By Christiane Elin
Syfy introduces a new paranormal show,
School Spirits, from the executive producers of
Celebrity Ghost Stories with
Survivor's executive producer, Mark Burnett. The six-episode series focuses on ghost stories from schools and universities. This season the show visits the University of Michigan; SUNY Geneseo in upstate New York; Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA; Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, VA; Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA; and Eastern Kentucky University.
SciFi Vision had the chance to speak with
School Spirits executive producers Seth Jarrett & Julie Isogna Jarrett via press conference call.
School Spirits relies heavily on first person accounts. The producers found it important to find the best voices for the show. Alumni, faculty, and historians help to substantiate the ghost stories. Executive Producer, Seth Jarrett said, "Some of the voices of the show are people who don't actually want to be found. They're the people who have had, really scary, in some cases life-changing experiences."
The stories featured on
School Spirits have a commonality between many of the haunting experiences. Executive Producer, Seth Jarrett comments that, "All of the experiences seem to be connected to some type of tragedy that took place, to people who passed on earlier than they should or in a certain unexpected or violent way."
Tune into
School Spirits starting on Wednesday, June 20th on Syfy to see if more goes on at school than just studying.