School Spirits

                 With all the different ghost related things I read and watch, it probably seems strange that I would get excited about one particular show from only the commercials.  This is what happened with School Spirits.  It is a show about real life ghost experiences that happened on college campuses.  The reason this intrigued me so is because it reminds me of a college experience of my own.  No, I did not see a ghost (although there were buildings on campus that were apparently haunted).  Instead what happened had to do with a similar show I was watching alone one night.  Usually I am not jumpy, but for some reason that night watching hauntings on campuses put me a little on edge.  There were small noises that eventually brought me to call out to my roommate to see if he was home.  He was not.  Clearly I got through the night okay, but ever since I have been fascinated with what I call “My Haunted Shows.”

                The way this show is set up, based upon the episodes I have seen so far, is there is one story per episode.  The hour is split between a reenactment of the event and the real life witnesses relating what they experienced.  Smoothly the episode moves back and forth between the two elements, making it feel as though the actors are really the witnesses, and vice versa.  It is kind of interesting how this works out, especially since the audience knows these are two separate groups of people.  The success of this may happen because the stories on both sides are very detailed and linear as it would have been in real life.  This helps everything be presented in a more realistic and believable manner.

                I have to say I am very happy I have not gone through what these people have.  Everything that happened seems to still be affecting the witnesses years later.  These are incredible events, so I imagine they would stay with a person for the rest of his or her life.  As for me, there are more episodes to come and I am interested to see what else is out there.