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HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES
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Students in costumes crowd the bar for drinks at the Granada last Halloween. The Granada will host Foxy by Proxy Halloween Extravaganza, a burlesque and rock show on Tuesday
Fun ways to celebrate Halloween
HANNAH BARLING
hbarling@kansan.com
Graphic by Emily Grigone
Halloweenend is around the corner, and students are rushing to find the perfect costume and party plans.
There are several opportunities for students to attend Halloween themed events on- and off-campus. From pumpkin patches to a huge Halloween show by EOTO at the Granada, everyone can find some fun way to celebrate.
Carolina Gutterrez, a sophomore from Broomfield, Colo., plans on dressing up as the girls from Toddlers and Tiaras with her friends. She said they bought tutus and sashes and plan on topping it off with glitter.
Connor Bellomy, a sophomore
from Austin, Texas, plans on reliving his childhood by dressing up as Spiderman. He bought silly string cans and plans on having them tied to his wrists for his spider webs.
"I can't wait because I'm going to be shooting people with my webs all night," Bellomy said.
Various events will be happening on campus and throughout Lawrence to celebrate one of the most popular holidays in the country.
PUMPKIN PATCH
vine, free hayrides and a hay maze, all creating a family-friendly atmosphere. Downtown Lawrence will be having its annual trick-or-treat beginning Halloween at 5 p.m.
FOXY BY PROXY
The Granada will be hosting Foxy by Proxy Halloween Extravaganza, a burlesque show, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door and anyone 18 or older is welcome.
EOTOWEEN will take place Halloween night at the Granada. Michael Travis and Jason Hann make up the dubstep music duo,
EOTO
who have previously performed the Halloween show. Opening for EOTO will be Nmezee and The Floozies. Doors open at 9 p.m., and the show begins at 10 p.m. Outrageous costumes are encouraged, and tickets are $25.
Ruben Tortolero, a sophomore from Kansas City, Kan., plans on going to as many different places as he can.
"I'm most excited for the atmosphere around Lawrence. Shenanigans will ensue," Tortolero said.
SUA
Students also have Halloweenthemed events to attend on campus. Student Union Activities will
be hosting its annual Rocky Horror Picture Show including costume, time-warp dance and trivia contests on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Snacks, drinks and food to throw at the screen will be provided, along with instructions for those Rocky Horror Picture Show virgins.
SUA will also be hosting a Halloween open house in the lobby of the Kansas Union on Halloween from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Games and refreshments will be provided. Sugar skull-making will also be available, concluding SUA's last artisan craft of the month.
HALLOWEEN
Edited by Laken Rapier
Macabre Cinema brings horror films to life
elegault@kansan.com
EMMA LEGAULT
Merriam-Webster defines the word macabre as "having death as a subject, dwelling on the gruesome, and tending to produce horror in a beholder." For those looking for a real-world example, the Macabre Cinema haunted house in Kansas City, Mo., fits this definition perfectly.
Although it's designed as a 1930s theater, this isn't your typical Friday night movie scene.
"You enter just like you're going to a movie and then when you're inside the theater, you see the scary movie playing on the screen and pass through a slit in the screen," said Amber Arnett-Bequeaith, vice president of Full Moon Productions. "You actually become part of the movie."
The Cinema attempts to bring to life the action of favorite horror classics. The four floors of the attraction feature more than 30 scenes and sets, including the real movie sets of "Hellraiser," "The
Scorpion King" and "Killer Clowns from Outer Space." Bequeaith said there is also a Frankenstein set that has actual electric currents running through it.
Bequeath said the different scenes are meant to evoke the feeling of fear and play on the different phobias of the patrons.
Zack Rebarchek, a senior from Bonner Springs, went to the attraction last year. He said the experience was "amazing" for him and his group of friends.
"It tries to make your favorite
horror movies come to life, so it's really cool if you are a big movie fan," he said. "I don't know why, but sometimes it's just fun to be scared witless."
Rebarchek described some other aspects of the attraction as "menacing" and "just eerie."
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Sara Schwalm, a junior from Osawatomie, said the pop culture references were one of her favorite parts of the experience.
The Macabre Cinema features more than 30 film sets and scenes. The haunted house is open every day until Halloween.
"I'm terrified of mental hospitals, and they had one scene where the doctor was working on a patient," she said. "I made sure to get out of that room as quickly as I could."
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