Panic! Pulse 2011 Halloween Guide

Fear Factor

Behind the scenes at Blowing Screams Farm

UPDATED WEEKLY

HAUNTED HOUSES BAR & CLUB PARTIES PLUS: THE RETURN OF SHOCK THEATRE

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Fear factor WEB OF TERROR Matt Dutton points into the distance at an intricate system of passages used to terrorize victims.

Matt Dutton and his team crank up the fright at Rock City’s Blowing Screams Farm

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ome scary shit is going down at Rock City’s Blowing Screams Farm.

Matt Dutton—the talented artist behind the iconic Chattanooga attraction’s creepyin-their-own-way gnomes—is the mastermind behind an entire landscape of terror at the Forest of Fear. “A haunting experience is not easily expressed through words, but through psychological events

of unbridled terror,” Dutton says.

Deliverance from evil, as the sign says, is highly unlikely.

The year had barely begun when Dutton and his team of “haunt technicians” began desiging props, sets, special effects and makeup at the farm, located at the foot of Lookout Mountain.

We sent intrepid Panic!

Halloween Correspondent Josh Lang to follow Dutton and his

creepy crew around the property before opening night. Lang returned with this report, these behind-the-scenes photos and some lightly soiled underwear.

Don’t worry, Josh. We won’t tell your mommy.

ON THE COVER: Daniel Wroe, Matt Dutton, John McLeod and Matt Nooga ratchet up the fear at Rock City’s Forest of Fear at Blowing Screams Farm. Photo by Josh Lang • The Pulse

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An An innocent innocent body body lays lays mangled mangled and and rotting, rotting, all all specialties specialties of of Dutton Dutton and and his his creative creative team team of of haunt haunt technicians. technicians.

Left: Left: Several Several ominous ominous hallways hallways wait wait in in store store for for customers customers of of Forest Forest of of Fears, Fears, none none of of which which will will be be pleasant pleasant to to the the psyche. psyche. Right: Right: “The “The majority majority of of props props are are hand hand crafted crafted and and original original pieces pieces of of art,” art,” Dutton Dutton says. says. There There will will be be several several “elements “elements of of surprise.” surprise.”

Haunt Haunt Technicians Technicians Matt Matt Nooga, Nooga, Matt Matt Dutton Dutton and and Daniel Daniel Wroe Wroe survey survey the the Forest Forest of of Fear.

Fear.

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HAUNTED HOUSES & EVENTS Acres of DArkness HAunteD trAil† ‡

pAnic! listings

Chattanooga Audubon Acres 900 N. Sanctuary Road features: Bonfire, ghost stories, face-painting, glow-in-thedark maze, food and drinks.

Hours/Dates: 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October. tickets: $15 Web: chattanoogaaudubon.org

BloWing screAms fArm

271 Chattanooga Valley Road Flintstone, Ga. features: Ghost Ride and the Forest of Fear, the world’s only outdoor 3-D haunted house.

Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night in October. tickets: $15 (Forest of Fear); $15 (Ghost Ride); $25 for both.

Web: blowingscreamsfarm. com

DreAmnigHt: Boo in tHe Zoo! ‡

301 North Holtzclaw Ave. features: VIP Halloween Zoo visit for families and caretakers of special-needs children whose unique circumstances might generally limit or prohibit relaxing outings during normal zoo hours.

Hours/Dates: 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27 tickets: Free with reservations Web: chattzoo.org

encHAnteD mAiZe ‡

271 Chattanooga Valley Road Flintstone, Ga. features: “Another Y-Ear of Corny Fun.” Hours/Dates: Thursdays-Sundays through Oct. 30. tickets: $9 adults, $7 children

honest music

pAnic AttAck! tHis WeekenD: “DArk nigHt of tHe scArecroW”

The Pulse’s Panic Halloween Guide will appear each week through Halloween (Oct. 6, 13 and 20). Listings are updated weekly. If you operate a haunted house or event and would be like to be listed, or your listed event changes, submit information as formatted here and email to creative@ chattanoogapulse.com. key: † New ‡ Family friendly Web: enchantedmaze.com

HAlloWeen eerie express ‡

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 4119 Cromwell Road features: Train ride, storytelling, indoor blacklight mini-golf, temporary tattoos, cider and a walk through the Fun House.

Hours/Dates: Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 14-20; trains depart at 5:45 and 7:45 p.m. tickets: $22 ages 2 and up Web: tvrail.com

tHe HAunteD BArn

5107 McDonald Road McDonald features: Bonfire, graveyard and concessions.

Hours/Dates: 7:30 p.m. to midnight, Fridays and Saturdays in October. tickets: $15 Web: hauntedbarnchattanooga.com

HAunteD cAvern ruBy fAlls

1720 South Scenic Hwy. features: Adult event with

local and regional shows

Rev Marco and the Gypsy Three with Amber Fults

Thu, Sept 29

9 pm

The Fells

Sun, Oct 2

7 pm

Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons with Uptown Lowmen

Wed, Oct 5

9 pm

creepy dude at rock city’s Blowing screams farm. blood, violence and gore. Not recommended for children ages 10 and under.

Hours/Dates: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October, (including Oct. 31). tickets: $20 online; $22 at the door; $17 Sundays Web: hauntedcavern.com

HAunteD Hilltop

House of Horrors

140 Edwards St. NE Cleveland Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. to midnight, Sept. 30, Fridays and Saturdays in October and Oct. 31. tickets: $10 Web: wewillscareyou.com

lAke WinnepAspookAH

8235 Hwy. 58 Harrison features: Cornfield, bonfires, concession stand, music, souvenirs, graveyards and more.

Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Fridays and Saturdays in October, (including Oct. 30 and 31). tickets: $18 for the Haunted House, Haunted Maze and Haunted Hayride. Free parking.

Web: thehauntedhilltop.com

1730 Lakeview Dr. Rossville features: Gate admission includes unlimited rides and all special Halloween attractions.

Hours/Dates: 6-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October. tickets: $24 Web: lakewinnie.com

monster BArn

4431 Shackleford Ridge Road Signal Mountain Hours/Dates: 8-10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October.

tickets: $10; $5 Haunted Hayride Web: monsterbarnfun.com

mystery Dog rAncH

975 Wooten Road Ringgold Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. Oct. 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 tickets: $10 Web: mysterydoghauntedranchandhayride.net

sir gooney’s HAunteD cArnivAl

5918 East Brainerd Road features: Castle Nightmare, a two-story super haunt.

Hours/Dates: Doors open at 7 p.m. every weekend in October through Halloween. tickets: $20 Web: sirgooneys.com

What 35 Patten Parkway was meant to be.

Full food menu serving lunch and dinner.

11am-2am, 7 days a week.

12th Annual All Hallows Eve Bash - Sat, Oct 29 Dead Confederate and The Bohannons Tickets available Sept. 30

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Collective Warehouse 4015 Tennessee Ave. Join Mise En Scenesters and Ballyoo Motion Pictures to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a true cult classic, “Dark Night of the Scarecrow.”

Hours/Dates: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 and 1:30 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2 tickets: $5 Web: facebook.com/ collectiveclothing

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BARS & CLUBS

Dead Confederate at the honest pint on oct. 29.

the honest pint

35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192 thehonestpint.com • saturday, oct. 29 12th Annual All hallows eve Bash featuring Dead Confederate with the Bohannons. Tickets on sale Sept. 30.

• Monday, oct. 31 halloween Variety show featuring the shock theater orchestra, odist, opposite Box, subterranean Cirqus.

Magic from Scott Fillers and horror movies.

pAniC ALeRt!

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JJ’s BoheMiA

231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400 reverbnation.com/ venue/jjsbohemia • Friday, oct. 28 The KissFits and “Rocky Horror PictureShow” • Monday, oct. 31 the Unsatisfied

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Chattanooga Choo Choo Campus 1400 Market St. (423) 521-2929 track29.co The Nim Nims, Glowing Bordis and Tone Harm all playing separate sets and converging together on stage for a

full-album cover of the Beastie Boy’s “Ill Communication.” Tickets on sale Friday, Sept. 23 for $10 . 21+ show.

1/2 V SPOOKY TOWN RICK

• saturday, oct. 29 9-9:45 p.m. the nim nims; 10-10:45 p.m.

Glowing Bordis; 1111:10 p.m. Costume Contest 11:15 p.m.-Midnight ill Communicators 12:15 a.m.-1 a.m. tone harm

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shock theatre returns

We We will will meet meet or or beat beat any any advertised advertised price price in in Chattanooga!

Chattanooga!

the Doctor is in

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t’s t’s been been more more than than 30 30 years years since since “Shock “Shock Theatre” Theatre” ruled ruled the the late-night airwaves on Chattanooga television.

When late-night airwaves on Chattanooga television. When the the original original Dr. Dr. Shock, Shock, former former WTVC WTVC Channel Channel 9 9 program program director director Tommy Tommy Reynolds, Reynolds, died died in in 2008, 2008, it it appeared appeared the the iconic iconic character character died with him.

Fortunately, local musician died with him. Fortunately, local musician Jack Jack Gray Gray was was unceremoniously unceremoniously embodied embodied with with the the spirit spirit of of Shock Shock and and the the good good doctor doctor rose rose again, again, along along with with his his faithful, faithful, irreverent irreverent sidekick sidekick Dingbat Dingbat and the devastatingly hot Nurse Goodbody (Constance and the devastatingly hot Nurse Goodbody (Constance Haynes).

Haynes).

In In the the year year since since the the new new Shock Shock and and Co. Co. made made their their debut, debut, much much has transpired, but we’ll save that for our issue of Oct. has transpired, but we’ll save that for our issue of Oct. 27, 27, when when we we profile profile the the reincarnation reincarnation of of Dr. Dr. Shock.

Shock. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, don’t don’t miss miss your your opportunity opportunity to to meet meet the the terrifying terrifying trio trio around around town town at at these these events: events:

Where Where the the Liquor Liquor is is Cheap Cheap & & the the Entertainment Entertainment is is Free Free

Oct. Oct. 1 1 •• Shock Shock Theatre Theatre unleashes unleashes its its Kickstarter Kickstarter campaign campaign at at www. www. kickstarter.com, kickstarter.com, the the largest largest funding funding platform platform for for creative creative projects projects in in the the world. world. Shock Shock Theatre Theatre is is asking asking fans fans across across the the Tennessee Tennessee Valley Valley to to “Ghoul “Ghoul Up” Up” and and become become a a sponsor sponsor to to help help fund fund production production of of an an entire entire season. season.

Their Their motto? motto? “Shock “Shock Theatre—The Theatre—The Monster Monster Being Being Created Created By

By You!” You!”

Oct. Oct. 22 22 •• Zombie Zombie Walk Walk ChattaChattanooga. nooga. Shock Shock Theatre Theatre has has a a soft soft spot spot for for zombies zombies and and invites invites all all the the undead undead to to meet meet at at Coolidge Coolidge Park Park for for a a walk walk across across the the Walnut Walnut Street Street Bridge Bridge and and back. back. Check Check the the Shock Shock Facebook Facebook page page at at www.facebook. www.facebook. com/drshocktheatre com/drshocktheatre for for more more information. information.

Crew Crew will will be be on on hand hand to to greet greet visivisitors tors to to Ruby Ruby Falls’ Falls’ Haunted Haunted Cavern Cavern at at 7 7 p.m. p.m. Doc Doc Shock, Shock, Nurse Nurse GoodGoodbody body and and Dingbat Dingbat will will be be stationed stationed at at the the main main gate gate to to greet greet cavecavedwellers dwellers with with a a smile smile and and a a haunt! haunt!

Oct. Oct. 28 28 •• Shock Shock and and Co. Co. rise rise again again from from 7 7 to to 11 11 p.m. p.m. at at the the Monster Monster Barn Barn on on Signal Signal Mountain.

Mountain.

Oct. Oct. 31 31 •• Shocktoberfest Shocktoberfest wraps wraps up up with with a a live live performance performance by by the the Shock Shock Theatre Theatre Orchestra— Orchestra— Doc Doc Shock’s Shock’s shockingly shockingly talented talented band—from band—from 8 8 p.m. p.m. to to 2 2 a.m. a.m. at at The The Honest Honest Pint, Pint, 35 35 Patten Patten Pkwy.

Pkwy. The The show show features features three three films films (“I (“I Drink Drink Your Your Blood,” Blood,” “Zombie,” “Zombie,” and and “Plan “Plan 9 9 From From Outer Outer Space”), Space”), the the magic magic of of Scott Scott Fillers Fillers along along with with three three acts: acts: Subterranean Subterranean Cirqus, Cirqus, Odist Odist and and OpOpposite posite Box. Box. Nurse Nurse Goodbody Goodbody hosts hosts a a costume costume contest contest at at midnight midnight with with a a $100 $100 grand grand prize. prize.

Oct. Oct. 21-22 21-22 •• The The Shock Shock Theatre Theatre

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