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For kids, Halloween is all about the candy. Picking costumes ... is just a diversion from the real focus — coming home with a big bag or bucket full of enough delicious treats to last you till New Year’s.

But there comes a time when we all outgrow trick or treating, and we must find other ways to make Oct. 31 special.”

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The Haunting

By Arlene Bachanov The Daily Telegram

ADRIAN — Going into his 16th year of operating The Haunting with his wife, Lori, Stuart MacDonald knows one thing about himself and his cast of ghoulish characters.

“We’re ready to have a good time,” he said.

“We’re ready to have a good show.”

People who visit The Haunting at its location at the Lenawee County Fair and Event Grounds in Adrian year after year get a new experience every time, and this year will be no different. This time around, visitors enter the Insanatorium, an insane asylum where the inmates are mingled with — and preyed upon by — zombies.

Technology — and a fair MacDONALD dose of magic — come into play throughout the show.

Some characters are camouflaged so well that “you can be looking right at them and not see them, and then they move,” said MacDonald.

And thanks to 3-D technology, “the walls literally come alive and the floor appears bottomless.

It looks like you’re walking through streaks of paint. It’s really neat.”

Plus, this year’s visitors will have a striking new experience: being transported, without going anywhere, to a different spot in the house.

“The room (you’re in) actually vanishes. It’s pretty cool,” he said.

And for those who don’t like scary things and aren’t into the whole haunted-house idea, The Haunting has a brand-new attraction called The Paranormal Magic Experience. In the show, for which visitors purchase a separate ticket, MacDonald will bring his expertise as a magician into play with demonstrations of what he called “spooky magic,” including reading minds, predicting the future and moving objects solely with his mind.

The show’s actors are generally high schoolage students, although some of the actors and technical staff have been with The Haunting for many years. In all, about 40 people are part of the show each year. And the teens who are involved learn much more from working there than simply the fine art of scaring people.

“It’s not, ‘Oh, it’s just a haunted house,’” MacDonald said. “We teach them much more than that,” including leadership and responsibility.

In the early years, the cast was largely made

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Adrian’s The Haunting has tradition of scares. up of students who were involved in theater, but that’s changed.

“Now it’s kids who can’t get enough of Halloween,” MacDonald said. “It’s their favorite holiday. It’s Christmas to them.”

The Haunting is not recommended for children younger than 8, but even children older than that can get too scared to take the tour.

When that happens, parents are asked to not take their children through. But if a child is in the haunted house and is obviously afraid, the actors tone the show down.

“We’re very mindful of young children,” said MacDonald. “Halloween is supposed to be fun.

It’s not supposed to be terrifying.”

Keeping the experience fresh every year has become more and more of a challenge over time. With so many ways to see graphic, scary material these days, “people tend to think, been there, done that,” said MacDonald. “They get jaded. So you have to come at them with a totally different perspective. You have to get them on the off beat, when they think they’re comfortable.”

And when that happens, he said, “they drop their guard and become like a little kid again.”

For more information, visit the website www.myhaunting.com or call (517) 264-1941. O

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Dimensions of Darkness

High-energy haunted house aims to scare more than just the daylights out of you.

By Mighty Wyte TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

First things first: guys, don’t take a date to the Dimensions of Darkness (DOD) at the Parkway Plaza in Maumee.

“We’ve actually had two people crap themselves this year,” said DOD co-owner/operator Matt Thierry. “The actors get a bonus for making that happen. The problem became we couldn’t determine which actor made it happen, so we’re just going to have a party at the end of the season.”

For its first year as a local haunt, Dimensions of Darkness is belligerently entertaining, well-crafted and clearly geared for the more hardcore fright fan. According to Thierry, “About 10 percent of the people come right back out. Sometimes I feel bad but people don’t believe us when we say it’s scary.”

The show is on as soon as the front door is slammed shut.

“I enjoy working the door,” said co-owner/ operator Tim Farnham. “I love people’s reactions, it’s instant high-energy.”

It’s apparent from the start that the production value is relatively high and the actors sub-

merse themselves in character.

Dimensions of Darkness boasts energetic, involved and convincing cast members.

If you’re one with personal space issues, you might want to wait outside and hope your friends make it out. Part of what makes the DOD so intense is the proximity to the zombies, demons and general-purpose freaks.

“We really push the personal space bubble here” Thierry said.

For that reason, DOD makes sure to space out “victims” and ensure they’re not pushed through like cattle.

“We will let six people in at a time,” Thierry said, “but if there are two together, we’ll send in those two.”

Farnham and Theirry said this attraction is “not about the money, it’s about he experience.”

“I’ve wanted to do this for 20 years,” Theirry said. “This is my ‘red convertible’.”

Farnham, Thierry and two other friends who operate the haunt gutted the storefront and built what is there now in less than six months. The roughly 4,000-square-foot maze of madness is certainly something to experience.

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Haunted Hydro Fremont house offers vampire and werewolf night.

By Mighty Wyte TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAR STAFF WRITER star@toledofreepress.com

Twenty-one years in business is impressive for a seasonal business that was built to haunt and horrify its clientele.

Bob Turner (aka Crazy Bob) and his wife Beth (aka Vanna Fright) own and operate the Haunted Hydro in Fremont. “We’ve been running the Hydro for 21 years because of the passion we have for the art of entertainment,” Beth said.

Entertaining and satisfyingly scary, the Haunted Hydro has attractions well-suited for the hardcore fright fan and the average family.

“The attractions change every year. We update the themes and give them a fresh look.

About 70 percent of the rooms in the Hydro are redesigned every year,” Beth said.

The “Evil Inferno,” this year’s theme for the Hydro, is dark, dingy and ingeniously lit; there is enough light to walk, but not enough to always see who — or what — is in the darkness waiting for you. Cast members in the Hydro sport Hollywood-worthy makeup and are masterful at

misdirection. Just because you watched the last “monster” reposition, doesn’t mean there isn’t another fanged clown waiting for you nearby.

The Haunted Hydro also features a second outdoor attraction, the “Lair of Scare.” While most walk-throughs are less intimidating because of their openness, that’s not the case with this fear factory. The Lair makes expert use of trick doors, dense fog and chainsaws.

If you’re not a fan of voluntary fright, you can also play “Zombie Paintball,” “Hit The Haunted Hooptie” or have your tarot cards read.

“People visit haunted houses to escape reality,” Beth said. “This allows them to experience a human 3-D interactive entertainment experience where they can feel many different emotions including fear, apprehension and laughter in a totally safe environment. We have a special vampire and werewolf event on Halloween night. All of our actors are encouraged to dress as vampires or werewolves and we have a special fire presentation that night called the ‘Flame Effect’.”

For dates, hours of operation and ticket information, visit thehauntedhydro.com. O

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‘Walking Dead’ swarms comic shops, TV sets

By Jim Beard Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Though AMC is set to unleash “The Walking Dead” on unsuspecting viewers this Oct. 31, the concept is celebrating seven years as a comic book success story. Local comic shops are gearing up for what most likely will be a new wave of zombie interest, spurred on by the new TV program and fed by the more than two dozen collections of the comic in print.

“I would have to say it’s the best damn comic currently out there,” said Jim Collins of JC’s Comic Stop.

“I feel it’s unlike any zombie comic that’s been produced before.”

Paul Shiple of The Game Room concurs, noting the title “has proven itself to be one of, if not the, most consistently ambitious series of the last five years.

[Writer] Robert Kirkman has taken many of the most worn tropes in horror fiction and pushed the boundaries to such a degree where the narrative seems almost completely new.”

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“Kirkman has done a great job of not only creating a convincing post-apocalyptic landscape, but also of introducing us to a series of characters with whom we can’t help but become emotionally engaged. His masterful juggling of domestic

drama and stark horror is perfectly balanced and his adherence to the rule ‘No One Is Safe’ creates moments of such jarring violence and death that can cut you to the core.”

“True, you have the zombies to worry about, but you know what you’re up against with them,” Collins said. “The ‘normal folks’ you run across ... you know nothing about. They can be a thousand times more dangerous, since they have their own agendas.”

The upcoming TV production also has our local comic vendors charged with interest.

“The writers and directors handling the first season of the series have contributed to some of the smartest and most sophisticated television of the last decade,” Shiple said.

“Their combined resume includes work on ‘The X-Files,’ ‘Dexter,’ ‘The Shield,’ ‘The Wire,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘24.’ Personally, I can’t imagine that the show will be anything but excellent.”

While Katschke feels the comics’ “openended episodic nature and soap-opera narrative easily lends itself to television and the zombie hook makes it irresistible to those of us with a penchant for horror,” it’s Collins who boils it down to basics. “It looks like they got it right,” he said. “So bring out your dead; I got my popcorn and I’m ready.” O

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“Rocky Horror Picture Show” enthusiast Crystal Howard said she was hooked after first seeing the film at the age of 14.

“You can go anywhere in the world, and when it comes to Halloween time, you can find a Rocky Horror cast. It’s the one time of year when freaks are allowed to be themselves,” Howard said.

Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd., will host a science fiction double feature of “Repo! The Genetic Opera” at 9:30 p.m. and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at midnight Oct. 30. Both films will be shown with a shadow cast.

In Adrian, the Croswell Opera House, located at 129 E. Maumee St., will offer a live stage version of “Rocky Horror” on Oct. 29, 30 and 31.

Howard, cast manager for the Collingwood Arts Center show, described the “Rocky Horror” experience as “unlike any other.”

“You could sit at home and watch the movie, and that’s wonderful, we highly encourage it.

These are low-budget movies we encourage people to watch. You’ve not actually seen it until you’ve experienced it in the theater with the shadow cast — where you’re watching the movie and the shadow cast at the same time. It is an experience unlike any other.”

The shadow cast acts out the movie in front of the screen as it is playing. Actors dress as characters from the movie and typically do not speak the lines. “Repo! The Genetic Opera” has a cast of 43 and “Rocky Horror” has a cast of 25.

“With shadow casting, your voice is not heard. It gives our actors the opportunity to feel more comfortable. It’s a great introduction to being onstage,” Howard said. “A lot of people who join are brand-new at acting.

Most of these people have never been on the stage prior to this, and will probably never be onstage after this.”

“Rocky Horror” is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Although it first opened in the U.S. at the former United Artists Theatre in Los Angeles in September 1975, its cult following began after its midnight showing at the Waverly Theatre in New York in April 1976.

“It’s a Halloween tradition. ‘Rocky’ has been a Halloween staple since 1976. It goes with Halloween like Dracula and witches,” Howard said.

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continues to evolve, as audience members call out responses to certain parts of the movie and make up new comments.

“The audience is what makes both of these movies what they are today. Without the audience, nobody would know them. It’s what is keeping the tradition alive,” Howard said.

Dressing up as characters from “Rocky Horror” or in Halloween costumes is another longstanding tradition that fans have kept alive.

“It’s a big costume party. You don’t have to dress up to get in, but we’re not going to stop you,” Howard said. “We’ve had people come in dressed as characters from the movie.

It’s amazing to watch the people coming in and to see the detail that they go through in order to make their costume.

As exact to the character as they possibly can — from the rings on their fingers to how many buttons on the front of their suit.”

“Repo! The Genetic Opera” was released in November 2008.” Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, the film is about an organ-financing program similar to a car loan, but with a deadly repossession clause. “‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ is very new, it is going to be 2 years old in its current form next month. It’s had the exact same start that ‘Rocky’ did. Low-budget, nobody wanted it, it was a black sheep. The directors and producers of both movies did everything they could do to get a showing,” Howard said.

Doors for “Repo! The Genetic Opera” open at 8 p.m. and the pre-show begins at 9 p.m. The ticket window will be closed from 9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m., when it will reopen for sale of “Rocky Horror” tickets. Tickets are $10 per show, and both can be purchased at once.

According to Howard, the pre-show gets the audience ready to participate in the movie.

“It’s a bunch of skits — Anything that ranges from musical numbers to games that we play where we give away prizes. We’ll have a fire eater for the Rocky pre-show as well.”

Jere Righter, artistic director for the Croswell, said Equity actor Eric Parker, who plays Riff Raff, also directs the production.

“The show is very bizarre and strange, and he totally showcases the rock music aspect,” Righter said. “He has a fabulous voice and makes it really fun.”

Righter said that at 9 p.m. Oct. 28, the Croswell will try to break the Guinness World record for “Most people doing the ‘Time Warp’.” For information, call (517) 264-7469 or visit the website www.croswell.org. O

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TCA hosts Halloween Spooktacular The Tecumseh Center for the Arts (TCA) will host its second Halloween Spooktacular featuring a magic and illusion show Oct. 29.

The family-friendly event will feature magician and illusionist Alan Kazam. Kazam will perform a number of magic tricks including sawing Tecumseh Mayor Harvey Schmidt in half.

The Spooktacular will also feature costume contests for both kids and adults.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. at TCA, 400 N. Maumee St. Tickets for the evening are $5 and can be purchased at the TCA box office, by phone (517) 423-6617 or at www.thetca.org. O — Kristen Rapin

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Wicked Tango Weekend at Paulette’s Studio of Dance Paulette’s Studio of Dance is offering a weekend of “Wicked Tango” events.

O On Oct. 29, experience Argentine Tango and Salsa dancing at Paulette’s Studio of Dance, 4853 Monroe St. From 7 to 8 p.m., the lesson will be taught by Luiza Paes from Buenos Aires.

Tango Dance/Milonga will take place from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. All levels, no partner required.

Admission for evening: $12 per person. A Salsa dance lesson will take place from 8 to 8:30 p.m.

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a.m. All levels, no partner required. Admission for the evening: $12 per person.

O On Oct. 30, Argentine Tango classes are scheduled from noon to 9 p.m. Tango Dance/ Milonga will take place from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

O On Oct. 31, Argentine Tango classes are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wicked River Outdoor Tango Dance/Milonga will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Farnsworth Metro Park, Waterville. For details, visit: www.dancetoledo.com or call (419) 654-3262. O — Staff Reports

Combichrist plays Halloween gig at The Zodiac Atlanta-via-Norway industrial band Combichrist is headlining The Zodiac on Oct. 30 in celebration of Halloween. In support of the band's fifth studio album, “Making Monsters,” Combichrist is headlining the threeweek long Monster On Tour, with support from Aesthetic Perfection and iVandersphere.

The Zodiac is located at 135 S. Byrne Rd. in the Byrnegate Plaza. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/ZodiacToledo or call (419) 536-2582.

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A five-acre labyrinth will confound the unprepared. 4-7

Riehm Barnyard Fun and Corn Maze

In addition to a corn maze, petting zoo, hayrides and kids’ activities, attractions will include a haunted house and cornfield. 7-10 p.m. Fridays, 2-10 p.m. Saturdays and 2-9 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31, Route 24 and County Road 16, Napoleon. $1-$20. (419) 599-1570 or www.leadersfamilyfarms.com.

Leaders Family Farms

Haunted houses include Club Blood, Eerie Estate and Happy Jack’s Toy Factory; a variety of less frightful attractions are offered for kids; and indoor and outdoor shows will be staged. 6 p.m.-midnight Fridays, noon-midnight Saturdays and noon-9 p.m.

Sundays through Oct. 31, Cedar Point Amusement Park, 1 Cedar Point Dr., Sandusky. $20-$46. (419) 627-2221 or www.cedarpoint.com.

HalloWeekends

A haunted house and Ghostly Gauntlet are open for fun, along with 3-D movies.

7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays; 7-10 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31, Ghostly Manor, 3319 Milan Road, Sandusky. $7-$17. (419) 626-4467 or www.ghostlymanor.com.

Ghostly Manor

Corn and straw bale mazes will confound young and old, and animals will be available for children to meet. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Oct. 31, Fleitz Pumpkin Farm, 7133 Seaman Road, Oregon. $1$2. (419) 836-7613 or www.fleitzpumpkinfarm.com.

Fleitz Pumpkin Farm

A “Twilight: Eclipse” corn maze, haunted hayrides (Saturdays) and Twilight Trail of Terror (Saturdays), farm tours and pumpkin patch offer seasonal scares and experiences.

4 p.m.-dark weekdays and 10 a.m.-dark weekends Oct. 31, 3525 N. Bolander Road, Genoa. $1-$16. (419) 461-1298 or countrylanetreefarm.com.

Country Lane Tree Farm Fall Festival

Sixteen acres devoted to Northwest Ohio’s Idol — yup, a corn maze of Crystal Bowersox. 3-10 p.m. Thursdays, 3 p.m.-midnight Fridays, noon-midnight Saturdays and noon-8 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31, Butterfly House, 11455 Obee Road, Whitehouse. $7-$8. (419) 877-2733 or www.butterfly-house.com.

The Corn Maze at The Butterfly House

Compiled by Whitney Meschke Events are subject to change.

“Zombies only please. Vampires, ghosts and werewolves will be torn limb from limb and have their brains eaten like soup.” 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29

Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl

Costumes are optional, but only those who come dressed to impress can win the masquerade contest. 8 p.m. Oct. 29, Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd. $10.

(800) 937-4616 or www.toledosingles.com.

Halloween Thriller Jam Dance and Party

Friendly ghosts, skeletons and witches will offer children 12 and younger games, activities and treats. 5-8 p.m. Oct. 29, Owens Community College Student Health and Activities Center, 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg.

(567) 661-2569 or www.owens.edu.

Halloween Alternative

The family can don their costumes to try to win a contest, plus try doughnuts, cider and games.

7 p.m. Oct. 29, Old Road Dinner Train’s depot, 301 E. Adrian St., Blissfield, Mich. (888) 467-2451 or www.murdermysterytrain.com.

Family Halloween Train

This program will look at some of the classic stories and mythologies civilizations associate with the stars. 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 29, UT’s Ritter Planetarium, 2801 W. Bancroft St. $5-$6. (419) 530-4037, (419) 530-2650 or www.rpbo.utoledo.edu.

Horror Stories

Magician Andrew Martin will lead “Count Wakula’s Funny Fest.” toledolibrary. org.

O 4 p.m. Oct. 28, Washington Branch Library, 5560 Harvest Lane. (419) 2595330.

O 2 p.m. Oct. 30, Huntington Meeting Room Toledo Lucas County Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St. Registration: (419) 259-5207.

Spooktacular Halloween

Scary, silly, animal and clown — all types of masks will be made and represented. 4 p.m. Oct. 28, South Branch Library, 1736 Broadway.

(419) 259-5395 or www.toledolibrary.org.

Who’s That Masked Kid?

Promenade Park. $5. Reservations: (419) 537-1212 or www.sandpiperboat.com.

Halloween 2010

Yung Prof, Tha Fif Element, Hitashi and Hize will perform; costumed attendees could win money and will save two buck on admission. 10 p.m. Oct. 30, Days Inn, 1800 Miami St. $3-$5. (419) 666-5120.

Halloween Bash

Music, treats and a costume contest are set to scare up some fun.

O 6 p.m. Oct. 30, Claddagh Irish Pub, Sylvania Avenue side of Westfield Franklin Park, 5001 Monroe St. (419) 472-1414 or www.claddaghirishpubs.com.

O 8 p.m. Oct. 30, the Event Center, 23 N. Summit St. $8.

(419) 283-8200 or www.toledoeventcenter.com.

Halloween Bash

Magician Andrew Martin will lead “Count Wakula’s Funny Fest.” 2 p.m. Oct. 30, Huntington Meeting Room Toledo Lucas County Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St. Registration: (419) 259-5207 or toledolibrary.org.

Spooktacular Halloween

A costume contest with $150 prize, plus free appetizer buffet, will mark the holiday. 8 p.m. Oct. 30, Treo Restaurant and Bar, 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or www.treosylvania.com.

Halloween Ghostly Get Together

Kids 12 and younger will take over the park for their nefarious purposes, namely collecting candy. Costumes welcome, of course. 6 p.m. Oct. 30, Olander Park. $1.

Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. (419) 8828313 or www.olanderpark.com.

Olander Park Halloween Hike

Games, including bingo, and crafts will be featured, along with a “trunk or treat” event for kids and steak fry. 3-6 p.m. Oct. 30, Epworth United Methodist Church, Central Ave. $4-$8 for dinner. (419) 531-4236 or www.epworth.com.

Fall Fest

Students in sixth grade and younger have a chance to sprint a mile or two. 9 a.m. Oct. 30, Flower Hospital, 5200 Harroun Road, Sylvania. $7. Registration due by Oct. 22: (419) 882-1500 or www.playsylvania. com.

Goblin Gallop

Costumes are welcome at this frozen frightfest. Skate rental, hot dog and drink are part of the deal. 6-10 p.m.

Oct. 30, Tam-o-Shanter, 7060 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. $5. (419) 885-1167 or www.playsylvania.com.

Halloween Skate

5703 Main St., Sylvania, OH (419) 882-2266 Oct. 30 8 p.m. Halloween Bash Costume Competition: $150 for best dressed, $50 gift certificate to the runner-up Special potions Free appetizer buffet Half-off Halloween martinis

Treo Restaurant & Bar

513 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, OH (419) 241-8080 Weekend specials $2 domestic bottled beer $3 22 oz. draft beer $3 bombs and shots $1 Jell-o shots

Toledo Players Sports Bar

610 Monroe St., Toledo, OH (419) 725-0044 Oct. 30 Halloween Party Costume contest: win two tickets to see John Krueger Mellencamp

Table Forty 4

38 South St Clair, Toledo, OH (419) 2438224 Wednesday Friday 1 p.m.

- close; Saturday and Sunday noon - close Weekend specials $2.50 Holiday shots $1 PBR cans $2.50 Coors Light and Miller Light cans $1.50 Miller High Life cans $1.25 Miller Genuine Draft bottles

Spike & Muddy’s

PNC Bank Building 405 Madison Ave., Toledo, OH (419) 246-3339 Oct. 30 7 p.m. Halloween Party 15% off food bill for costumes Free appetizers No cover 8 p.m. live performances by Bobby May and John Barile

Ice Restaurant & Bar

Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl Oct.

$5 Hot spiked apple cider

Halloween bars specials

822 Washington St., Toledo, OH (419) 255-0010 Oct. 30 Halloween Party 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Live music Drink specials

Easy Street Cafe

309 West Alexis Rd. # 3, Toledo, OH (419) 476-2883 11 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.

Oct. 30 7 p.m. - close Halloween Party Costume contest: cash prizes given away at midnight 1st ($100), 2nd ($75), and 3rd ($50) Free pool, free food $1 Domestic beer: bottles and cans $1 12 oz. draft $2.50 BooBerry bomb

Delaney’s

5001 Monroe St., Toledo, OH (419) 472-1414 Oct. 30 DJ by Quillen Entertainment from 9 p.m. - midnight $200 cash prize for best costume at midnight No cover $3.50 Long Islands $2 Shot special $2 Bud and Bud Light bottles

Claddagh Irish Pub

4477 Monroe Street, Toledo, OH (419) 720-3370 Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.; Saturday noon - close; Sunday 1 p.m.-close Oct. 30 “Thriller on Monroe” Thriller dancers DJ and huge sound system $3 cherry and grape bombs $1 draft $2 bottles

Chuck’s on Monroe

601 Monroe St, Toledo, OH (419) 418-2339 Oct. 29 & 30 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. live band: “The Bridges” $4.50 Guinness drafts

The Blarney Irish Pub

Halloween happenings

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games, creepy crafts and a costumed parade. 11 a.m.

Oct. 30, Borders, 5001 Monroe St. (Sylvania Avenue side of Westfield Franklin Park). (419) 474-3704 or www. borders.com.

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Kids ages 3-8 are invited for scary story time, spooky

Annual Halloween Spooktacular

“Ming the Magnificent will incorporate ancient Chinese magic, music and storytelling into this spellbinding performance.” 2 p.m. Oct. 30, Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Road, Oregon. (419) 259-5250 or www.toledolibrary.org.

Have a Spooktacular Time

From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 28, the annual Bowling Green Trick or Treat hosted by local businesses will draw hundreds into the downtown area for some early candy.

Maryann Gibson, who owns and operates The Flower Basket, organized the trick or treat event almost 20 years ago. Gibson said probably 90 percent of the merchants in downtown Bowling Green participate.

She said it’s a great way for kids to come out and trick or treat with their friends and family.

“The first year we did it, there were maybe a hundred kids. Last year, there were prob-

ably over 800,” she said. “This year, we’re expecting anywhere from 800 to 1,000 people downtown.”

Businesses giving out treats will display an orange pumpkin in their window or outside.

In addition to candy, some businesses give out coupons or other small items from their store.

Gibson said The Flower Basket will give out carnations to moms who are with their kids.

Grounds For Thought coffee shop and bookstore will also be giving out books.

Gibson said she looks forward to the trick or treat because it is a great way to give back

to the community.

“People in the town keep our doors open and I am a firm believer in giving back to them,” she said.

Downtown BG Director Barbara Ruland said the town gets a lot of help from the community to make sure the trick or treat goes smoothly. She also said there will be a photographer offering Halloween photo packages.

“It’s a great event and a great way for BGSU students to come help out downtown,” she said. O — Andrew Farr

Costumes are welcome at this frightful program of symphonic scares and a parade of disguised listeners. 3 p.m. Oct. 31, Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. $10$25. (419) 246-8000, (800) 348-1253 or www. toledosymphony.com.

Halloween Spooktacular

Attendees can dress in their costumes, make crafts, listen to a Miss Spider story and sip Witches Brew with some ghoulish snacks. 2 p.m.

Oct. 31, Bedford Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Road, Temperance, Mich. (734) 847-6747 or monroe.lib.mi.us.

Miss Spider Halloween Tea

Kids will help decorate pumpkins, other gourds and cutout bats and bake pumpkin seeds. 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 30, University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, Mich. $7. (734) 6477600 or www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg.

Halloween Spooktacular

Summit and Adams streets. $6.50-$8.50. (419) 2442674 or imaginationstationtoledo.org.

O Spooky Science: A science show will highlight the fright and the Science Studio will offer eerie activities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 30 and noon-5 p.m. Oct. 31.

O Halloween party: Costumed attendees will get $2 off admission. Oct. 31.

Imagination Station

Youngsters and their parents can watch “Spookley the Square Pumpkin,” Noon Oct. 30-31, Rave Franklin Park 16, 5001 Monroe St., second floor, Sylvania Avenue side. $3.50. (419) 891-5039 or www.ravemotionpictures.com.

Kidtoons

This program will discuss various aspects and facts of moon lore. 1 p.m. Oct. 30, UT’s Ritter Planetarium, 2801 W. Bancroft St. $5-$6. (419) 530-4037, (419) 530-2650 or www.rpbo.utoledo.edu.

The Moonwitch

This community band will perform a program of kidfriendly classics. 2 p.m. Oct. 30, Owens Community College, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg. $3-$5. www.perrysburgsymphony.org.

Perrysburg concert

Masks will be required, either predecorated versions or created by the wearers, for this Italian dinner, followed by dancing to music by Swingmania. 7 p.m.

Oct. 30, Carranor Hunt and Polo Club, 502 E. Second St., Perrysburg. $25. www.perrysburgarts.org.

Moonlight Masquerade

The Valentine Theatre will host two not-too-scary movies (“Bride of Frankenstein” and “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein”), plus a DJ will spin tunes and snacks will be available. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30, 400 N. Superior St. $7.50. (419) 242-2787 or www. valentinetheatre.com.

Devil’s Night Out

2445 Monroe St. (419) 255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

O “The Mummy” (Boris Karloff) awakens when a member of an archaeological expedition reads an invocation from a sacred book aloud in an ancient tomb.

7:30 p.m. Oct. 29, Little Theater.

O “The Phantom of the Opera” (Lon Cheney) haunts his love, an ingenue in a Paris musical theater company.

Live organ accompaniment by organist Brian Bogdanovich. 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Peristyle. $15; call the Toledo Symphony for tickets, (419) 246-8000.

O Halloween at the Museum: The galleries will come alive with mummies, fortunetellers, princesses and more and a holiday “treasure” hunt. Costumes are welcome. 1-4 p.m. Oct. 31.

Terror at TMA

Oregon Community Theatre will re-create Orson Welles’ panic-inducing radio play about a Martian attack. 8 p.m. Oct. 29-30, Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, 4955 Seaman Road, Oregon. $5-$8. (419) 691-1398, www.oregoncommunitytheatre.org or www.challenger-lc.org.

“War of the Worlds”

from Wesley’s Bar & Grill, 1201 Adams St. (419) 255-3333.

Downtown BG offers tricks and treats

A 30-minute boat ride will feature fun without the frights.

Costumes are welcome. 5, 5:45, 6:30 and 7:15 p.m. Oct. 27-29; Noon, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15 p.m. Oct. 30, Sandpiper, departing from the Jefferson Street dock in

Halloween Boo Cruises

2700 Broadway. $8-$11. (419) 3854040 or toledozoo.org.

O Halloween Vineyard Adventure: Adults are welcome to disguise themselves for this wine tasting. Oct. 30, $40. Reservations: (419) 385-5721, ext. 3092.

O Pumpkins for the Animals: Playing with your food is not just a human pursuit.

The zoo’s residents will devour or carouse with the seasonal gourds. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 30-31.

Toledo Zoo

Quarter-scale train rides are offered using either a diesel or steam engine, and model trains are laid out in the museum. (419) 423-2995 or www.nworrp.org.

O Train of Terror & Haunted Engine House: For teens and adults only. 8-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 30; $7.

Northwest Ohio Railroad

Haunted attractions include House of the Dead, the 120foot Black Hole. Nightmare (Alice Cooper tribute) will perform Oct. 29-30. 8-10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays; 8 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 31, Lucas County Recreation Center, 2901 Key St., Maumee. $10$25. www.terrortown.net.

TerrorTown

p.m. Fridays, noon-7 p.m. Saturdays, and 2-6 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31, Riehm Farms, 7244 N. Route 53, Tiffin. $7. (419) 992-4392 or www.funacres.net.

2012 Adams St., Toledo, OH (419) 243-1900 9 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.

Oct. 29 Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl Oct. 30 “The Wizard of Oz”: Shows with Deja D’Dellataro, Aaliyah Martinez, Moltyn Decadence and Infusion Crew Costume contest with cash prizes for 1st ($100), 2nd ($75), and 3rd ($50) Cover charge: $5 for over 21, $10 for under 21

Bretz Bar

1817 Adams St., Toledo, OH (419) 725-LIVE (5483) Oct. 29 Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl

Northwood:

Bowling Green:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Maumee:

5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 30.

Malinta:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Holland:

5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 30.

Holgate:

5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 28.

Hamler:

5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 30; parade at 7 in front of fire station.

Grand Rapids:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Genoa:

4:30-6 p.m. Oct. 31.

Fremont:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Fostoria:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

Florida:

6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 28.

Findlay:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Elmore:

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Oct. 30.

Deshler:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 30.

Delta:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

Defiance:

Downtown shops, 4-6 p.m. Oct. 28; residences, 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Woodville:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Whitehouse:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Wauseon:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Waterville:

6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Walbridge:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 28.

Tiffin:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Sylvania Township:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Sylvania:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Swanton:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Springfield Township:

Parade, 2 p.m. Oct. 31; 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Rossford:

6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30.

Ridgeville Corners:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Perrysburg:

6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 30.

Pemberville:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Ottawa Hills:

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Oregon:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

Oak Harbor:

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

Napoleon: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Bedford Township, Mich.:

Monroe, Mich.: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

6-8 p.m. Oct. 28.

Adrian:

McClure: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Toledo:

Ottawa Tavern

$3 Monster punch $3 Zombie bombs $4 Punkin Ale from Dogfish Head Scary movies Oct. 30 “Pirate Day” All costumes welcome Rum specials Haunted patio Scary movies Oct. 31 Bar trick or treat $3 Monster punch $3 Zombie bombs Scary movies

Trick-or-Treat times

1701 Adams St., Toledo, OH (419) 243-5350 Oct. 29 Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl Walk around magic by Martin Jarret from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Free Halloween munchies Haunted Patio Drink Specials:

The Attic on Adams

1516 Adams St., Toledo, OH (419) 243-6675 11 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.

Oct. 29 Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl “Zombie Beach Party” Spook-tinis and Boo shots Oct. 30 Live jazz/soul band: “It’s Essential” Costume contest with prizes

Manhattan’s Restaurant

1201 Adams St., Toledo, OH (419) 255-3333 3 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Oct. 29 Adams Street Zombie Bar Crawl

Wesley’s Bar and Grill

29 begins at 8:30 p.m. at Wesley’s.

Bars are listed in order of the crawl.

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Zombies, vampires and evil computers Jonathan Coulton finds laughs in unique subjects.

By Jeff McGinnis Toledo Free Press Star Staff Writer star@toledofreepress.com

Most musicians have moments where their audience will sing along with them. But comic musician Jonathan Coulton may be the only one who has to give the crowd pointers on how to properly behave like zombies while they do so.

“That’s awesome, that sounds great,” he told a crowd at the Penny Arcade Expo. “In fact, it sounds a little too good. It doesn’t really sound like zombies. If you really were a bunch of zombies ... ” His adoring crowd immediately responded by dropping their jaws, waving their hands and crying for brains.

“That’s too real! That’s too real!” Coulton replied in mock terror.

Just par for the course for the 39-year-old singer and songwriter. Coulton — JoCo to his many fans — thrives on composing and performing pieces that are wonderfully unconventional, no matter the subject matter.

“It needs to be good. It needs to be really tight, lyrically and musically. If there’s a tiny piece of it that you just treat as a throwaway line, then you have failed to finish making it, I think.

It’s not going to be good,” Coulton told Toledo Free Press Star. “Comedy music is constructed, and it needs to be a solid construction or it’s not going to work.”

Coulton had already released a 2003 album, to limited success, when he quit his job as a computer programmer in September 2005 to pursue his music full-time. He soon launched a project called Thing a Week — vowing to release one new song every week for a year.

From that year’s burst of creativity, many songs which helped establish Coulton’S online fanbase came forth: A hilarious cover of “Baby Got Back,” the semi-autobiographical “Code Monkey,” the zombie anthem “Re: Your Brains” and more.

But perhaps the biggest milestone came in 2007, when he recorded “Still Alive,” the ending theme

to the smash hit video game “Portal.”

“I don’t think any of us had any idea how big that was going to be. That really amped things up and exposed me to a wider audience — still of the same general neighborhood, gamers, but now worldwide. That game was huge,” Coulton said.

Coulton confirmed that he will be involved with the eagerly awaited “Portal 2.” Revisiting “Portal” is just one of many events on the horizon for Coulton. Between his regular touring schedule, the upcoming “JoCo Cruise Crazy” Caribbean cruise featuring music and performances from a number of comic luminaries, and a new album produced by John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants, Coulton’s musical career continues to flourish.

“The point of me doing this is to make a living creating the music I want to create,” Coulton said.

He then added, with a laugh, “Mission accomplished!”

For more information, visit Coulton’s website at www.jonathancoulton.com. O

Coulton’s most popular Halloween songs O “Blue Sunny Day”: This up-tempo ditty sounds like it would fit right in on a Beach Boys album, but its subject — a depressed vampire who longs to see daylight — probably wouldn’t.

O “Creepy Doll”: Almost a musical “Twilight Zone” episode, this scary song deals with a children’s doll that slowly drives its owner mad.

O “I Crush Everything”: What’s more terrifying than a giant undersea monster? Maybe nothing — especially if you’re the monster itself. Coulton said this sad song about a selfloathing giant squid is one of his favorites.

O “Re: Your Brains”: Imagine the annoying guy down the hall at work who can’t understand why everything isn’t done his way. Now imagine that guy as a zombie. One of Coulton’s most popular songs.

Read Coulton’s comments on the creation of these songs — and an extended version of this interview — at www.toledofreepress.com.

Musician Jonathan Coulton gets a helping hand.

PHOTO COURTESY JONATHAN COULTON

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Horror icon hosts new anthology comic.

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Lake Erie Paranormal (LEP), a nonprofit paranormal investigative team, seeks to explain the unknown. The team investigates unexplainable occurrences in businesses, homes and public spaces throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

“Nine times out of 10 there are reasonable explanations for what our clients are experiencing. Whether it is the house settling, for noises, or doors that aren’t on all the way swing back and forth on their own,” said Steve Rogers, LEP founder.

What the team considers to be paranormal activity are things it cannot logically explain after going through its investigation material, he said.

Each investigation usually takes four investigators and between four to six hours to compete.

From left, Steve Rogers, Jason Schneider, Shawn McMahon and Todd Althouse.

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the recording that says ‘You afraid?’”

At the same location voice recordings of males, females and chilDuring an investigation the team uses several night vision cameras, digital cameras and voice recorders as well electromagnetic field detec- dren were all found.

The LEP team helps homeowners and businesses with paranormal tors and temperature gauges in an attempt to verify a client’s claims.

After going through its evidence several times, the team pres- experiences anyway it can.

The group works with a medium who has helped spirits cross at ents its findings to the client. There have been many times where clients have been shocked or scared by findings, especially when certain locations, Rogers said.

At one location, a dark shadow was bothering two young chilpresenting electric voice phenomena (EVP), said Jason Schneider, dren. After investigating the house multiple lead investigator. times the team brought a medium with them “[People are scared] because it’s the unand the family hasn’t experienced problems known and fear of the unknown. A lot of the We really have quite since, said investigator Shawn McMahon. time you can’t see [the spirits] or hear them, “That’s why we do what we do — to make but then you get this contact with them and a few [paranormal] people more comfortable. Hopefully, we can we play ii for the people that are living in a locations within driving explain something to make them feel more home and it can be an experience for the homecomfortable in their surroundings,” he said. owner as well,” he said. distance where the public “The end thing is it’s their home. It’s not the EVPs are voices caught by electronic voice can go and investigate. entity’s home.” recorders. The theory behind EVPs is spirits can LEP investigations are free, as the team manipulate the noise generated through a redoes its investigating on a volunteer basis. corder and say whatever they want, Rogers said.

Steve Members of the investigation team all One of the team’s most active investigations Founder, Lake Erie Paranormal work for the Lucas County Sheriff ’s office, was at a converted school house in Southeast giving them more credibility when enMichigan, where it gathered a number of high tering an investigation, Rogers said. quality EVPs. “We approach everything in a professional manner, but we all have “My favorite evidence that we can collect during an investigation are EVPs. When we’re setting up and they’re commenting on what daytime jobs,” Schneider said.

In the future, the group is hoping to investigate areas around the we’re doing, it is one of the most exciting pieces of evidence we can state and put together footage of the most haunted places in Ohio. get,” Schneider said.

“We really have quite a few [paranormal] locations within driving At the schoolhouse, the team experienced several incidents of EVPs commenting on what was going on during the investigation, distance where the public can go and investigate,” Rogers said.

Rogers said the now-abandoned Ohio State Reformatory in MansSchneider said.

“Shawn and I were upstairs in the middle of setting up and there field, where “The “Shawshank Redemption” was filmed, is a great place was a black spider on the ceiling. When we do our investigations it’s in for paranormal investigations.

Those experiencing unexplained activity can e-mail LEP at complete darkness and we’re both babies and I kept saying we needed to do something with the spider before we start,” he said. “He and I are lakeerieparanormal@gmail.com to arrange an investigation.

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ike many others, I often wonder, “Where did this originate?” It could be a word, like “OK,” “freedom” or “gay” or it could be a holiday, like ... Halloween! One of my friends is convinced I hate Halloween. I do not hate Halloween. What is Halloween, though? Wear a costume, get your buzz on — either from sugar and/or alcohol — experience something “haunted” or “spooky” and go to bed?

STACY Why on Oct. 31?

Whatever I was taught in elementary school about Halloween I have forgotten, probably for the better, so I started to do some research. Several resources spit out information that doesn’t all match up, but I got a little taste of all the influences on our modern-day Halloween celebration.

I do remember learning about Dia de los

Muertos in high school Spanish class. This is celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2, when Hispanics welcome the spirits of their ancestors back from the dead. Pictures, food and drinks are placed on altars, candles, trinkets and gifts are left as offerings, and picnics are held in cemeteries where the lost loved one is the guest of honor. Day of the Dead began as an Aztec custom, originally celebrated in August.

The Druids celebrated Samhain (pronounced sowin) on the eve of Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Also called Hallowtide, the Feast of the Dead, this signaled the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season.

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n JURICH CONTINUED FROM 18 Some legends say Druids chose children or animals to be burned in bone-fires (bonfire, anyone?) as offerings to the sun. The fat left over from the sacrifice was fashioned into a candle, and placed into a carved-out pumpkin (a vegetable with a round, sun-shaped design) to honor the dead and pay homage to the sun diety Woden (Wodens Day ... Wednesday).

Maybe this is why Halloween is so creepy!

After the Romans fell and Christian influence spread, All Hallows Eve, also called All Hallowmas, or All Saints, or All Souls Day ... whew ... was celebrated May 13, then was moved to Nov. 1 by Gregory IV. It began on the eve of Oct. 31 to honor all saints and martyrs.

It is thought that the tradition of costumes began by wearing masks to avoid being recognized by the ghosts, or spirits of the dead.

Bowls of food left outside homes to satisfy the ghosts and prevent them from entering the home could be where trick-or-treating originated.

Black cats, bobbing for apples, witches on broomsticks, spiders, pumpkins, harvest, trick-or-treat, candy, candy corn — their relevance to Halloween all originated somewhere thousands of years ago, and are now merely a part of the multibillion dollar Halloween industry.

Religion, government and industry are all attempting to control beliefs and thus our actions through fear and an oppressive system.

We have to dig deep to find a meaningful and

real connection to holidays.

Most Americans are not purebred, our ancestral roots are a hodgepodge (see, where did this word originate?) of ethnicities and cultures from around the world. Whose traditions are we supposed to celebrate? Many of them were lost in the voyage overseas, many were erased by religious domination, and many that are still celebrated today were altered as they passed from generation to generation.

Perhaps it is time to modify our customs again. To re-establish meaning, connection, roots, pride and honor in the practices we celebrate with our family and community. A practice we all can agree on is eating! We all gotta eat, so even a simple ritual like sharing a meal can add a little sanity and comfort to the chaotic world outside.

I will probably dress up as a lumberjack, a baby, Pat from “SNL” or a burnt-out Uncle Sam for Halloween. I probably won’t eat any candy, I will bake pumpkin goodness, and I will go to a Halloween party or two. I may make offerings to spirits if I decide to seek them out (or if they, me), and I will give thanks to the season’s bountiful harvest and welcome the winter.

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or kids, Halloween is all about the candy.

Picking costumes and everything else is just a diversion from the real focus — coming home with a big bag or bucket full of enough delicious treats to last you till New Year’s. But there comes a time when we all outgrow trick or treating, and we must find other ways to make Oct. 31 special. There are a JEFF few things I find the season is just incomplete without.

1. Watching a really scary movie. For me, this is almost always the original “Exorcist.”

I don’t scare easily — you can make me jump with little effort, but to me, a jump is totally different from being scared. A shock is something that just happens in the theater. Scared is something you take home with you. No movie got into my psyche quite like William Friedkin’s 1973 horror masterpiece. And I’m not talking about the “Version You’ve Never Seen” re-release with the unnecessary added footage. It’s all about the original version for me.

2. Visit a haunted house. There is bias in this choice, I admit, but my favorite is the Haunted Hydro Dark Attraction Park in Fremont. I worked there for four years as a performer/singer at the bar, though never as an actual scare artist. But Crazy Bob and his motley crew of horror professionals, now celebrating their 21st year, put on a great show every Halloween.

3. See “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” A great new Blu-Ray has just come out in honor of the film’s 35th anniversary, but come on — the only real way to experience “Rocky” is in a theater, surrounded by people in costume and doing the Time Warp again. The Collingwood Arts Center will be running the film on Oct. 30 at midnight. Or, if you’d prefer to see it live and in person, the Croswell theater in Adrian, Mich., will be putting on a live performance of the show on Oct. 29, 30 and 31.

4. Play a scary video game. Many would put a “Resident Evil” or “Left 4 Dead” title here, but for me, no game has gotten under my skin quite like the original “Dead Space.” This sci-fi/ horror epic set on a distant mining colony fills the player with an unrelenting sense of dread — you can never let your guard down. It’s as close to playing the original “Alien” in game form as I’ve ever seen. For those who want something a little on the lighter side, you can’t

do much better than the PlayStation Network shoot-’em-up “Burn, Zombies, Burn,” a hilariously addictive arcade shooter.

5. Watch “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” It’s hard to believe the stop-motion animated classic is 15 years old, but the tale of Jack Skellington has enchanted kids of all ages since its 1994 debut. Neatly straddling two children’s holidays, and making it ideal viewing for either one, the film’s arresting visual look and wonderful Danny Elfman music never grow old with repeated viewings. If you haven’t shared the joy of Halloweentown with a child in your life, now’s as good a time as any to start.

6. Watch at least one episode of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.”

Again, this one’s a little personal, but there are few things that get me more in the Halloween spirit

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than a cheesy B-movie or two, and what better way to see them than with the commentary of the residents of the Satellite of Love?

The timeless television comedy that riffed on awful movies has been gone for a decade, but never forgotten, and thanks to DVD and the creators’ new projects (Rifftrax, Cinematic Titanic), fan love for MST3K has never been more potent.

A personal favorite: The 1994 lycanthropic stinker “Werewolf,” available for instant streaming on Netflix.

7. Watch the new Halloween cartoon on HomestarRunner.com. Yeah, this last one is pretty much wishful thinking. One of the most anticipated events of the season for fans of the wonderfully witty Flash-animated series was its annual Halloween toon, which has been delighting fans since 2001.

Sadly, these days Homestar Runner, Strong Bad and company seem to have been all but abandoned, as the site has not seen any regular updates since, well, last year’s Halloween.

So fans will probably be left wanting for a new toon this year, and All Hallows Eve won’t quite seem the same.

But we can hope. O E-mail Jeff at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com.

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