Lecture/presentation exploring the power and appeal of the haunted roadway and the underlying message these folk narratives convey to audiences.

1. SHADES OF
DEATH ROAD AND
THE "HAUNTED
ROADWAY"

2. WHY DO YOU THINK
SOME ROADS HAVE
GHOSTLY STORIES
ASSOCIATED WITH
THEM?

3. 2HAYNESVILLE WOODS (ROUTE 2A), ME
HAYNESVILLE WOODS
MAINE
3:23
ISOLATED, RURAL
SECTION OF ROAD IN
NORTHERN MAINE

4. 5:13
HOW IS THIS STORY DIFFERENT THAN
THE VANISHING HITCHHIKER LEGEND?

5. The PhantomHitchhiker GhostOf AYoung Girl HitByATruck
HAYNESVILLE WOODS
THE GHOST STORIES

6. 3:06
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO CLINTON ROAD?

7. 6CLINTON ROAD, NJ
CLINTON ROAD
NEW JERSEY
LITTLE TRAVELED ROADWAY
WHICH RUNS ~10 MILES THROUGH
WEST MILFORD, NEW JERSEY
CASTLE ONCE
EXISTED IN THE
WOODS

8. CLINTON ROAD
THE GHOST STORIES
GhostBoyandthe Bridge GhostVehicles
GhostGirl andthe Camaro
Ghostof ParkRangers

9. 8SHADES OF DEATH ROAD, NJ
SHADES OF DEATH ROAD
NEW JERSEY
TWO-LANE, ISOLATED
RURAL ROAD ~7 MILES LONG
IN WARREN COUNTY, NJ
ROAD’S NAME DEFINES
IT, AND THERE ARE
DIFFERENT ORIGIN
THEORIES TO EXPLAIN IT

10. SHADES OF DEATH ROAD
THE GHOST STORIES
GhostLake Ghosts of Young Boys KilledOnThe Road
Native AmericanSpiritGuide The Polaroids

11. 10THE “ALLURE” OF HAUNTED ROADWAYS
#1
#2
TALES OF HAUNTED ROADS
SERVE AS WARNINGS TO
TRAVELERS
TALES ACT AS TETHERS
AROUND WHICH A COMMUNITY
EXPRESSES A SHARED HISTORY
FOLKLORISTS ARGUE THE GHOST STORIES OF HAUNTED
ROADS ARE POPULAR BECAUSE...

12. DO YOU THINK
STORIES OF HAUNTED
ROADWAYS SERVE
ANY FUNCTION IN A
COMMUNITY?

13. NEXT CLASS:
CAMPUS GHOSTLORE
HOMEWORK: NONE