Gallery

Below are slideshows from our events. Click on any of these links and be taken to that photo gallery – or just scroll down the entire page ~

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2017 – “Spirits Rising” ~

Our photo album from Spirits Rising, our 2017 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~

Young actors
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.
Man at coffin
Dave Krieser portrays a Victorian undertaker who describes the different types of grave stones you will encounter in Mount Behtel Cemetery.
Drummer boy
Jake represents a drummer boy from the Civil War.
Man in cemetery
Jim Mimnall performs as William Campbell, a trapper who was bitten by his dog, and died of rabies.
Young girl
Madison invokes a solemn young girl dressed in white night clothes.
Woman with crystal ball
Madam Viara (Jenny Bair) was first seen in “Spirits Rising 2017”, where she “accidentally” raised the restless spirits of Mount Bethel Cemetery.
Sara Mimnall, Rebecca Wright
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.
Children outside crypt
Searching for answers in the afterlife.
Female actors
The women of Columbia’s Haunted Lantern Tour, “Spirits Rising”, 2017.
Male actors
The men of Columbia’s Haunted Lantern Tour, “Spirits Rising”, 2017.
Woman in cemetery
Actress Alayna Morales poses as a 1920’s flapper.
Two men with shovels
“We are preparing to bury smallpox dead, as the law demands. At midnight. By the hands of men who bury no others. Alone.”
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2018 – “Mortality Within” ~

Our photo album from Mortality Within, our 2018 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~

Woman at crypt
Rachel portrays Hannah Snow, a fictional character from Soho, England.
Group in front of crypt
“Upper-class” characters from 2018’s Mortality Within tour left to right (Erik, Christina, Tracey, Rick, Julia, Dave and Rachel).
Woman nurse and male patient
First time actors Victor and Anna paint a scene of a field nurse tending to a wounded soldier.
Men in front of crypt
Three of the men from “Mortality Within”
Man shovels
Israel digs a grave for small pox victims.
Boy in coffin
One of our youngest actors Derrick, seated in his character’s eternal wooden resting place.
Woman near tree
Christina shows her vulnerable side as a mother who lost her child to smallpox in 1904.
Woman at cemetery gate
Tour Guide Anne Wright (Tracey) was our gatekeeper to the cemetery in our 2018 tour “Mortality Within”.
Cast in front of crypt
2018 “Mortality Within” cast
Man and woman
Confrontation between Dr. Berntheizel (Dave) and Anne Wright (Tracey).
Child in cemetery
Alexis plays Lucy, a child lost in the afterlife, endlessly searching for her parents.
Two children in cemetery
Our two youngest actresses of the 2018 “Mortality Within” tour, Madison and Victoria.
Actors in front of crypt
“Lower-class” characters who performed in the Depression Era soup kitchen during the 2018 tour.
Man and boy
“Didn’t your papa teach you no manners!?”
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2019 – “Urban Spirits” ~

Our photo album from Urban Spirits, our 2019 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~

Two women
Amy (left) and Kathy (right) enjoy a night at our underground speakeasy.
Man
Freddie, played by Victor, is quite the ladies’ man.
Two actors
Constable (Rick) grips a young lady of the night, disguised as a boy (Rachel).
Two men and a woman
An all-out brawl ensues!
Two little girls on a couch
Young actresses and sisters, Madison (back) and Victoria (front).
Three men sitting at a table
A “business meeting” held by The Bank and Bridge Company.
Woman at a balcony
Danielle plays Alice, a lady of the night who’s on the prowl.
Woman
Ms. Newcomer (Tracey) is a classy lady . . . most of the time.
Two little girls
The ghostly children who continue to haunt the Samuel Miller Mansion.
Three men
“What are you boys doing running the streets this late at night!?”
Woman behind a bar arguing with man
Elsie’s (Paula) profits are coming up short.
Woman and man at Model T car
Dan volunteered the use of his Model T to transport actress Christina.
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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.
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2021 – “Unfortunate Events” ~

Our photo album from Unfortunate Events, our 2021 event. To open the slideshow, please click on any image ~

Man pointing a gun.
Looking down the barrel.
Woman in dress.
The batty Ms. Lillian, played by Starr.
Man drinking.
One last drop.
Man in cell.
Benny’s gone mad!
Woman standing by trolley.
Our 2021 Trolley guide, Emily.
Four men stand around table.
Meeting of the minds.
Two men.
Don’t make me tell you again!
Woman.
Our 2021 Hostess, Grayson.
Woman standing.
Our 2021 Dungeon tour guide, Missy.
Woman on trolley.
Riding the town on rails.
Woman and Union soldiers.
Union army militia and their hostess.
Young man sitting at table.
John Denney, played by Jayden.
Woman
Victim of the opera house fire.
Two woman.
Elegant ghosts.
Man pointing rifle.
Take aim.
Man standing.
Okay, Charlie!
Man in Union uniform.
Colonel Frick.
Women and children.
Lives lost during the tragic ferry drowning.
Man standing.
Union soldier, Jeb.
Woman holds lantern.
Lantern Light.
Woman standing.
The barmaid of Black’s Tavern.
Man in dungeon cell.
Madman Benny.
Man standing.
Monumental.
Man in Union uniform, sitting.
The waiting
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