School Spirits: The National Directory of Haunted Schools, Academies, Colleges, Libraries, and other places of Higher Learning.

by Matthew Cole

Why is it that schools and colleges seem to attract spirits, often in the form of deceased teachers, maintenance workers and even former students? No one knows for certain the answer to this question, yet almost everyone knows at least one school that is haunted. From the early days of the colonists to the present day, spirits have been reported in a variety of locations ranging from the deepest of dank, dark caves to the White House and everyplace in between. And schools and colleges have more than their fair share of restless spirits. In this book you can see the inspiration behind some of today’s most treasured horror stories: The Haunting of Hill House, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shawshank Redemption, and Sometimes They Come Back and The Exorcist.

429 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 3, 2013