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A Halloween special that blends stagecraft, film lore, and smart scares. We trade slasher nostalgia for psychological bite, preview a two-actor Gothic comedy, and share real set stories from Friday the 13th to quick-change chaos on a haunted manor.

• spooky theater that favors wit, speed and surprise
• quick-change comedy with two actors playing eight roles
• Irma Vep show times, ticket info and affordability
• behind-the-scenes tricks like bleeding portraits and rotating fireplaces
• accessibility upgrades and seating overhaul at Mill Town Players
• overlooked horror films list with mood and paranoia at the core
• Friday the 13th Part VII on-set electrical and lightning hacks
• why elegant villains and psychological dread outlast gore
• Cape Fear, Blair Witch and the fear of the unknown
• crafting a Shining homage with a breakaway door and perfect timing

Tickets: milltownplayers.org. Box office: 947-8000. “Cool Yule” Christmas concert coming soon. Saturday: AndersonArtsCenter.org auction, 6 p.m. Students’ Halloween special airs three nights with Dracula, Frankenstein and War of the Worlds at mypulseradio.com and the TuneIn app.

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