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Gateway Fright Night
a delicate balance of eerie and scary
GREENVILLE – It was a perfect night for the mad scientist to perform
his scandalous experiments, zombies to leave the comfort of their
hiding places, assorted goblins and creatures of other worlds to
witness – with delight – the electrocution of a less fortunate soul…
the night had turned cold and windy… followed by freezing rain.
The only things missing were thunder and lightning. Inside Greenville
Public Library otherworldly creatures entertained groups of visitors,
five or six at a time, on the night of Hallowed Eve, Oct. 31.
There was the young woman who wanted to find her mother. Had she been
responsible for her mother’s demise? Only she knew… but she wasn’t
talking. She was on a quest. There was the young girl whose only friend
was her Teddy bear… “Why won’t anyone play with me?” she asked
hauntingly.
“Will you have tea with me?” asked the child in her chilling but
soothing voice. She only had two companions, one of them covered in
blood. Almost unnoticed was the old lady in the rocking chair nearby…
“Please help me,” she cried softly. “Be quiet!!” yelled the little girl
at the woman. Then she turned back to her guest. “Stay here with me,”
she said softly, inviting. “We can have a tea party. Forever.”
Gateway Fright Night was a chilling – sometimes spine tingling –
adventure not for the timid. There was even an EMS volunteer on hand.
Just in case. Greenville Library Director John Vehre stood at the old
entrance to the library, radio in hand… he let in small groups at a
time, once the previous group had made its way through a series of
tunnels and barricades and was near the end of the tour. It didn’t take
long for the new visitors to be introduced to the evening’s strange,
sometimes deadly, library guests...
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