Project: Topic Brainstorm

One interesting topic I would I like to work on is OU ghost stories. I've always been a fan of scary movies, stories, etc which makes this an easy topic of interest to me. Before stumbling upon this, I did not know much about ghosts on campus. I did know that OU does provide ghost tours every now and then, but I've never been on one or heard any stories myself. After researching more on this, I would like to get a better grasp of what OU has to offer in terms of ghosts. I would like to tell stories in the viewpoint of the victim and their encounters with ghosts on campus. This will give the reader a feeling of actually being there themselves and adds to the dark and mysterious vibe. After googling some more about this, I found a link to a haunted hall located on campus that has supernatural activity.

A second topic that caught my eye was a one about the devil and his trickery. I'm a catholic individual, so the devil does appear to be relevant to me. In these stories he doesn't appear as a demonic being that everyone portrays him to be in movies and such, but instead a trickster and some of the stories even have him being tricked. My only background knowledge of the devil is through bible classes and church, other than that I've had no previous knowledge of him through folktales and myths. After finding this topic, I want to learn more about the different views on the devil and how other people than the church portray such a character. I'm not sure exactly what kind of stories I want to tell yet, but they will involve a component of intimidation and a frightening element. They will of course include trickery and maybe my own spin on the devil being tricked himself. This is a link that I found that includes a wide array of devil stories.

A third topic that sparked some interest was that of Dante's Inferno. This is something that, in the past, I read about through research just because I fascinated me. I played a game that was based on this book called "Devil May Cry" and Dante was one the characters, so I began to research more and more about this person. Although I do have a lot of prior knowledge to Dante's Inferno, there is still a lot of details that I do not know and through this project I would like to dive deeper into this book. Dante's Inferno is already a great book that features many characters and challenges, but I would like to put a spin or twist on the story. Possible change Dante into a character such as myself or even modernize the story altogether and bring in more relevant people in our day and age. Wikipedia is a great place to get a lot information about Dante's Inferno.

The final topic that I considered looking into was Alice in Wonderland. I have a girlfriend that loves Alice in Wonderland, especially the books. This somewhat rubbed off on me too. I have not read any of the book, but I have seen both movies so I do know the story of Alice. However, there is a lot that I do not know because the movie does leave out many details from the book. I would like to learn more about how Alice and Wonderland came to be from the authors point of view and more of the deeper meaning into Alice in Wonderland. Although it's already a great book with an amazing story line, I would like to retell it in a different setting other than Wonderland. As of right now, I do not have any place or setting in particular. Wikipedia has a lot of great information on Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass.

(Story Telling, Source: KISBD)