Handouts and Online Texts for

ENGL 1666: Tales of Terror

University of Minnesota Duluth, Fall 2006
Dr. Sigler

"If there's monsters moving in next door, Danny, you just ignore them.
The more you believe in them, the more they'll try to get you."

An online Glossary of Gothic Literary Terms (from Georgia Southern University)
Key Questions for Tales of Terror
Reading and discussion questions for Fear in the Dark: A History of Horror
Discussion questions for Edgar Allen Poe
Reading and discussion questions for for Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and discussion questions
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and discussion questions
Viewing/Notetaking Guide for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
The script for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (useful for studying and quoting)
A study guide for Midterm One (10/3/06)
Exam and Essay Grading Key
Reading and discussion questions for Henry James' The Turn of Screw
Mary Elizabeth Braddon's "The Shadow in the Corner"
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" (pdf)
Reading and discussion questions for Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper"
Reading and discussion questions for Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House
Reading and discussion questions for Stephen King's The Shining
Viewing/Notetaking Guide for M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense
The script for M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense (useful for studying and quoting)
A study guide for Midterm Two (10/31/06)
Discussion questions for Bram Stoker's Dracula
Group presentation instructions and topics
Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, "Luella Miller" from The Wind in the Rose Bush and reading questions.
E.F. Benson's "Mrs. Amworth"
Viewing/Notetaking Guide for Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark
The script for Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (useful for studying or quoting)
Take-home essay topics for the final exam (due 4:00 p.m. Tuesday 12/19)
Study guide for the in-class portion of the final exam (Tuesday 12/19 4:00-5:55 pm)
Download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read "pdf" format files (some online texts will be in this format