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University of Reading’s Special Collections show their spooky side for Halloween

31st October 2018 News, Tay Noronha

The University of Reading‘s museums, collections and academic experts have been sharing their spooky treasures and tales for Halloween.

They’ve been taking part in the #HalloweenHumanities campaign on Twitter in the run-up to the Being Human festival, which will take place in late November.

Some of the posts feature gems from our collections, including this copy of The Were-Wolf by Clemence Houseman from 1896:

Beware the full moon! Published in 1896, The Were-Wolf is part of our Printing Collection. It was written by Clemence Houseman, suffragette & co-founder of the Suffrage Atelier. #Halloween #HalloweenEve #HalloweenHumanities pic.twitter.com/yxTOLpnnip

— University of Reading Special Collections (@UniRdg_SpecColl) October 30, 2018

Meanwhile, Thing from the Addams Family cropped up in the Art Collections:

Spotted in the Collections: Thing from the #AddamsFamily #Halloween #drawing #HalloweenHumanities @BeingHumanFest

‘Study of a Hand’ by Minnie Jane Hardman, c1883. © Intellectual Property Office, OWLS000124-26 pic.twitter.com/eW7Ln1sQty

— University of Reading Art Collections (@UniRdg_ArtCol) October 31, 2018

Dr Andrew Mangham (English Literature) and Dr Dan Renshaw (History) teamed up to record a podcast on ‘The Haunted Room’ and Gothic literature in the 19th century. Special Collections holds a beautiful 1894 edition of ‘The Haunted Room’, written by Charlotte Maria Tucker, who went by the pen name of A Lady of England:

For #HalloweenHumanities, Dr Dan Renshaw (@drenshaw22) teamed up with Dr Andrew Mangham (@Mangham) and @UniRdg_SpecColl and @UniRdg_MusStudy to talk about The Haunted Room and Gothic Literature in the 19th Century. @BeingHumanFest @UniRdg_HCIC https://t.co/jPNyqC9nUx

— History at Reading (@UniRdg_History) October 31, 2018

And Dr Krissie West from English Literature discussed witch trials, Halloween and Donald Trump’s witch hunt obsession.

Witch trials, #Halloween, and @realDonaldTrump‘s witch hunt obsession with @krisreadsbooks from @UniRdg_EngLit. Read more about #witches in Dr West’s @ConversationUK article: https://t.co/tn794MS9qj pic.twitter.com/aKcwVuvbKl

— Uni of Un-deading (@UniofReading) October 31, 2018

Take a look at the full round-up of posts here – if you dare…