Is ETSU the most haunted campus in the Southeast? “Sunset Scares,” a ghost storytelling walking tour sponsored by The Storytellers Collective at ETSU might lay this question to rest on Monday, Oct. 30, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The group will meet directly in front of Gilbreath Hall and traverse the most haunted parts of campus, while storytellers share the spooky happenings of ETSU.

Several student-tellers from The Storytellers Collective will lead the walking tour, each bringing their own unique perspective to the legends haunting ETSU.

“It shall be a time of spookiness, scares, so be prepared,” intoned Storytellers Collective member, Adam Keene.

The Storytellers Collective at ETSU is a club on campus dedicated to the art of storytelling. Consisting of both graduate and undergraduate members, the club’s meetings allow students to workshop, share and receive feedback for oral storytelling.

Out of 13 schools, CollegeRaptor ranks ETSU as the eighth most haunted in the United States. In addition, Next College Student Athlete, NCSA, calls ETSU the most haunted school in Tennessee.

With ghosts reported in buildings including Gilbreath, Burleson, Mathes, Rogers-Stout, Lucille-Clement, Campus Center Building, Nicks Hall, the Ada B. Earnest House and more, ETSU has no shortage of ghouls.

The Storytellers Collective hopes for the event to give students a chance to engage with the sometimes terrifying legends of ETSU.

“In all the years I’ve been teaching here at ETSU, and I came in the fall of 1999, I have never really heard anybody tell the … ghost stories. … As far as really having a ghostly tour, I’m excited. I can hardly wait,” said Dr. Delanna Reed, assistant professor of storytelling.

Photo of the ETSU ghost tour flyer. (Contributed/ETSU Storytelling)

The Storytellers Collective will also participate in a ghost storytelling event hosted by the Sherrod Library on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Borchuck Plaza. The event will feature snacks, candy, cocoa, stories from on-campus tellers and an open mic, where anyone can share any spooky story they choose.

For more information, contact ETSU Storytelling at storytel@mail.etsu.edu or follow them @etsustorytelling on Instagram.

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