Note: This blog entry originally ran in Tales from the Morgue Oct. 23, 2009. With the death of an outstanding athlete, a legend began over 80 years ago. The story starts with the obituary from the Oct ...

"The grey drizzle of horror," author William Styron memorably called depression. The mood disorder may descend seemingly out of the blue, or it may come on the heels of a defeat or personal loss, ...