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"The University of Hertfordshire’s MA Folklore Studies explores legend, ritual, belief and tradition in British society, providing students with a thorough grounding in the history of the discipline of Folklore Studies and examining current work in the field."...

I am such a lurker on these boards but must chip in here as my dissertation for my MA in Folklore Studies was about the folkoristics of True Crime. I latched onto this quote from Ann Rule - where she described True Crime stories as "really rude fairytales." I was looking at the building blocks...

Breaking my... oooo... twenty-ish year silence on the forum as I finally have something to say! Liza Frank of the Everyday Lore project* is currently researching fear of the dark - if anyone is interested you can learn more and complete her research survey here...