Laughing in the Shadow: The Role of Humor in Ghost Story Telling.
The ghost story concert is a popular modern form of presenting ghost stories to ticket buying audiences and is one of the last stomping grounds of the oral tradition. Attendees come to be scared but not terrified. Tellers employ humor to release tension during the tale. When does humor release tensi...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2006
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| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2201 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3565&context=etd |