It’s that time of the year again: the weather gets cooler, the leaves start changing colors and it’s time to get your scare on. If you are an avid participant in the spooky season, look no further than this article.
If you are a haunted house lover, be sure to check off some, if not all, of the following events from your list, and get ready to be scared. Here are five of the spookiest spots in Oxford this Halloween weekend.
Oxford Police Department
The Oxford Police Department is hosting its 11th annual OPD Haunted House Oct. 25 through 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night. The haunted house will feature 13 different scenes designed to scare. Along with the haunted house, there will also be face painting, games and a concession stand.
Admission to the event is $5, and all proceeds will go to C.O.P.S Kids Camp, a summer camp for children of law enforcement officials who lost their parent in the line of duty, and the Maranda Anderson Fund, set up for the wife of a local firefighter who recently died.
Oxford Police Captain Alan Ivy said the police department is excited about hosting the haunted house again this year.
“This is one of our biggest events of the year and we are always striving to outreach (to) our community,” Ivy said.
‘Terror in Turner’
The Ole Miss Turner Center will host its first ever “Terror in Turner” haunted house on Oct. 30. The event will be open to the public, and children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be a carnival for kids in the gymnasium on the third floor, which will include Halloween games, jumbo inflatables and prizes. The event will also feature wellness activities to educate attendees on the importance of making healthy decisions during the season of sugar overload.
After the carnival, the haunted house will be open on the main level of the Turner Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Jaclyn Falzarano, marketing coordinator for the Turner Center, said this year’s attraction will not disappoint event goers searching for a fright.
“(Visitors need to) keep in mind that the haunted house portion will be exceptionally scary, so enter at your own risk,” Falzarano said.
Falzarano said the Turner Center staff is excited about hosting this event for the whole Oxford community to enjoy, and they are looking forward to making the “Terror in Turner” haunted house an annual event.
Alpha Psi Omega
The Alpha Alpha chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the national honor society for theatre majors, will host its annual haunted house on Oct. 26 from 10:30 p.m. to midnight.
Alpha Psi Omega president Allen Dillon said this year’s house is designed to frighten event goers with its haunted toy factory theme while raising funds for the organization.
“(This funding) allows us to bring in outside artists, have our annual ball and support the department and students in anyway we can,” Dillon said.
The event is open to the public and has an admission fee of $5.
The Library Sports Bar
The Library Sports Bar is also jumping in on the Halloween fun to support a charity. On Oct. 29 and 30 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the bar will host its 12th annual haunted house. Admission is $7 at the door, and proceeds will benefit the Oxford’s new spay/neuter clinic. For those in attendance, there will be a raffle for one free spay or neuter voucher.
‘Pi Kapp Horror Story’
The Alpha Lambda chapter of Pi Kappa Phi will present “Pi Kapp Horror Story” this Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Ole Miss fraternity will transform its house into a haunted one, and the event will benefit their national philanthropy, the Ability Experience Foundation.
Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased from any member, at the door or at https://olemiss.crowdchange.co.
