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There’s No Place Like Home for the Holiday

By Halloween Alliance

When we reached the front of the line, we were huddled together in front of a door and an old television monitor. We were no longer guests. We were now in the show as a technician dressed in heavy winter coat welcomed us as inspectors to review the facility. He explained the situation and told us in a moment we would be briefed by the Captain via the monitor. It crackled to life and there stood the Captain. We learned that a large spacecraft had been discovered and the situation wasn’t going well. Then the screen suddenly cut out. The technician hit the side of the TV with the palm of his hand to try and recover the picture, but could not. Then the door behind him opened and we were ushered into the structure.

Inside, the lighting was dim. In front of us there was a large hole in the wall and beyond that a room. In the room we could see a large cube shaped object draped under a sheet. There were tools strewn about as if some work had been taking place. The Captain greeted us. He told us his crew had uncovered a large block of ice that contained something within. He pulled the sheet back to reveal that whatever had been in the ice was now missing! We followed the Captain as he moved down to a window that looked out onto the snowy landscape. We could see the facility extending off into the distance. Just then the hand of this “thing” reached up from the outside. Its fingers clawed at the air. The Captain backed away in horror, then rushed to a door that was slightly ajar. He opened it and shined his flashlight inside only to discover the dead bodies of some of the science team. The bodies had been drained of their blood and were hanging upside down. It was a horrific sight we would not soon forget.

Still not sure what was happening, we pressed on. We came to a locker box. It looked as if it had been tampered with so the Captain checked it out. As he opened it, the carcass of a dead dog fell out onto the floor and we all screamed. The Captain covered his mouth and warned us to keep together. We followed his orders as we huddled tight and shuffled forward to the next room where we saw a scientist and his assistant researching some alien like plants. Suddenly, a technician&emdash;who warned them and us that the creature had breached the facility&emdash;interrupted them! The emergency lights came on and sirens erupted from the loud speakers. An intercom voice directed us to evacuate. We followed the Captain and technician down a narrow corridor. Just then, from the end of the hall appeared the creature itself! It was a hideous beast that stood seven feet tall. Its head was bald and its skin was a scaly green color. It walked towards us, arms reaching forward with hunger. With quick thinking the Captain and his technicians opened a panel to an electrical circuit box. Working at a feverish pace they re-wired the current. The creature kept drawing near. The power was re-routed to a section of flooring just ahead of the “thing.” As the creature stepped onto the now electrified section the lights dimmed and electricity began to flow in and out of the beast. It stood there momentarily, suspended by the electrical current then fell to the floor and everything went black.

We all stood in the darkness terrified. What was next? Was the “Thing” really dead? The lights came back on and it had vanished! We had survived the nightmare and would live to tell the tale. The Captain thanked us for our courage and directed us to the exit door behind us. As he opened the door to let us out, there in the doorway loomed the “Thing.” It grabbed the Captain by his neck and again the lights went out! We would surely be doomed! As we were all wishing we had packed extra underwear, the lights came on and there stood the Captain safe and sound. He wished us a big “Happy Halloween!” as he opened the exit door and ushered us out.

While I know my words can’t do the show quite the justice it deserves, I hope you can imagine the experience. Bob and his friends are truly gifted at taking you out of your ordinary life and, for one brief moment, transport you to another world. It takes a team of dedicated professionals and good friends to bring it all together. And Bob Burn is blessed to have both. He is a man that invites kindness and good karma. In today’s world of horror where blood and guts seem to rein supreme, Bob Burns frightens us the old fashion way - with shadow and misdirection. His shows have always been family friendly and contain very little blood and gore. While some scenes may have been too intense for younger audiences, the fact is Bob doesn’t like all the blood and gore of most horror shows. He appreciates the craft involved, but always likes to keep his shows clean so that all people may enjoy them. And that is truly in the spirit of Halloween.

As we left that evening our heads were filled with wonderment and awe of how they pulled it all together. Having seen the skeletal structure become a remote arctic base was inspiring. It certainly is sad knowing that this was Bob’s last show, but hopefully someday we might be lucky enough that he will do it again. Or perhaps one of his crew will take up the torch and continue the tradition. You just never know.

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