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2.0 CHATTANOOGA’S ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN GUIDE SHOCKTOBER 6 • 2011

Local haunts

New book catalogs city’s creepy hot spots UPDATED WEEKLY

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Local haunts

Attorney-turned-ghost buster Amy Petulla pens Haunted Chattanooga Local haunts

New book catalogs city’s creepy hot spots UPDATED WEEKLY

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“Frank” by Kevin Bate, from the collection of Alfonso Gómez-Arzola

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hattanooga has always been a creepy town. It’s haunted by a rogue’s gallery of cretins, misfits, carpetbaggers, poachers and peddlers of all stripes—and that’s just our political history.

The city is also a playground for ghost hunters, where lore has it a veritable cornucopia of undead souls have spooked locals for decades. The region owes much of its haunted past to the Civil War, of course, which accounts for no small amount of soldiers stalking the streets and backroads of Southeastern Tennessee. The city’s most notable landmarks — the Read House, the Hunter, the Choo Choo and the region’s mountains and battlefields are in no short supply of spirits either.

So it’s no surprise that a book such as Haunted Chattanooga surfaced to catalog the dark specter of Chattanooga’s past, in the spiritual sense, of course. When it comes to ghosts, our town is truly host to an embarrassment of otherworldly riches.

Co-authors Jessica Penot, author of Haunted North Alabama and a clinical psychologist in the apropos field of behavioral health therapy, and Amy Petulla (pictured), a former Chattanooga attorney-turned-ghost buster who now operates Chattanooga Ghost Tours, survey the Scenic City’s most historically haunted places in the

new book just out from History Press’ Haunted America series.

Penot and Petulla track paranormal activity all over the city, from Chattanooga High to the Choo Choo and Chickamauga to Hales Bar and the Hunter Museum and the Hamilton County Jail before branching out to South Pittsburgh.

Chattanooga’s haunted history is documented at every turn in the book, whether it’s the legendary ghost of the Delta Queen, the porter who forever roams the grounds of the historic Terminal Station or the restless souls who stalk the city’s elaborate underground tunnel system.

Many of the tales will doubtless be familiar to longtime Chattanoogans, but a few new myths keep the narrative fresh and we’re certain the volume will be updated once local ghost fans get their hands on it. — Bill Ramsey

Haunted Chattanooga

by Jessica Penot and Amy Petulla History Press September 2011 Paperback 112 pages $19.99 historypress.net

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This Halloween, we will

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HAUNTED HOUSES & EVENTS Acres of DArkness HAunteD trAil† ‡

Chattanooga Audubon Acres 900 N. Sanctuary Road Features: Bonfire, ghost stories, face-painting, glow-in-the-dark 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, outdoor 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 Avenue 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 Web: enchantedmaze.com

HAlloween eerie express ‡

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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

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The Pulse’s Panic Halloween Guide will appear each week through Halloween (Oct. 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

Sundays in October

• Sluggo’s North Vegetarian Cafe, located 501 Cherokee Blvd., is hosting “Sunday Slashers,” a lineup of of cult, offbeat and blast-from-the-past horror and slasher movies from 7 p.m. to midnight every Sunday in October. The restaurant is serving homemade vegan pizza, popcorn and $1 Pabst beer all evening. Call (423) 752-5224 for more information or visit facebook.com/Sunday Slashers. This Sunday (Oct. 9), the series screens Terror at the Opera and House by the Cemetary.

Features: Bonfire, graveyard and concessions.

Hours/Dates: 7:30 p.m. to midnight, Fridays and Saturdays in October.

Tickets: $15 Web: hauntedbarnchattanooga. com

Saturday, Oct. 29

• “A Tale of 4 Souls: A Haunted Spirit Ball,” a fundraiser benefiting Chattanooga’s Kids on the Block, is billed as an elegant “grim and proper” costume ball to be held aboard the Delta Queen on the Tennessee River from 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Oct. 29. Spend the night aboard the Queen at a discounted rate of $109, which includes brunch the next day. Complimentary beer, wine and evening buffet. Dancing with the spirits, champagne and fortune-telling will be the order of the night, as well as a special ghost tour at midnight aboard the ship. Tickets are $65 per person or $125 per couple; tables are $500 or $1,000 and inlcude a host of benefits. For more information, call at (423) 7575259 or email kellyl@kidsontheblock.net.

HAunteD cAvern ruBy fAlls

1720 South Scenic Highway Features: Adult event with 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 Depot & HAyriDe

155 Depot Street Ringgold Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. Oct. 21-22 and 27-29 Tickets: $5 (Depot); $3 (Hayride) Web: ringgoldhaunteddepot.com

HAunteD Hilltop

8235 Highway 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

House of Horrors 140 Edwards Street. NE Cleveland Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. to mid-

night, Sept. 30, Fridays and Saturdays in October and Oct. 31.

Tickets: $10 Web: wewillscareyou.com

lAke winnepAspookAH

1730 Lakeview Drive 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

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Tickets: $10 Web: mysterydoghauntedranchandhayride.net

return of Here come tHe mummies

The Public Library (Downtown) 1001 Broad Street Features: Halloween-themed blowout for grown-ups 21 and older. Entertainment, food and adult beverages.

Hours/Dates: 7-11 p.m. Oct. 14 Tickets: $75 (general admission); $110 (VIP) Web: clublibevent.com

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

BARS & CLUBS

Dead Confederate at The Honest Pint on Oct. 29.

paniC! ListinGs

The Pulse’s Panic Halloween Guide will appear each week through Halloween.

Listings are updated weekly. If you operate a bar or club and are hosting a Halloweenspecific event, or your listed event changes, submit information as formatted here and email to creative@ chattanoogapulse. com.

the honest pint

35 Patten Parkway (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

honest music

Halloween Variety Show featuring the Shock Theater Orchestra, Odist, Opposite Box, Subterranean Cirqus. Magic from Scott Fillers and horror movies.

JJ’s Bohemia

231 E. MLK Boulevard (423) 266-1400 reverbnation.com/ venue/jjsbohemia • Friday, Oct. 28 The KISSFITS and Rocky Horror Picture Show • Monday, Oct. 31 The Unsatisfied

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Chattanooga Choo Choo Campus 1400 Market Street (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.

-• Saturday, Oct. 29 9-9:45 p.m. The Nim Nims; 10-10:45 p.m. Glowing Bordis; 11-11:10 p.m.

Costume Contest 11:15 p.m.-Midnight Ill Communicators 12:15 a.m.-1 a.m. Tone Harm

Update your status.

The Hollywood Kills with Overzealous ($3 cover)

Thu, Oct 6

9 pm

John Lathim and Company

Sun, Oct 9

7 pm

IckyBod CrankiN with Innocent Flannel ($3 cover)

Wed, Oct 12

9 pm

Sat, Oct 29 Dead Confederate and The Bohannons Tickets on sale now!

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12th Annual All Hallows Eve Bash

tennessee usa country courageous electric hillbilly tragic

First Halloween Variety Show

What 35 Patten Parkway was meant to be.

Full food menu serving lunch and dinner.

11am-2am, 7 days a week.

Mon, Oct 31 Shock Theatre Orchestra, Odist, Opposite Box, Subterranean Cirqus Magic from Scott Fillers & Horror Movies!

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