Name: The haunting truth of ghost stories
Uploaded: 2021-10-29T20:04:48Z
Duration: 11 min 42 s
Description: Ghost stories reveal much more than the ghouls and spirits that haunt them. Settle in for a spooky delight as theater educator Coya Paz Brownrigg lays out three types of bone-chilling tales and exhumes the grave truths they hold about longing, meaning and the cultural value of eerie encounters.

Coya Paz Brownrigg: The haunting truth of ghost stories

The haunting truth of ghost stories

Ghost stories reveal much more than the ghouls and spirits that haunt them. Settle in for a spooky delight as theater educator Coya Paz Brownrigg lays out three types of bone-chilling tales and exhumes the grave truths they hold about longing, meaning and the cultural value of eerie encounters.

Ghost stories do more than scare us; they act as cultural archives, preserving histories that official records may erase. Tales of haunted places in Chicago have led to the rediscovery of sites with as many as 38,000 unmarked graves. These stories ask us to consider who we remember, what we long for, and how we process loss. Beneath their chills, ghost stories connect people across generations, bridging the gap between past injustices and present emotions.