Like his Greek predecessor, this phantom is an old man with unkempt hair, dirty clothes, and chains upon his arms and legs. He, too, comes in the dead of night, announced first by a clanking sound that grows increasingly loud. He appears to a calm, rational person, who discovers a chained skeleton in a secret chamber shown to her by the ghost. When the remains are buried, the ghost haunts Canterville Chase no more. Although the ghost-story genre reached its height in the late 1800s and early 1900s, ghost stories are not likely to disappear any time soon.
People also seem to like being scared for the catharsis of it.
You feel fear, then you feel better, and there's always an audience for a good story. The Center of Excellence for Soybean Research, Teaching, and Outreach builds on more than 20 years of nationally recognized research by SIUC agronomists in soybean breeding and production. The center's scientists will continue these efforts and will work to expand uses of soy products, a growing emphasis at SIUC in recent years. Faculty and students in agriculture, science, and medicine will be involved in collaborative projects. The center will emphasize transferring technology and information to producers and consumers.