Arts&Entertainment Audible Leftovers The Haunting of Taylor Hall A&E Staff Horror Hits BY PAUL BEIMERS 1,500 people to go through the house this omething wicked this way comes. week, and nearly 50 volunteers have signed Again. Each year, as the temperature up to assist.” Insidious Nightmare on dips its toes into the chill of impending This year’s incarnation will feature Selected by Mitch Kullos Swinter and the leaves of the trees clutter seven different rooms, each with its own Elm Street Insidious represents the highlighting theme, encapsulated within a single piece of sidewalks with their fiery shades, Halloween aspects of any horror flick. It is cleverly Selected by Laura Thompson architecture that was built entirely from the makes its ghastly appearance, promising gruesome while keeping the viewers on their Horror is my favorite genre. There have ground up. sugar highs and macabre sights for all. toes with plenty of shock scenes. However, to be hundreds of horror movies I could “The most challenging part of the event NAU’s campus plays eager host to the it is the movement between realms with an choose from to call my favorite. How does is always constructing the house itself,” festivities, proving one is never too old to ancient sort of theology mixed with myth one choose their favorite scary movie? Do DeWitt says. “It has taken multiple volunteers enjoy the occasional opportunity to dress that underpins the entire piece. The best you go by scariest villain? Most original and over 50 hours worth of work to construct up, unwrap the promise of toothache and horror movie is not one that you can walk story? I choose both. Nightmare on Elm everything. The structure itself is 82 feet by experience the thrills awaiting in the dark, away from, but rather it remains in the Street excels in both of these categories with 22 feet, and we had to create every single wall deathly underbelly of society. subconscious to haunt you even as you try a villain who has knives for fingers and of it. It’s quite a process.” A student tradition, Taylor Hall’s to forget. Insidious is one such high-caliber murders his victims in their sleep. Sweet If past years are anything to go by, the toil Haunted House is ready to satisfy one’s taste movie. dreams! for the grisly and gruesome once more. — and the theatrical talent accompanying it Hosted within the University Fieldhouse — should be well worth the effort. and put on by a team of volunteers, it features “I went last year and I thought it was a series of rooms filled with bloodied and extremely well done for the short amount Hocus Pocus The Ring costumed students, some in plain sight and of time that went into building it,” junior Selected by Kelsey Tapia Selected by Paul Beimers others hidden, ready to put on a show. Poised photography major Rylie Dougherty said. “I My favorite Halloween movie is Hocus It was the first largely successful remake to jump and scream and receive the same really liked the acting. The students were very Pocus. It’s about the race to save Salem from of a foreign horror flick that really started the in return from the guests passing through, convincing and didn’t break character.” three sister witches who are accidentally American-izing trend, and it’s still the best. playing the deranged part of some horror film Junior social work major Breanna brought back to life on Halloween night. Gore Verbinski’s camerawork is gorgeously escapee, this lurid assemblage of actors will be Ingram agreed. After 300 years, the witches have their eerie and Naomi Watts is excellent in the sure to provide a heavy dose of adrenaline. “I enjoyed the enthusiasm of the actors chance to wreak havoc among the mortals leading role. Relying more on atmosphere “The Haunted House has been around the most,” Ingram said. “People should again and it’s up to a group of kids and and dread than gore or shock, the scares for at least two decades,” said Mason DeWitt, definitely not go if they are afraid of people a talking cat to finish what they started. are subtle but gripping, and still manage to director of Taylor Hall. “It’s been a great jumping out at them.” Maybe this movie will “put a spell on you” impress so many years later. tradition that both students and members of It seems as though this house of horrors the same way it did me! the wider Flagstaff community really enjoy, is shaping up to deliver plenty more jolts now. and will continue to enjoy for many years to “Prepare to be scared,” DeWitt said. c om e .” “We’re hoping that this year is going to be the It is certainly no small feat, creating such scariest ever.” a spectacle. Best come prepared, folks. Taylor Hall’s The Exorcist The Strangers “To put the event together, we needed Haunted House will be running from 8 p.m. to Selected by Ashley Karzin volunteers, a fairly large budget and a week midnight on Oct. 31 in the NAU Fieldhouse. Selected by Julie Anderson to create everything. And, of course, we Admission is free for students. General To start off, I have to say I absolutely If you want a good scare, I recommend needed to get advertisements out and around admission is $5, or $3 with a donation of a can hate horror movies. Purposefully making watching The Strangers. If being stalked campus,” DeWitt said. “We anticipate over of food to benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank. yourself scared does not sound like a fun in your home isn’t creepy enough, being pastime to me. But if forced to pick a favorite followed by masked assailants in a house in For more Halloween Haunts scary movie, I would have to say mine is the the woods with no one else around is even creepier. Even though I couldn’t watch this visit jackcentral.com: scary movie classic, The Exorcist. Maybe it’s because I first saw a spoof of the film in movie without holding my hands over my A Haunted History of the Weatherford Scary Movie 2, but The Exorcist comes across eyes, The Strangers is my go-to scary movie pick. You won’t want to open your door The Meat Puppets preview at the Orpheum as more of a comedy than the demonic themed films of today. to anyone, especially when they ask for Scream Room at the Green Room review Tamara, after watching this movie!

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