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They're fun gigs. I fly out, stay in a hotel on their dime, and inspire the next generation of creatives.

It's good for the soul, usually.

But last March, a trip to the University of Kansas left my soul feeling deeply troubled.

It was late when I landed, and a sophomore who worked at the student union gave me a ride from the airport.

Christine was quiet, and she didn't seem to be a horror fan,

just a young woman doing her job.

At least I thought so.

Until she took a detour and pulled over by a cemetery,

it was lit by moonlight and surrounded by a barbed wire fence to keep people out.

Or maybe to keep something terrible in. Yeah, my horror brain was kicking into gear.

I asked why we'd stopped. Christine told me this was Stull Cemetery, the most haunted place in all of Kansas.

She wanted me to check it out.

I told her, kindly, that I'd rather not go ghost hunting.

I was tired.

And in my line of work, if you've seen one haunted cemetery, you've kind of seen

them all.

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