ENG 4934 Spring 2023 Pascoe

This course will explore how writers have evoked terror and anxiety through literary depictions of haunted houses. Students will read a selection of brilliant novels that use the trope of the haunted house to grapple with fear of the unknown, and to comment on race, gender, and sexuality. Coursework includes Canvas discussion posts, a midterm exam, short papers, and a longer final essay.

This course fulfills the LMC Capstone requirement and also counts as a Genre course.