Sunday, September 16, 2012

Sticks & Stones May Break Your Bones, but Charlie Will Kill You



The haunting season is upon us; yes you know the time of year when stores are stocking up on candy and dentists are eagerly awaiting all the cavities they’ll have to fill. Spider webs, though hated any other time of year, are being used as decoration on front hedges and windowsills. Yes, it’s the time of year of treats being the bargaining tool to save yourself from tricks and orange and black are the colors we dawn out of tradition. It’s a bittersweet time of year, but the time of year The Dent Schoolhouse prepares for.

The Dent Schoolhouse © Nicole Berger 2012

Located on Harrison Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dent has been an attraction for over two decades, but was an actual schoolhouse until it was closed in the 1950’s. Known for the story of its murderous janitor, Charlie. According to the tale, students taunted Charlie before they’d suddenly gone missing in 1942 and were never found until 1955 in Charlie’s basement dead.

Charlie the Janitor © Nicole Berger 2012

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