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Tales of mystery and terror

Assistant Professor of English Melissa Jenkins (’01) is studying classic works of literature with her writing seminar students this fall to determine why we enjoy being scared.


Ghost stories with a twist

The ghosts in Associate Professor of English John McNally’s book, “Ghosts of Chicago,” aren’t haunted by spirits, but instead “by deaths, by failed marriages, by lies they’ve told, by crimes committed.”


Financial nightmare?

Like those creatures in horror films that rise from the dead, zombie stocks — shares of bankrupt companies that failed during the financial crisis — are still on the march.