My top three storybooks from previous semesters all have something in common- other than the fact that they relate to this class. That is, they all seem like something that would be featured on The "History" Channel (not that they feature that content regularly) or the Travel Channel. Yes, these are the my most watched tv channels, excluding Food Network. I told you I was actually a grandma.
Bab's Urban Myths
This concept really drew me in. I really like that they rewrote urban legends and updated them in the context of one central character, who has really bad luck. And who didn't summon Bloody Mary in the bathroom of the Catholic elementary school, am I right? No? Just me? Okay. This content drew me into my strange obsessions as a child. You know the ones that made you read Goosebumps and watch Ghosthunters? The content seems like something I would like to explore- the urban legends and myths that surround us every day. Like Bigfoot, Nessie, Slenderman, or Cropsy (also that one is especially creepy). Maybe I just like the Creepypasta vibes.
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While this seemed more natural history, I also got some Black Museum vibes- I highly recommend that episode of Black Mirror. Now, just from a purely personal standpoint, I love museums. I have been in a vast amount and variety, but there is also something just plain creepy about an empty museum, about the storage shelves in the back rooms that house collections, about all the things that are kept but not shown to the public. Now, I know the reasons behind a lot of those choices, the fragility of the item, how it works with the overall theme of a gallery, but there is something creepy about the dark corridors of shelves filled with items that will never be seen by the