18 min

Halloween Horror: Karen Winstead and Rebecca Turkewitz Ohio State English: The Podcast

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In honor of Halloween, Haley Cowans talks with English professor Karen Winstead and MFA student Rebecca Turkewitz about a genre the three of them enjoy: horror. Why do scary stories fascinate us? What can horror tell us about our own society, or our own humanity? What role does horror play in literature? Who are the real monsters, and what really scares us?

In honor of Halloween, Haley Cowans talks with English professor Karen Winstead and MFA student Rebecca Turkewitz about a genre the three of them enjoy: horror. Why do scary stories fascinate us? What can horror tell us about our own society, or our own humanity? What role does horror play in literature? Who are the real monsters, and what really scares us?

18 min