UH Manoa’s Haunted Libraries
UH Manoa’s Haunted Libraries
The University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus might seem like a typical academic setting, but its libraries harbor a chilling secret. Among the bookshelves and study nooks, an unsettling presence lingers—eerie visitors who refuses to leave.
Haunted Hamilton Library
In the Hamilton Library, strange occurrences began after a student was attacked in the stacks. A security guard, towering over six feet and unafraid of anything, was the first to express that something amiss. On his very first night patrolling the basement, he emerged pale and shaken, refusing to return. He described a sinister force that seemed to wrap around him, something profoundly evil. Later, one of the librarians had another encounter.
He had to go down to the basement to return something. He said that all of a sudden, it felt like a deep freeze. It was eerie. The man started walking toward the door and heard the unmistakable sound of bare feet slapping against the floor. The faster he walked, the closer the footsteps seemed to get. He kept telling himself that he doesn’t believe in ghosts but he fled the basement in terror and refused to go back.
Spooky Sinclair Library
Over at Sinclair Library, the unsettling experiences continued. One night, a female student came rushing out of the basement restroom, her face pale with fear. She described hearing footsteps approach her stall, only to discover that no one was there. When she exited the stall, the restroom was empty. When she shared what happened to the librarian and some other students, they went down to investigate, posting a guard at the door. Finding nothing and no one in the restroom, the group turned to leave. Suddenly, the door to one of the stalls SLAMMED shut! This was followed by paper towels inexplicably leaping out of their dispenser. The group of students and staff who had come to investigate bolted for the door, nearly trampling the guard stationed outside.
And in the basement’s audiovisual room, VCRs blinked on and off mysteriously in the dark, as if controlled by unseen hands. Despite thorough checks by an electrician, the cause of these disturbances remained unexplained. The libraries of Manoa are more than just places of study—they are haunted by something beyond our understanding, something that leaves those who encounter it forever changed. But don’t take my word for it... just ask anyone who’s ever had to study in those libraries. Chances are, you’ll come across more than a few who’ve had their own experiences.
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