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All that remains of the church that once overlooked Stull and its cemetery is a pile of rubble and a few cornerstones. The church walls crumbled in 2002 when it was torn down because of its unsound structure.
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Carson Pedigo, a freshman from Wichita, and Max Mickunas, a freshman from Atwood, first heard of the cemetery's legend earlier this month and decided to investigate.
The two, and about three others,
walked around the grave.
yard at about 1 a.m., finding no evidence of the demonic but leaving a little spooked.
"It's a pretty creepy town in general," Mickunas said. "It's like one of those towns in a movie. Like
"I've told folks out there that I've stopped that I'm the scariest thing they'll see up there."
being dragged to hell, but also to the Douglas County Jail. At least one squad car will station itself next to the Moses residence or at the cemetery's entrance, ready to deliver misdemeanor trespassing charges.
"I've told folks out there that
everybody's in on it, keeping a big secret or something."
Pedigo said hed like to return one day but in a smaller group. However, neither plan on visiting on Halloween, when the devil is said to appear at midnight.
SGT. STEVE LEWIS Douglas County Sheriff's Office
"I don't plan on going back for Halloween," Mickunas said. "I just plan on getting crazy."
Those who show up Sunday do so at their own risk. With a late night visit one not only risks
out there that I've stopped that I'm the scariest thing they'll see up there," said Sgt. Steve Lewis, a spokesman for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Lewis said he first learned of the legend as a freshman at the University in 1967. Lewis attributes the attention to teenage impressionability and the influence of 3.2 beer (which he's quick to point out was legal to drink at 18).
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Though fenced in and with a dozen "NO TRESPASSING" signs faded by sunlight dotting the
Well-worn markers from the 1800s share land with those from this decade that are adorned with flower arrangements that spell "D-A-D." The old church itself, built in 1867 and knocked to the ground in 2002, sits atop a hill. Its limestone rubble rests almost in a sinking position. If a portal existed, it's surely closed now.
property, Stull Cemetery can be accessed by simply opening its front gate. If you not supposed to be there, Moses' St. Bernard will let her know before any officer.
But then you turn and walk back to the entrance.
It speaks to you for nearly a minute in the whipping wind. You stop, frozen, and turn back to the old church.
You hear a voice.
It's not the Devil, it's Moses. You've hit your tape recorder and it's playing back her talking about her dog from your earlier conversation.
"He doesn't like people going over there," Moses says. "I think he knows that people aren't supposed to be over there."
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"You put a scary costume together with scary music, and you more than double the fright," Neely said.
Neely said his numerous costumes were fairly expensive to come by, but he simply felt inclined to wear them. One of the costumes is Darth Vader, whom he will be dressed as to the song "Imperial March," from the Star Wars film "The Empire Strikes Back."
Although Neely's list of costumes racked up a price, he said creative, self-made costumes can be just as good.
Greg Schleifman, a junior from Arlington, Va., said he spent $50 on an astronaut costume last year but thinks he went overboard.
"It's not like it's your wedding."
Schleifman said.
This year he is going to be the Miller High Life guy from the commercials, a costume he got for free after winning a wing-eating contest at Buffalo Wild Wings.
The University Theatre Department provided a cheap way for students and the community to buy inexpensive, decorative costumes Saturday. The theatre's Halloween sale happens only once every six or seven years according to Susan Rendall, a coordinator for the department. Rendall sold various pieces of costumes and whole costumes ranging from the price of a dollar to $35. The average item sold for $5.
"I really felt that people appreciated the prices." Rendall said.
And the sales reflected that. Of the seven banquet tables full of hats and accessories, only half of a laundry basket remained after Saturday's sale. Of the seven racks of hanging costumes, only half a rack remained.
Courtney Slone, a junior from Derby, made her own costume by herself. She said she wouldn't spend more than the $35 dollar price that the theatre's costume
sale was offering as its highest price.
"It's ridiculous unless you're going to wear it for more than five years," Sloan said.
She will not be entering a Halloween contest this year, but she will be proud of her costume.
The Halloween Bash, which begins at 6:30 tonight with the costume contest, will have prizes for the first place contestants in differing categories. The prizes are sponsored by The Eldridge and Oread Hotels and KU Bookstores.
Neely said the costumes can be very effective at a glance, but music gets under people's skin in a special way.
"You can't imagine a horror movie without the music," he said.
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