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Published: October 16, 2008 10:55 pm
Come, get spooked at MSU’s haunted hospital
Many more scary activities for all to enjoy!
Jackie Ayres
Register-Herald Reporter
The Bellview Insane Asylum is officially open for business! Eyeballs and bloody fingers floating in glass jars, wolves howling and fog circling anyone who walks down the dark path toward the creepy hospital — organizers say it’s sure to scare the socks off anyone brave enough to visit.
If you want to get spooked this Halloween, you might consider checking out this haunted hospital currently being put on at Mountain State University’s forensics’ crime scene house.
A group of 35 to 40 students spent three months preparing the house for Halloween.
“The house is a lot of work, but a lot of fun, also,” said Kimberly Bess, organizer and Forensics Association president.
“Everybody likes to be scared. They hate it, but they love it at the same time,” Bess said.
The students studied insane asylums from the 1800s to get ideas for re-creating their own spooky hospital.
“They didn’t do names when people died in insane asylums; they were buried with a number on their tombstone,” Bess said. The haunted hospital boosts its own cemetery similar to that found in the 1800s.
All proceeds from the event will go toward sending 15 forensics students to a sexual assault conference in Washington next spring. The conference will give students the opportunity to meet experts in forensics and network for future job opportunities.
The hospital is located at 705 S. Kanawha St. in Beckley. Parking is free across the street at Odell Hall.
It’s open Monday through Saturday until Oct. 31. (The house will be closed to the public Oct. 27.) Hours are Monday and Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m., and Wednesday to Saturday, 7 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $8 per person.
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Other Halloween festivities you might enjoy:
Tricks and treats, jack-o-lanterns and spooky decorations everywhere; Halloween is officially among us!
In two weeks, children will be scurrying from house to house proudly displaying their Halloween costumes as they fill their bags with as much candy as they can while trick-or-treating.
What is there to do in the local community? Aside from trick-or-treating, there’s numerous Halloween festivities, some that will scare you, some that will sing their way into your heart and others that you just won’t want to miss.
Beckley
- Tailgate Halloween, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in uptown Beckley, The Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia will offer its alternative to the traditional house-to-house trick-or-treating at its 22nd annual event. Neville Street will be closed from the First Avenue intersection to Heber Street. Tailgate cars will be allowed in at barriers near First Baptist Church at Neville intersection for parking. There will be kiddie rides and concessions. The event will be held rain or shine; admission is $1 per child. Children are encouraged to dress in costume. Lots of candy will be provided
- Tamarack — October offers more treats than Halloween night for visitors. From wood and pottery to chocolates and witch hats, The Best of West Virginia is offering something for everyone: Oct. 17-19, woven apparel demonstrations; Oct. 24-26, jewelry, witch hats and carved wood demonstrations; Oct. 18, Sweeteez chocolate tasting. For information, call 1-88-TAMARACK
- Sam’s Club Tailgate Halloween, Oct. 30, 5 to 8 p.m., Sam’s Club parking lot at 1220 N. Eisenhower Drive — trick-or-treating event. Awards will be given out for most original/best homemade costume in the following categories: newborn to 2 years, 3 to 7 years, 8 years and up, and pets. This is a pet-friendly event. Cost is $1 per child; 100 percent of proceeds will benefit the WVU Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network.
- There’s a Monster in My Closet! A musical of by Willowtree Productions, Soldiers Memorial Theatre, Beckley, Oct. 23-24 at 8:15 p.m. and Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. Fantasy and reality collide in this kid-friendly musical production. Emily’s having a sleepover when she discovers a monster in her closet. Find out how friendship, ingenuity and a sprinkling of magic lead to a delightful solution to Emily’s monster problem; $8 adults, $5 students; For more information, call 304-250-3456
Fayetteville
- Fayette Historic Theater production of “The Kitchen Witches” by Caroline Smith today and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Although this is not a spooky production, it is a bundle of laughs. For more information, call 304-574-4655
Lewisburg
- Ghost Tours — visit historical Lewisburg for the 15th anniversary of the tours; there are four different ones to choose. The two-hour candlelight walking tours will be available Oct. 29-30 at 8 p.m. Call 256-TOUR for details.
Mount Hope
- Haunted Hotel, Old Mountaineer Hotel, 401 Main St. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through Oct. 31. from 7 to 11 p.m. No one under 13 will be admitted without a parent. Admission, $8; $6 if you bring two cans for the community food bank.
Summersville
- Halloween Block Party, downtown Summersville/Main Street, Oct. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be costume contests, pumpkin decorating, a haunted tent and lots of games at this kid-friendly event. Free food, hot dogs, hot chocolate, popcorn and candy galore.
— E-mail:
jayres@register-herald.com
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