Research Paper On The Blue Lady
Allison Devcich
Matthew Fleming
English 201 C
6-March-2015
Feeling Blue You can frequently see a faint figure of her in the glare of the fish tank or feel her presence as you cuddle by the fire pits. She will warn you though, in a soft whisper, to not go near the edge of the cliffs. Spirits and ghosts continue today to be the epitome of many scary movies and urban legends. The ones that have real life encounters tend to make for the scariest stories. The Blue Lady is one of the best customer’s at the Moss Beach Distillery and the star in many stories from visitors of this restaurant. Her presence fills the restaurant daily resulting in creepy encounters with customers and employees. Although the blue lady is seen as an urban legend, …show more content…
The restaurant continues to spread the story and elaborate the truth by creating gimmicks to make it seem as though the blue lady is at the restaurant. There is a paragraph about her in every menu and a landmark sign in front of the restaurant that explains her story. They want to create an experience for customers just as any “themed” restaurant might create. When customers come to the restaurant they are not just coming for food and an amazing view, but they are also coming to see the blue lady. They are intrigued by her story and what the story does for them. Upon reading many yelp reviews, many people said they did not see the blue lady but were going to come back to the restaurant again to find …show more content…
People want to experience the supernatural and be thrilled by what it has to offer. Whether or not the blue lady is real, people still like the fear factor of a good ghost story. According to an article written by Allegra Ringo, in “The Atlantic”, Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?, One of the main hormones released during scary and thrilling activities is dopamine, and it turns out some individuals may get more of a kick from this dopamine response than others do. (Ringo, par. 3) Ringo also says that, “people also feel more confident after they have been in a scary situation.” (Ringo, par. 4) All of these are reasons why we suffocate our ability to think critically so we can experience, even if just for a short while, fear or the thrill from a
Matthew Fleming
English 201 C
6-March-2015
Feeling Blue You can frequently see a faint figure of her in the glare of the fish tank or feel her presence as you cuddle by the fire pits. She will warn you though, in a soft whisper, to not go near the edge of the cliffs. Spirits and ghosts continue today to be the epitome of many scary movies and urban legends. The ones that have real life encounters tend to make for the scariest stories. The Blue Lady is one of the best customer’s at the Moss Beach Distillery and the star in many stories from visitors of this restaurant. Her presence fills the restaurant daily resulting in creepy encounters with customers and employees. Although the blue lady is seen as an urban legend, …show more content…
The restaurant continues to spread the story and elaborate the truth by creating gimmicks to make it seem as though the blue lady is at the restaurant. There is a paragraph about her in every menu and a landmark sign in front of the restaurant that explains her story. They want to create an experience for customers just as any “themed” restaurant might create. When customers come to the restaurant they are not just coming for food and an amazing view, but they are also coming to see the blue lady. They are intrigued by her story and what the story does for them. Upon reading many yelp reviews, many people said they did not see the blue lady but were going to come back to the restaurant again to find …show more content…
People want to experience the supernatural and be thrilled by what it has to offer. Whether or not the blue lady is real, people still like the fear factor of a good ghost story. According to an article written by Allegra Ringo, in “The Atlantic”, Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear?, One of the main hormones released during scary and thrilling activities is dopamine, and it turns out some individuals may get more of a kick from this dopamine response than others do. (Ringo, par. 3) Ringo also says that, “people also feel more confident after they have been in a scary situation.” (Ringo, par. 4) All of these are reasons why we suffocate our ability to think critically so we can experience, even if just for a short while, fear or the thrill from a