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.
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.
I really like the museum setting of this storybook, how it moved from exhibit to exhibit with each story. 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 public.
If there was one storybook that I was bound to like, it was this one. On Netflix Secrets of Great British Castles, Tales of Irish Castles, and Secrets of Underground London all reside in my watched list. And have been rewatched. This is content that I was bound to like, but it also seemed like it would fit right into Mysteries at the Museum (which it is my goal in life to be a curator featured on an episode, nerdy life goal). The delivery was interesting, because it came from a ghost's perspective, and who doesn't love a good haunting. Also I would suggest the Norman ghost tour to anyone who hasn't gone.
Overall, I like strange, creepy ideas. And those ideas resonate with me more than any design or delivery really could. And I will definitely be thinking about the ideas in these storybooks when I'm coming up with my own idea for this class.
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