OCT. 9-15 , 2014 -------------------------- Cover Story • The Haunted Jail ------------------------- Judge. Jury. Executioner. By Ashley Motia the mysterious stranger pestered the guards with incessant ques- There are haunted houses, tions. He was enraptured by this and then there are haunted plac- ritual. The guards did not take es. The difference? The former kindly to the onslaught of inqui- relies on special effects and cun- ries. They beat the stranger and ning craft to scare the pants off placed him in a cell to resume of you for one month out of the Butler’s execution.” year; the latter need only exist, As the gallows door with its history of part fact and dropped, the guilty man did not part fiction – both equally night- suffer the swift end of snapping Saturday, Oct. 11 • 8pm marish. A genuinely haunted his neck. No, Butler was too cun- place is volatile year-round, but it ning, we were told. He would not is especially active when people go without a fight. He slowly slid PINK DROYD invite the darkness to come and down the trapdoor and began to Welcome to the Acoustic play each Halloween. strangle to death for the next 10 The Haunted Jail in Colum- minutes. The crowd, horrified $10/$12/$25 bia City is the real deal. You by this ghastly death, vowed know it the moment you set eyes never to have another execution Saturday, Oct. 25 • 8pm on the looming, old, empire-style by hanging again. But it was too building. The Grim Reaper and late. Events were already set in his pet vulture bid you ominous motion that would change the GUIDED BY VOICES welcome from the perimeter of town forever. the property. Carved from a tree They brought Butler in- as old as the jail itself, they are side to discover the impossible: TRIBUTE SHOW harbingers of the rich history and he still had a pulse. His heart beat Featuring THUNDERHAWK, sheer artistry that await those faintly for another three minutes STREETLAMPS FOR SPOTLIGHTS, brave enough to enter. But Grim before he finally died. Make no and his beaked companion aren’t mistake: this was not the end of HARDCORE UF0’S & the only gatekeepers you must Charles Butler. And as the sun EXTERMINATE ALL RATIONAL THROUGHT pass to gain admittance. went down, an even greater ter- As we stood on the stoop of ror was growing in the depths of $10 the jailhouse, fumbling around THE HAUNTED JAIL the jailhouse. for our courage, a guide recounted Open 7-9 p.m. Thursdays & Sundays “As Deimos’ anger grew, so the tale of Deimos and the damned 7-11 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays thru Nov. 9 did his power. The guards had no soul of Charles Butler. idea they had imprisoned a king of “You are standing at the site of 116 E. Market St., Columbia City the Nosferato,” orated our guide. Charles Butler’s execution, an event $10-$15, www.columbiacityhauntedjail.com “Deimos was a king of the Le that scarred this community forev- Masshar de la Nui, a very old and er,” our guide began. “Butler shot and killed gallows were being erected for Butler’s ex- powerful clan of vampires. And the folks in his wife, Abbie, in a drunken rage one eve- ecution by hanging, a curious figure known Columbia City were about to find out that ning back in 1884. Abbie was simply trying only as Deimos was seen about Columbia you never anger a vampire king – a lesson to protect their son from Butler’s notorious City. He had the air of a well-traveled aris- you are about to witness yourselves.” beatings. She pushed the boy out the door, tocrat, someone who had seen a great deal The doors creaked on their hinges as we taking a bullet to the back. She died three of the world. But he had never witnessed were ushered inside. The air was thick with Wednesday, Oct. 29 • 8pm days later in the hospital.” a hanging, and he decided Charles Butler foreboding electricity. When you pass over A chill filled the air, carried by a somber would be his first. the threshold, you’re immediately plunged wind. He went on to say that when police “That warm June day, a remorseless into an immersive, interactive experience. BLUE OYSTER CULT arrived, Butler surrendered without a fight Butler mounted the gallows,” our guide You become part of the Deimos myth, like it $56.50 and confessed to the crime but would later said. “As the executioners placed the noose threaten to haunt the grounds forever. As the around his neck and began reading last rites, Continued on page 7 Saturday, Nov. 29 • 8pm SUCH A NIGHT THE MUSIC OF THE LAST WALTZ $15 GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR TICKET INFO & MORE ALL SHOWS ALL AGES 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com --------------------------------------------------------------October 9, 2014 whatzup Volume 19, Number 10 f you’re wondering where the summer went, we have some advice: take advantage of fall before winter hits. There may be a chill in the air. There could even be some frost on the morning ground. But count yourI blessings: at least there’s no snow in the air. Make that “no snow on the ground, as a flake or two in the air already have been reported. Bottom line: get out while you can. As usual, your favorite arts and enter- tainment weekly is here to offer up some options. You could get your- self scared senseless at either (or both) of this week’s featured haunts – Columbia City’s Haunted Jail (page 2) or Huntington’s Haunted Hotel (page 6). You can also catch some comedy courtesy of “blue collar” comic Bill Engvall (page 5). You can even croon along to Ben Folds when he appears with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic (page 5 – and, yes, audience participation is a big part of any Ben Folds show). There are a couple of community theater options (The Mousetrap and The Glass Menagerie, both reviewed on page 20). And you’ll want to get to work on your zombie or Dr. Frank-N-Furter costumes in order to take full advantage of next weekend’s Fright Night events (see Fare Warning on page 9). There’s plenty more, so read on. And be sure to tell ’em who sent you. • features ON BOOKS ..................................... 17 Wolf in White Van SCREENTIME ................................ 17 THE HAUNTED JAIL ...................................2 David Fincher Has Himself a Hit Judge. Jury. Executioner. FLIX ................................................ 18 FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC .....................4 Gone Girl Ben Folds’ All-Ages Appeal CURTAIN CALL ............................... 20 BILL ENGVALL ............................................5 The Glass Menagerie Workingman’s Comedy CURTAIN CALL ............................... 20 THE HAUNTED HOTEL ...............................6 The Mousetrap Checkout at Never O’Clock • calendars • columns & reviews LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ................10 SPINS ...............................................8 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD ...................14 Heaven’s Gateway Drugs, Cannibal Corpse, Tweedy BACKTRACKS ..................................8 ROAD TRIPZ ..................................15 Split Enz, True Colours (1980) MOVIE TIMES ................................18 FARE WARNING ...............................9 ART & ARTIFACTS .........................20 Evil Dead, Fright Night Movies, Rocky Horror STAGE & DANCE ...........................21 OUT & ABOUT ................................ 10 The Cancellation Bug Strikes Again THINGS TO DO ..............................22 Cover design by Greg Locke; Haunted Jail and ROAD NOTEZ ................................. 14 Haunted Hotel photos by Abby Bryan 7-9:30pm Thursdays 7-11pm Fridays & Saturdays October 2 thru November 1 Regular admission: $12 3D glasses: $1 VIP FASTPASS: $20 Skip the line & 3D glasses October 9, 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ------------------------ Feature • Fort Wayne Philharmonic ---------------------- 3 Rivers Co-op Natural Grocery & Deli .....................12 20 Past 4 and More .....................................................23 The Alley Sports Bar/Pro Bowl West ...........................2 ARCH ...............................................................................23 Arena Dinner Theatre/The Mousetrap ........................21 Beamer’s Sports Grill ..................................................12 Ben Folds’ All-Ages Appeal C2G Live/The TV Show .................................................15 By Steve Penhollow ard, says Folds is one of his top five favorite C2G Music Hall.................................................................2 musical artists of all time. There aren’t many musical artists who “I think Ben walks a fine line between Calhoun Street Soups, Salads & Spirits .................12 can appeal equally and equitably to a millen- being a serious musician and a smart-aleck,” Checkerz Bar & Grill .....................................................10 nial daughter and her boomer mom, but pop he says. “I hear really interesting harmonies, artist, classical composer and musical vaga- decently complex song structure, but there is Columbia City Haunted Jail .........................................13 bond Ben Folds appears to be one of these. always an underlying air of rebellion and the Columbia Street West .................................................11 Susan Anderson, mother to NIPR pro- need to make himself or his friends laugh. gramming operations manager and on-air Like he takes it just seriously enough to Dicky’s 21 Taps .............................................................12 personality Katy Anderson,