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Listener Tales 114: Back to School Tales
Back to School Tales featuring spooky and strange experiences from haunted schools and college houses, shared by listeners Shelby, Anonymous, Emma, and others.
Listen on the show ↗Key takeaways
- 👻Haunted schools often have tragic histories that fuel ghost stories, like Shelby's Tennessee school with multiple student deaths.5:00
- 🏀Unexplained movements of objects, such as a basketball moving on its own, heighten the eerie atmosphere in haunted places.14:00
- 🤝Sharing spooky stories creates community and helps listeners cope with fear and anxiety, turning scary tales into shared experiences.21:00
- 🪓An old man with an axe chased friends out of a haunted school, showing that human threats can be as scary as supernatural ones.26:00
- 🎭Emma's school for the deaf and blind has documented ghost stories including playful spirits like the 'boy in blue' and tragic ones like soldier Billy X.31:00
- 💡Renovations in old buildings often stir up spirits and increase paranormal activity, as seen in Emma's school and Shelby's stories.32:00
Chapters
- 0:00🏥 Introduction and Back to School Theme
- 5:00🏫 Shelby's Haunted Tennessee School
- 19:00🪓 Old Man with Axe at Haunted School
- 29:00🎃 Halloween Listener Tales Callout
- 31:00👂👁️ Ghosts at School for Deaf and Blind
- 42:00🏠 Haunted College House Stories
- 56:00📝 Reflections and Closing Remarks
The digest
The season of back to school brings more than just new backpacks and sharpened pencils—it also ushers in eerie tales from listeners who share their spine-chilling experiences in haunted schools and creepy college houses. From Shelby’s haunted Tennessee school to Emma’s ghostly encounters at a school for the deaf and blind, these stories reveal how the past lingers in unexpected ways.
Haunted Memories of a Small Tennessee School
Shelby, a listener from rural Tennessee, recounts her experiences at a small private school surrounded by cotton fields and darkness. With a graduating class of only 46 students, the school was massive and old, built in 1912 with hardwood floors, 20-foot ceilings, and separate entrances for boys and girls etched in stone. Despite its charm, the school had a dark history: seven student deaths over 20 years from accidents and illness, and rumors of inappropriate staff behavior.
One vivid memory takes place in the gym’s theater prop closet, where Shelby heard muffled voices and found a stuffed bear emitting sounds, crushed by a Greek bust—though no one else was around. Another unsettling moment occurred when she left a basketball on a bench, only to find it mysteriously moved to the center of the court upon her return. The school’s restrooms and locker rooms were also notorious for their oppressive, haunted atmosphere, causing Shelby to avoid them altogether.
The school was torn down in 2008 amid shady dealings, leaving Shelby with recurring dreams of the building and a deep sense of loss. She hopes to one day write a detailed tour of every room, preserving the memories of a place that shaped her childhood.
Keep reading in The Digest
The full 4-minute article, 6 more sections, and every new episode from Morbid and the creators you follow.
- An Axe-Wielding Old Man at a Haunted School
- Ghostly Encounters at a School for the Deaf and Blind
- The Condom-Stained Haunted College House
- Reflections on Fear, Friendship, and the Paranormal
- Looking Ahead: Halloween Listener Tales
- Conclusion
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