love the thrill and the suspense. I am currently obsessed with the show Fringe, which is a wonderful cross between horror and SciFi. I was also quite in love with Lost, at least until the last season, which was a total cop out (I could rant about that for days).

I was raised by Trekkies (not Trekkers, let there be no confusion), so I know more about Star Trek than any person should unwillingly know.

About Clute, I think that the basic outline is pretty accurate, though I have encountered several stories (not just in Straub) that completely disregard the Aftermath phase. Sometimes this seems to make a horror story more...well, horrific. Without a conclusion, the horror is still present and capable of continuing the story. We see horror movies do this to an almost disgusting degree to set up for sequels.

I really look forward to this semester!