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More thrills and chills
Hair-raising Halloween fun awaits boys and ghouls at Lake WinnepeSpookah, the seasonal haunting of Lake Winnepesaukah amusement park in Rossville, Georgia.
Each Friday and Saturday evening in October, guests brave enough to enter the park will be immersed in four new haunts.
The Feargrounds have been transformed into the haunting remains of Ward 13, home to diabolical Dr. Payne and his patients along with the Mortuary Maze. The Clown School and The Monster Haunt will rise from the picnic grove and a new Monster Parade dances through the park.
“When walking through any of our expanded haunts, the paranormal is all around you,” warned Talley Green of Lake Winnepesaukah.
Lake WinnepeSpookah scares up creepy delights such as the haunted train ride, hourly magic shows and a nightly “Thriller” parade. The lake is illuminated by a mesmerizing choreographed light show and the park’s rides are open to enjoy in the moonlight.
But the faint of heart need not fear; along with the terrifying scares there will be plenty of fun, laughter and surprises for all ages to enjoy. For more information: 1-877-LAKEWIN.
DALTON GHOST TOURS
› Where: Meet at wooden deck across from Wink Theatre, 115 W. Crawford St., Dalton, Ga. › 7 and 9 p.m. English-language tours, 8 and 10 p.m. Spanish-language tours, Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 2
› Admission: $15 adults, $10 children under 12
› For more information: 706-809-0518
Dalton Ghost Tours is adding Spanish-interpreted tours to its popular 90-minute walking tours of allegedly haunted places written up in Connie Hall-Scott’s book “Haunted Dalton, Georgia.”
Richard Ruland, founder of The Haunted Travelers, will join the 9 p.m. tours. He has more than 20 years of experience in paranormal investigations that have led to two web series.
SLEEP IN A HAUNTED HOTEL ROOM
› Where: The Read House, 107 W. M. L. King Blvd.
› When: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
› Admission: Rates start at $666 for double occupancy
› For more information: 423-255-4121
Is sleeping in a haunted hotel room one of your dreams?
For the first time since the Read House’s $28 million renovation, guests have the chance to spend the night in Room 311, considered one of the most haunted hotel rooms in America. Known as Annalisa Netherly’s room since her alleged murder in the 1920s, this hotel room is available for one-night stays each of the five Thursdays in
October.
Room 311 is also known for housing Al Capone while he was traveling through Chattanooga on his way to his federal trial in Chicago for tax evasion. The windows of the room were secured with rebar to prevent his escape. During the renovation, The Read House reinstalled this unique feature so guests could get a glimpse of what it looked like during that time.
Although this is the only time this year that Room 311 will be available for overnight reservations,
the hotel does offer complimentary daily tours of the room between noon and 2 p.m. for visitors and locals alike.
The Read House Haunted Room 311 Experience includes overnight accommodations, complimentary valet parking, in-room decanter of “Bathtub Gin,” two 311 Cocktails at the Bar & Billiards Room, $100 dining credit in Bridgeman’s Chophouse and in-room breakfast service — assuming you make it through the night.