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TRIGHTIOWN BRIMES NIGHTMRRÏS TO HIT
Photo by Jeanette W right
BY LUIS CORREA
ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR
W ith H allow een creep in g u p , P o rtlan d ’ s spooky
tradition is sure to make everybody scream.
FrightTown returns to the depths of the Veterans
M em orial C o liseu m for its 13th terrifying season,
featuring three haunted houses w ith extra attractions
to really give you a true horror experience. This year,
Baron Von Goolo’s Museum of Horrors and Grimthorne
Manor return and are joined with the all new science
fiction horror experience, Sector 13.
The 4 0 ,0 0 0 -s q u a re -fo o t experience is hom e to
o n e Of thé m ost popular haunted houses in Portland,
Baron Von Goolos’ s Museum o f Horrors. W hat makes
this haunted house so unique comes from the twisted
m ind of Dave H elfrey, the m an behind FrightTown.
Known for its goofy style of spookiness, this haunted
museum gives yôû exactly that. It goes deep inside your
mind revealing your darkgst and oddest nightm ares
hidden inside yorir brain that will surely make you feel
discom fort. From m onsters looking like characters
from a Dr. Seuss book, a norm al guy sitting in a back
stage set w here a huge dragon head pops out from
behind the costume rack to even standing in front a
huge crowd, this is what the Museum of Horrors is all
about — the psychological fears.
G rim thorne M anor, a m an sion b elo n gin g to the
heartless G rim thorne fam ily, w ill surely m ake you
feel right at hom e. Legend has it that a poor gypsy
was seeking nothing but shelter and was degraded arid
abused by the cruel fam ily. As she died, she placed a
curse on the fam ily, m aking them turn into monsters
as black as their souls. Now the m ansion is overrun
by classic m onsters such,as vam pires, werewolves,
Haunted house goers wait to enter the attraction, known as one of the state’s scariest spots for the season.
spirits, m aniacs, and even Frankenstein. The gothic
style mansion brings.backthe nostalgic classic horror
that we’ve all grown to love, but w ith a modern twist, a
great haunted house for people who love the classics.
Finally, for the 13th season, FrightTown brings Sector
13, an all new haunted house based on the science fiction
horror genre, with a unique back story. The government
and an alien race make a pact, exchanging test subjects
from each others’ race for “ scientific testin g,” but as
the true intent o f the aliens is revealed, their mutated
experiments are set loose, running around the facility
killing hum ans under their control, preparing for the
I'm so excited
fo r Halloween!,
world invasion.Trapped inside, you must escape Sector
13, evade the mutants and get to safe ground before the
facility self-destructs! This facility will surely get your
blood pum ping with adrenaline'as it can get intense
with these m utations screaming and running around
chasing you, almost like à psychiatric hospital. A great
new haunted house for FrightTown and its fa n s to
experience, especially for fans of the s ci-fi genre.
W ith all o f these fun and thrilling haunted houses,
FrightTown has added three additional experiences
if you feel you haven’tscream ed enough ;.. yet. Feel
the darkness surround you in the all new pitch black
terror m aze, Fear The Dark, where your senses are
your only friend. Next, experience th e claustrophobic
fear of being six feet underground in the Buried Alive
simulator, where you will experience the sounds, the
sensations and even the smells of what it’s like to be left
, for dead. Lastly, if you think FrightTown was fake, the
new Ghost Gallery Will make you think twice, featuring
real haunted artifacts from real haunted housés.
FrightTown is considered one of the nation’ s scariest
haunted house locations and has been voted as one of
the best. This October, experience the horror that is
FrightTown. A whole city block of screams and shock
is w aiting for you..
N o t just Candy?
But, Decorations,
Food, Parties
It goes deep inside your mind
revealing your darkest and oddest
nightmares.
L . and
bate
Happy Halloween
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More info:
http://www.frighttown.com
Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday: 7-10 pm
Friday and Saturday: 7 - y pm
Open Halloween Day
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