OCT. 2-8 , 2014 ------------------------------Cover Story • Hysterium ---------------------------- NISWONGER EXPERIENCE SOMETHING The Doctor Will See You Now NOSTALGIC By Ashley Motia AND Oh, you mastered the Haunted SOMETHING Cave, did you? The creators have a new chal- NEW lenge for you. Located in the same at THE NISWONGER sinister spot as the Haunted Cave, Hysterium Haunted Asylum is cur- rently accepting new patients. And something sinister lurks deep inside the facility – something hungry for fresh souls. The fun begins the moment you step into the waiting area. Un- settling elevator music pervades the air as you’re told that the doctor will be with you shortly. Patients and orderlies mingle with those waiting in line, whispering tales of what lurks beyond the lob- by. There’s a strange sense HYSTERIUM of foreboding in the air. Open 7-9:30 p.m. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea … Thursdays & Sundays, When it’s finally your 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Fridays turn to see the doctor, you board the elevator. There is & Saturdays thru Nov. 1 Good. You’re tact. no going back now. The el- 4410 Arden Drive, Fort Wayne going to need Is it just your imagination or does Hys- evator attendant mentions $12-$20, 260-436-0213, them to figure terium Haunted Asylum get more terrifying the iconic something about earth- www.hysterium.com out the door the deeper in you go? The cafeteria seems PETER YARROW quakes, and you instinc- maze and earn like a calm reprieve... until you hear the tively grab for the hand your freedom. maniacal laughter on the other side of the & Mustards Retreat rails. “You might want to hold on,” she says (Note: if a door is marked “Emergency Exit kitchen door. And what is that smell? The Oct. 9 @ 7:30 PM with a sharp-toothed grin. “We wouldn’t Only,” it really is an emergency exit. It’s not filthy kitchen was one of the most original want you to get … lost … now, would we?” a trick. Only use these doors if you can’t installations we had seen in a haunted house As you step out of the elevator, your handle the maddening terror within the asy- – one your eyes (and nose) definitely won’t feet shake with aftershocks. You find your- lum or you have a medical emergency.) As forget. self in a sewer room of hand-carved bricks your sanity slips away, it’s easy to get turned If you make it out with your head intact, and running water. Follow the path, you tell around. If you’re with a group, you may you run into a room of bloodied plastic cur- yourself. Surely, this is the way out. A short quibble about which direction you came tains similar to a meat processing plant. You tunnel leads to a biohazard area. It’s clear from as you go in circles. Within the door can’t really tell which way you’re going or, some of the sludge has escaped from the maza there are guides, if you’d like to call more importantly, which way is out. Wait, barrels, and you’re fresh out of hazmat suits. them that. The choice is up to you whether did something just move over there? You get A downed power line crackles and pops in you listen to them or not. They are, after all, the feeling you’re being followed, and you the distance. You must remain alert and on patients in an asylum. wonder if your head is the next one on the guard if you hope to survive. Once you find your way through the chopping block. You stumble into a long, dark corridor. door maze, you come across a carnival, an You wind around to what’s known as As you peer into the darkness, you wonder all-new addition to the haunt. the “throwback room,” paying homage to what might be peering back. The corridor “What’s a circus doing down here?” you the static room in the old Haunted Cave. It leads to a rustic doctor’s office, but the doc- wonder. Hey, even patients in an asylum features a TV in the corner tuned to static The HABANEROS tor doesn’t seem to be quite in at the mo- need some cheering up with balloon animals and empty chairs waiting for asylum patients from Cuba ment. Some patients linger, waiting to be and clowns! Those who are afraid of clowns to return. If you have a fear of spiders, pro- seen. They beg you to stay with them, but I will have their mettle tested. And the clowns ceed with caution to the next room. The nice Oct. 13 @ 7:30 PM wouldn’t advise it. won’t tolerate misbehavior, so mind your nurse will keep you safe, right? One look in To further test your sanity and grit, you manners. her eyes tells you otherwise. “He bites!” she must pass through a claustrophobia-inducing You must board a second elevator to warns. Who bites? And what’s that growling fabric tunnel that leaves you nearly blind and continue your journey out of the asylum. noise? NISWONGER incapacitated save for a few small steps at a The elevator attendant latches the door be- The heart of the asylum holds an espe- PERFORMING ARTS CENTER time. With out-stretched hands you feel your hind you. cially terrifying treat. But what would be the way along; if you’re there with friends, hold- “There’s one person here who was ad- fun in spoiling it? This is your nightmare, 10700 SR 118 S . VAN WERT . OH ing hands might be a good idea. Strength in mitted by the rest of you. Was it you? Some- after all. I’ll let you see for yourself. numbers, children. Haven’t you learned any- one will be staying here for rehabilitation,” To earn the right to leave, you must make TICKETS thing from the horror movies? he says as the lights go dark and the elevator it through the space-bending vortex room, a After being plunged into darkness, your rumbles with a jarring alarm. feature some may remember as the tunnel eyes will need to adjust as you enter an opti- “Also, we apologize for the nuisance from the Haunted Cave. Be sure to hold on 419-238-NPAC cal illusion room with black lights. Don’t lin- of the escaped patient. Security has assured to the rails – and your sanity. You rush to the ger too long, though; the room comes alive, me that he has been contained. The rest of end of the tunnel, gasping the fresh air that NPACVW.ORG threatening to absorb you into the asylum you will proceed to the cafeteria to receive a surrounds you. You survived! forever. One member of our party exclaimed complimentary meal for your troubles.” The You made it out alive, but has Hysterium breathlessly, “I almost peed my pants!” elevator comes to a stop as everyone glances haunted asylum claimed a small bit of your Do you still have your wits about you? around to make sure their party is still in- sanity forever? 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com --------------------------------------------------------------October 2, 2014 whatzup Volume 19, Number 9 t’s October, and around here that means everyone goes just a little bit crazy over anything and everything ghoulish. We don’t know how the rest of the world feels about Halloween, but it sure is a big deal in our neckI of the woods. If it’s bloody, haunted or has anything to do with the walking dead, we’re all about it. And fittingly, your free arts and entertain- ment weekly is all over it. And so we kick the month off with Hysterium, the haunted asylum located about a mile west of Engle and Bluffton roads. We assigned a writer and a photographer to tour the one-time Haunted Cave a week or so ago and haven’t seen them since. We assume a sympathetic orderly helped them sneak out their report and photos which you’ll find on the facing page (page 2 for those of you who prefer the ether version of whatzup). There is, of course, much more. Five Finger Death Punch & Volbeat, the Philharmonic Pops, Big Dick – the list goes on. And on. All things consid- ered, it’s a fittingly weird issue, one you’re sure to enjoy. So read on, and remember to tell everyone you meet that whatzup sent you. • features SCREENTIME ................................ 16 Denzel, Antoine Rule the Box Office FLIX ................................................ 18 HYSTERIUM ................................................2 The Boxtrolls The Doctor Will See You Now PRODUCTION NOTES .................... 20 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH/VOLBEAT .......4 The Glass Menagerie Heaven & Hell Collide THE GREEN ROOM ........................ 20 CAPITOL QUARTET ....................................5 Professors of Swing Sax PRODUCTION NOTES .................... 21 The Mousetrap LIZ MONNIER ..............................................6 The Doyenne of Dance FARE WARNING ............................ 23 Fort Wayne’s Chills & Thrills BIG DICK & THE PENETRATORS .............7 The Music’s No Joke • calendars • columns & reviews LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ................10 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD ...................14 SPINS ...............................................8 F**king Panthers, Sinoia Caves, Freak Kitchen ROAD TRIPZ ..................................15 BACKTRACKS ..................................8 MOVIE TIMES ................................18 Hot Tuna, Phosphorescent Rat (1974) ART & ARTIFACTS .........................20 OUT & ABOUT ................................ 10 Xxxx STAGE & DANCE ...........................21 PICKS ............................................ 12 THINGS TO DO ..............................22 Peter Yarrow, Habaneros Cover design by Greg Locke ROAD NOTEZ ................................. 14 Hysterium cover and page 2 photos by Abby Bryan ON BOOKS ..................................... 16 Liz Monnier cover and page 6 photos by The Removers Vordermann Photography 7-9:30pm Thursdays 7-11pm Fridays & Saturdays October 2 thru November 1 Regular admission: $12 3D glasses: $1 VIP FASTPASS: $20