Our photo album from Spirits Rising, our 2017 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~
Four of our young actors from left to right (Lexi, Rachel, Victoria and Madison). One of our directors, Sara can be seen lurking in the background.Dave Krieser portrays a Victorian undertaker who describes the different types of grave stones you will encounter in Mount Behtel Cemetery.Jake represents a drummer boy from the Civil War.Jim Mimnall performs as William Campbell, a trapper who was bitten by his dog, and died of rabies.Madison invokes a solemn young girl dressed in white night clothes.Madam Viara (Jenny Bair) was first seen in “Spirits Rising 2017”, where she “accidentally” raised the restless spirits of Mount Bethel Cemetery.Our two directors from left to right (Sara Mimnall, Rebecca Wright) represent two grieving mothers, brought together in their afterlife by the loss of their loved ones.Searching for answers in the afterlife.The women of Columbia’s Haunted Lantern Tour, “Spirits Rising”, 2017.The men of Columbia’s Haunted Lantern Tour, “Spirits Rising”, 2017.Actress Alayna Morales poses as a 1920’s flapper.“We are preparing to bury smallpox dead, as the law demands. At midnight. By the hands of men who bury no others. Alone.”
2018 – “Mortality Within” ~
Our photo album from Mortality Within, our 2018 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~
Rachel portrays Hannah Snow, a fictional character from Soho, England.“Upper-class” characters from 2018’s Mortality Within tour
left to right (Erik, Christina, Tracey, Rick, Julia, Dave and Rachel).First time actors Victor and Anna paint a scene of a field nurse tending to a wounded soldier.Three of the men from “Mortality Within”Israel digs a grave for small pox victims.One of our youngest actors Derrick, seated in his character’s eternal wooden resting place.Christina shows her vulnerable side as a mother who lost her child to smallpox in 1904.Tour Guide Anne Wright (Tracey) was our gatekeeper to the cemetery in our 2018 tour “Mortality Within”.2018 “Mortality Within” castConfrontation between Dr. Berntheizel (Dave) and Anne Wright (Tracey).Alexis plays Lucy, a child lost in the afterlife, endlessly searching for her parents.Our two youngest actresses of the 2018 “Mortality Within” tour, Madison and Victoria.“Lower-class” characters who performed in the Depression Era soup kitchen during the 2018 tour.
“Didn’t your papa teach you no manners!?”
2019 – “Urban Spirits” ~
Our photo album from Urban Spirits, our 2019 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~
Amy (left) and Kathy (right) enjoy a night at our underground speakeasy.Freddie, played by Victor, is quite the ladies’ man.Constable (Rick) grips a young lady of the night, disguised as a boy (Rachel).An all-out brawl ensues!Young actresses and sisters, Madison (back) and Victoria (front).A “business meeting” held by The Bank and Bridge Company.Danielle plays Alice, a lady of the night who’s on the prowl.Ms. Newcomer (Tracey) is a classy lady . . . most of the time.The ghostly children who continue to haunt the Samuel Miller Mansion.“What are you boys doing running the streets this late at night!?”Elsie’s (Paula) profits are coming up short.Dan volunteered the use of his Model T to transport actress Christina.
2020 – “Authentic Illusions” ~
Our photo album from Authentic Illusions, our 2020 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~
Chris Raudabaugh took on the hardest role of opening tour guide during “Authentic Illusions” 2020.A lingering ghost girl that was once one of Dr. Denney’s patients,“Let your spirit rise to rejoin this realm. Speak to us spirits of unforgotten souls.”Joe Stehman brought each tour to close as our ending tour guide.Emily Chronister happily invites guests upstairs in the Samuel Miller Mansion.A grieving Mrs. Evans yells “What are you still doing outside my home!?”The cast of “Authentic Illusions” 2020.An abusive father still reigns in the afterlife.Emily Barnhart portraying tour guide, Nancy.“Got a little story fer ya so listen in close, I am only saying this once!”We don’t dare wake a sleeping child.Mary Catherine explains the meaning behind Solomon Detweiler’s silver coin.Jayden Smith portrays Luke, a domestic abuse victim.Vivian, a tentative maid, played by Kyra Unangst.“It was instilled in me, by my mother, from a very young age that communing with the dead was an abomination to our religion.”Two couples meet for an exciting night of séances and spiritual communication.
2021 – “Unfortunate Events” ~
Our photo album from Unfortunate Events, our 2021 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~
Looking down the barrel.The batty Ms. Lillian, played by Starr.One last drop.Benny’s gone mad!Our 2021 Trolley guide, Emily.Meeting of the minds.Don’t make me tell you again!Our 2021 Hostess, Grayson.Our 2021 Dungeon tour guide, Missy.Riding the town on rails.Union army militia and their hostess.John Denney, played by Jayden.Victim of the opera house fire.Elegant ghosts.Take aim.Okay, Charlie!Colonel Frick.Lives lost during the tragic ferry drowning.Union soldier, Jeb.Lantern Light.The barmaid of Black’s Tavern.Madman Benny.Monumental.The waiting