BATESVILLE – As October arrives, organizers are in full swing transforming Batesville into the home of Halloween for the next month.
Halloween-themed activities and family friendly events are planned for the entire month and will involve several businesses and organizations.
Area businesses participating in the wristband promotion offer discounts and deals to wristband holders through the month. Organizers say the total value of all promotions and discounts exceed $1400.
Follow this link to view the schedule and wristband information for Batesville Booville.
The Fear Factory opens this weekend and will host the haunted house through October. A Monster Bash is also scheduled for Halloween night.
Press release from Fear Factory:
In the twisting hallways and shadowy rooms where workers once nailed together coffins, evil lurks. Every weekend in October, the 30,000 square feet of Fear Factory will play host to a range of hair-raising, horrifying scenes—from groups of unhinged production employees to medical experiments gone terribly awry. The maze of horrors accosts all of the senses, with strobes and black lights that let evil beings hide in the shadows and loud music that masks the sound of ever-approaching footsteps.
After exiting the maze, the chills continue with grisly arcade games, concessions offered by Oldenburg Academy and concerts in the Party Place. A Monster Bash is offered on Halloween night, October 31 and is free with paid admission.
Once home to the Batesville Coffin Company, Fear Factory now helps build awareness of drug prevention. Proceeds benefit Cierra’s Club, a non-profit entity managed by the Batesville Community Education Foundation and is used to provide drug free entertainment for youth. A generous grant from the Ripley County Local Coordinating Council and assistance from Gillman’s Do It Best Home Center have helped enhance the factory.
“Every room in Fear Factory has been made-over and new exhibits have been added to create the most freighting haunted house encounter in southeastern Indiana” states Carol Dial lead design architect who along with Bill Flannery, Chris Newport and a host of volunteers, have been working on the exhibits since January.
Fear Factory opens Sunday, October 5th, with lights on tours from 1 pm to 3 pm. This tour is for those who are looking for a more PG scare with toned down effects. Free children activities will also be available. The fright continues for the next four weekends, every Friday and Saturday, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and November 1, from 7 pm to 10 pm. Admission is just $5.00 for those 18 years of age and younger and $10 for those over 18 years old.
Over 78 area youth and adults have volunteered to help in the haunted house. Batesville Tool & Die weekend will take place on October 24 & 25. Fear Factory is located in the RomWeber Marketplace in Batesville, Indiana with a new South Street entrance. Fear Factory cautions visitors that the use strobe and black lights, loud sounds, intense audio, with extremely low visibility is used throughout the haunted house.
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