Class One: People, Place, and Plot in Spooky Tales

Class One Powerpoint

Exercise: People, Place, and Plot in Spooky Tales

Reading: The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

Reading: MS. Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe

Class Two: Spooky Settings

Class Two Powerpoint

Reading: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Class Three: Suspense and Fear

Class Three Powerpoint

Exercise: Using Personal Emotions in Our Writing (Fear)

Exercise: Psycho (Suspense Exercise)

Reading: The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs

Class Four: The Obsessed Protagonist and the Ruthless Foe

Class Four Powerpoint

Handout: Tips on Villains

Exercise: What’s in Frankenstein’s Refrigerator?

Exercise: The Interior Landscape of Vision and Obsession

Reading: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

Class Five: Dreams and Nightmares

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