Halloween and haunted houses go hand in hand

ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Halloween and haunted houses go hand in hand and one opened their doors Friday night.

Darton and Shriners' House of Horrors gave visitors quite a scare. It's in the old Office Max building behind the mall.

There was a line of people waiting to get in. Organizers didn't let us in because they didn't want to ruin the scary surprise.

"We didn't want the reporters to go through with because we want our customers to be scared and surprised," said Cynthia Mann, Darton College Servant Leadership Dir.

"$7 admission we're open 7-11PM Friday and Saturday 7-11PM next weekend, during the week Monday-Thursday we're open from 7-10PM," said Dorsey Holt, Shriner's Potentate.

The money collected will split between the Shriner's and to Darton's Leadership Program so they can take a trip to the Florida Keys to study Coral.


Halloween events and haunted houses

Halloween events and haunted houses

by WWLTV.com

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Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:30 PM

Updated today at 1:24 PM
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Looking for a good scare? Check out some area Haunted Houses:

    * House of Shock: For 18 years this haunted house has creeped out locals and brought those looking for a good scare from far and wide. Inside a warehouse in Jefferson, it is rated one of the most intense haunted houses. Open Oct. 14-17, 21-24, 27-31 from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Admission $25. Located at 319 Butterworth St. Jefferson, LA. 70121
    * The Mortuary: An old funeral home that was coverted into a freaky spot for thrill seekers. Oct. 13-17, 21-24, 26-31 from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Admission $25. Located at 4800 Canal Street.
    * The Warehouse of Terror: Slidell's only haunted house; it is not for the faint of heart.  Open 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. every weekend in October. Admission $15 on Fri. and Sat., $13 on Sun. Located at 54367 E. Howze Beach Rd, Slidell
    * The Chamber of Horrors:   In its fifth year, the River Parishes now have a place for those looking to scare themselves. Open Friday and Saturday night in October and Halloween night. from 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Admission $12. Located at 702 East Airline Hwy., LaPlace, 70068

 Click here or the images to take a peek inside the haunted houses.



Halloween Events - Friday, October 22nd - Sunday, October 31st

    * Park-a-Boo, Lafreniere Park, Friday, October 22nd - Sunday, October 24th
    * Ghosts in the Oaks, City Park, Friday, October 22nd
    * Barktoberfest, New Orleans, Saturday, October 23rd
    * VooDoo Experience, City Park, Friday, October 29th - Sunday, October 31st
    * SoLA Center for the Art's Halloween Parade, Houma, Friday, October 29th
    * Krewe of Halloween Parade and Monster Bash, New Orleans, Saturday, October 30th
    *  Halloween Hayride and Hoopla, Fairview-Riverside State Park, Madisonville, Saturday, October 30th
    * Mortuary Haunted House, New Orleans, Friday, October 22nd - Sunday, October 31st
    * The Historic New Orleans Collection presents Haunted Histories, New Orleans, Friday, October 22nd - Sunday, October 31st
    * Southern Food Museum's Halloween Party, New Orleans, Sunday, October 31st
    * 15th Annual NOLA Designer Halloween Costume Boo-tique, New Orleans, Saturday, October 23rd, 504-948-2583 * Free & open to the public, Saturday, October 23 * 12 Noon - 5 PM, at Blue Nile * 532 Frenchmen St.
    *  Trick or Trunk, St. John Luthern Church in New Orleans, Friday, October 29th. For more information: Call 488-6641. Children of the community are invited to participate in free games, crafts, and trick or treat from decorated car trunks of church and school members. Please, come join the fun from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on October 29th.
    *  Boo at the Zoo, Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23, and the following weekend, Friday and Saturday, October 29 and 30! Admission is 5pm  - 9:30pm each day and tickets are $16 each. Proceeds benefit Audubon Zoo and Children's Hospital.

TULSA - Ready for Halloween?

Many people enjoy visiting Haunted Houses during this time of year, but where are the real haunted locations in the area?

2News has compiled a list of places rumored to be haunted in and around Green Country.

1. Gilcrease Museum - The Gilcrease Museum houses one of the world's most extensive and renowned collections of Native American and Western art and artifacts. Thomas Gilcrease passed away in 1962. It is said that the philanthropist's ghost has been seen and heard haunting the museum.

2. Brady Theater - According to local legend, famed opera singer, Enrico Caruso died of pleurisy just one year after an open-air carriage ride on a cold and wet Oklahoma day while on tour in the area. It is said that his ghost still haunts the Brady Theater for causing his death.

3. Haunted Train Tracks - Though the exact location is unknown, legend has it that four children died playing chicken on a particular set of train tracks in Tulsa. Some believe that if you park your car in this location, the ghosts of the children will push your car off the tracks and leave dirty handprints on it.

4. Spotlight Theater - Local legend says footsteps can be heard coming from the costume room, and strange scratch marks can be seen on the wall in the basement.

5. Murdoc's Mansion - It is believed this mansion was once located near 111th and Sheridan. One day the mansion burned down, and people began to visit the site of the old mansion for fun. It is said that these adventurous individuals reported sensing an "eerie" feeling when they stepped foot on the property.

6. Constantine Theater - The theatre is located in Pawhuska, in Osage County. The building is said to be haunted by the ghost of Sappho Constantine Brown, the daughter of George Constantine. While the building was undergoing restoration, workmen claimed to hear phantom footsteps and saw an apparition of a young girl.

7. Philbrook Museum - The statues at this museum may have some "personalities" of their own. It is said that the eyes of many of the statues will follow you, and some of the heads will actually turn.

8. Will Rogers High School - It is rumored that at night you can see a man in a white penguin tuxedo walking around on stage. People say it is the ghost of an old band director who died of a heart attack on stage in the 50's.

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The Bridgetown teen starts thinking about the spooky holiday in September, when he begins plotting the concept for the annual haunted house he builds at his mother's home at 5603 Green Acres Court.

This year marks the seventh straight year Thierauf, a sophomore at The School for Creative & Performing Arts, has put together a haunted house at his home.

Billed as House of Horrors Manor, it will be open to the public from 6-10:30 p.m. Oct. 29-31. A kid-friendly version of the haunt is open from 6-7:15 p.m. each night.

"I enjoy scaring people," said Thierauf, a lighting design student. "It's actually more fun to scare the older teens and young adults who think they can't be scared."

The first couple of years it was confined to the garage, but now he said the manor encompasses his front and back yards as well. Each year the haunted house gets bigger and bigger, and there are typically about 500 people who walk through it each night, he said.

"The whole driveway is full of people lined up to walk through," he said.

Thierauf starts thinking about the concept for the production and drawing plans in September. He utilizes everything from costumed actors and strobe lights to fog effects and animatronics to scare people. This year the cast includes 15 actors, many of whom are fellow SCPA students.

He said this year he's started making his own latex masks and learning how to do more detailed makeup.

"I wouldn't recommend anyone younger than 10 years old go through it," he said. "We've been told it's better than most of the haunted houses that charge admission."

Spending roughly 20 hours a week building rooms and getting the haunted house together has forced him to enlist the help of his neighbors and Matt Glass, who is engaged to Thierauf's mother, Kimmie.

Glass said it's been neat to lend a hand and watch Ryan work hard to make the haunted house bigger and better each year.

"This is our Christmas," Glass said.

Thierauf said he wants to pursue a career in set design, and his goal is to one day open a haunted house for which he can charge admission.

"Someday I want to go pro," he said.

While admission to House of Horrors Manor is free, Thierauf does accept donations.

For more information about the haunted house, visit www.hohhauntedhouse.weebly.com.



A while back, researchers from the Sonoma County Paranormal Institute came to Cloverdale with their precision instruments to check out several sites where apparitions have reportedly been seen.

Next Saturday, October 23, the researchers will be at the Cloverdale History Center, 215 N. Cloverdale Blvd., for “Haunted Cloverdale,” a presentation on ghosts and related phenomena.

They will also report their findings on two of the buildings they investigated – the Gould-Shaw House and the Isaac East Shaw Building, both of which are adjacent to the new History Center.

Gould-Shaw house

Each building is on the National Register of Historic Places in Sonoma County. The Gould-Shaw House was built in 1862 and is currently home to the Cloverdale Museum. The other building was built in 1875 and currently houses Low Knob Press.

While the first part of the evening is sold out, there are still tickets available for docent led walking tours of these facilities.

Beginning at 7 p.m., researchers will escort Haunted Cloverdale participants into each building, describing in detail the building’s history, as well as what their instruments recorded, and what they personally saw and heard during their investigation.

In case all these ghostly events put your nerves on edge, a Wine Reception with a variety of delicious appetizers from local restaurants will follow.

Tickets are $10 each and can purchased at the door. All proceeds support the Cloverdale History Center’s public programs and education exhibits.