Monster Bash is our theme for the 2009 Haunted House.

We are moving back to a one day event but are planning two shifts.

Funny

For young and young at heart in the afternoon where all the events will be more humorous then scary. We will have events running throughout the day.

Frightful

then at night the First Parish Haunted House will become very frightful. Not for the young or anyone who scares easily. Please note none of out events depict violent acts the concept of our haunted house is to give you a little scare... Something might jump out at you. Again and Again and Again...

Here are two pictures of a new prop for Dr Igor's Lab.

Re-use

Re-cycle

Re-purposed

Here is an old Oscilloscope given to us for the for 2009's Haunted House. We gutted it and replaced the vacuum tubes with a few blinking lights. In the future once retired from use it will be sold on eBay as a prop to some other haunt around the country for further use.

Planning meeting is coming up so are a few new props

Well we are about to have our next big meeting to review this years plan. I also have more props under way. I will be posting them soon. Updates so far..

• We are keeping the Cracked Calderon and Three Brooms Gaming themed to the HP universe.
• You might see the times shifting in the day between Funny and Frightful events.
• We are also looking at adding a Photo op area where you can get dressed up as your favorite Wizard and have a photo taken. More on this later.

Happy Haunting!
Karl

NEW for 2009! Igor's Interactive Lab

Allow me to introduce you to Igor of Igor's Interactive lab, or should I say what's left of him.

Here are some other bits left over from Igor's failed experiment. Igor's interactive lab where you will have the chance to be the mad Scientist. This is just one of the new areas of the Bedford 2009 Haunt House.

We hope to see you there...

Regards

Planning for the Future...

We had our first visioning meeting for 2009 and it was great! We have some wonderful surprises in store for you next year. We are moving forward with the concept of Funny event in the afternoon and a Frightful event at night. So keep tuned and check back after Christmas along with the changes of format and hours we are adding more events in the space. We are also looking how to stream line the lines to reduce wait time.

RIP 2008 Haunted House

Well we had hoped to grow from our success from last year and I am happy to report we certainly did. Though the weather was against us Saturday it held out long enough for this, the last year of the Bedford School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to be a wonderful and dry time for all. Friday was a little slow that was good allowing for us to get use to the flow. Saturday was a great, though the lines did get a bit longer then we would have liked.

Next year we are witching gears and our theme will be classic movie monsters. So keep posted for 2009's The Monster Bash. A classic movie monsters based walk through upstairs with Games food and other surprises on the first floor.

Here are some photos of the Bedford School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Open House.

You can find more photo's here

Carlton Soohoo, Professional Photographer took some wonderful photos of the event.

http://carltonsoohoo.smugmug.com/gallery/6339548_exM7Y#400122486_ATYD7

Look for an update on 2009 in the coming weeks.
Thank you to all that visited us this year!
Cheers

Karl

Welcome to First Parish 2008 Haunted House

Welcome to the Bedford School of Witchcraft & Wizardry’s Open House

Friday Oct 24th and Saturday Oct 25th 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
75 the Great Road Bedford MA

The First Parish Haunted House was such a ‘howling’ success in 2007, that this year’s event will span 2 evenings and be bigger and more spooktacular than ever! We are adding tents to the entrance so if the weather doesn't cooperate we can keep you dry during your short wait. The Wizardry theme will continue, but with all new rooms and activities:

Second Floor: The Bedford School will loan you a special magic wand, because you will be attending class at our school. Meet the Headmaster, learn to cast spells, peer into your future in divination class, and brew up some noxious potions, but, be sure to watch out for wizards who is up to no good! After classes dismiss, find your way through the Page Castle Maze, then travel down the narrow streets of what we call Job Lane to investigate the spooky interactive shops.

First Floor: The first stop downstairs is the Great Hall. Rest up a moment while watching a 10-minute concert of the return of the Great-Fully Dead. (video projection). After the concert, stop in to the Cracked Cauldron for some refreshments. NEW this year is the Three Brooms gaming area. Buy tickets and try your hand at games of skill and chance with some great prizes available.

Lower Level: In the Games area, exit outside, tiptoe through the spooky Deadford Cemetery and pass into to the Deadford Dungeons – if you dare! The Dungeons are a scary walk-thru’ and not appropriate for younger or easily frightened children.

Entry Tickets:
$6.00 Adults
$5.00 Children age 3 - 14*
$4.00 Seniors

Your ticket includes admission for one tour through the event, one game ticket (extra game tickets: $1 each) and one ticket to the Deadford Dungeons (can be used for additional game, if not used for Dungeon). Re-Entry tickets to the Bedford School tour OR the Deadford Dungeon’s tour are $1 each. * Children MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Game Tickets
Tickets for the Three broom Gaming area are available at the information desk outside the Gaming area. Ticket prices are:
1 ticket 1.00
5 tickets 5.00
10 tickets for 9.00
15 tickets for 12.00

This event is handicapped accessible.
All proceeds from the Cracked Cauldron go in support of the First Parish Youth Group’s project to supply books to elementary students at the C.W. Morey School in Lowell.