Explore why people across different times and places have enjoyed spooky stories. Consider the value, if any, we can assign to tales of horror and the supernatural. Investigate how ghost stories and monster movies differ across nations and cultures. Let questions like these guide your global study of gothic, horror, and supernatural texts, selected from a wide array of media, including literature, cinema, television, comic books, and video games. Discuss topics such as visual culture and the sublime, Freud’s notion of the uncanny, Jungian archetypes, gender identity, conceptions of ritual and myth, the modern and postmodern, subcultures, folklore, religion, and secularization. NOTE: Credit cannot be counted for both CCS 3065 and MAAC 3065.