Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 Summary and Analysis

"Wesleyan"

In this chapter, the author describes her deepening interest in both theatre and occultism which flourished during her time at Wesleyan College in Georgia. She narrates an encounter with what she portrays as an angry female spirit haunting the theatre where she (the author) participated in plays, and also describes several other occasions (including an encounter with a Ouija Board) which, she contends, were manifestations of her growing connection with the spirit world.

"Chapel Hill"

This chapter contains the author's narrations of her experiences early in her enrolment at the Chapel Hill campus of the University of North Carolina, where she went after leaving Wesleyan. She describes how she became connected with what she portrays as a friendly spirit haunting the theatre who she names "Professor Koch." She also describes the several young men with whom she became...