CITIES IN THE USA - 13 Horror Haunts
In this Halloween´s
week we will study
about some cities in
the USA. We will learn
their names and know
some interesting and
weird facts about
what they offer to the
people interested in
Haunted Houses,
Horror stuff and scary
stories.
Activity 1: Read the texts and see the images, write down the
difficult words in your notebook.
Activity 2: Find some adjectives about each one.
Activity 3: After watch this presentation and know these cities
you will do a research about them and produce a BIG
POSTER with the main characteristics about these cities.
Can you find other Haunted houses in the USA?
Activity 4: You will do a new research about the HAUNTED
HOUSES but now in your city. You will produce more one
BIG POSTER about them and will present it to your
classmates pointing up the main differences in the
structure of the houses in your country and in the houses
in the USA.
Activity 5: Make a comparative study about their materials,
their histories and the scary stories about those houses
you have studied and have found make a BIG POSTER with
the main differences among them. Let´s practice the
reading first!
Activity 6: Present the comparative studies about both styles
of the houses in the USA and the houses in your country
to your classmates. Practice the pronunciation reading the
texts about them.
Activity 7: Extra-activity: Read the texts and in
the end watch the videos from discovery
channel about haunted stories.
It is interesting to see and imagine if this is
true or not.
What do you think about the movies in these
series? Write your opinion and present it to
your classmates.
Do you believe in Ghosts? Why? Or Why not?
Some videos for your students:
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/paranormal/most_haunted/index.shtml
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/paranormal/haunting/
http://video.google.com.br/videosearch?hl=ptBR&q=haunted+discovery+channel&um=1&ie=UTF8&ei=ynTjStnvNsjrlAeD3umKBw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved
=0CCAQqwQwAw#
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/haunting/haunting.html
13 Horror Haunts
http://cityguides.msn.com/articles/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=22230535&imageindex=1
Terrell, Texas
Courtesy Travis Magee, Brutal Industries
Thrillvania
Located 20 miles east of Dallas, Thrillvania was
dreamed up by Disney Imagineers and today
includes eight attractions situated on 50 acres.
Like all great thrill parks, Thrillvania has a back
story. "A strange, twisted structure on the banks of
the Voodoo Bayou, the creation of a psychopathic
scientist, Baron Michael Verdun and his vampire
wife Lady Cassandra D'Arque," is at the heart of
this bloodstained Texas venue.
Each year more than 20,000 visitors are terrorized
by Cassandra's Labyrinth of Terror, the Maze of
Chaos and Thrillvania's other frightening
attractions. Tickets range from $13 for children
under 12 to $40 for the VIP Unlimited Fast Pass.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Hal Smith, courtesy of The Nest Haunted House The
Nest
For you fear freaks who haven't outgrown your
fixation with pulse-pounding terror, The Nest
provides a well needed adrenaline rush. Visitors -- or
more aptly, victims -- may be tempted to run through
this terrifying town and its dark, creepy forest where
legendary Arizona murderer Jacob Kell is said to have
butchered 35 people in a 1945 killing spree. But
beware of the tortured souls who still haunt The
Nest's eight blood-soaked acres.
The Nest, which is Arizona's biggest haunted
attraction, moved to a larger venue at the CJS Film
Studios this year. With almost 100 actors and
elaborate movie sets, it's a whole town of fear.
Tickets range from $25 (general admission) to $35
for a VIP FastPass, and can be bought online at a
discount. But be on your guard ... online purchasers
will be greeted by the disembodied voice and satanic
chortle of a Nest narrator warning that you will "face
the fear of your worst nightmares come to life" when
you visit this homestead of horror.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Elena Bouvier, courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary
Terror Behind the Walls at the Eastern State
Penitentiary
If you have only one chance to scare the you-knowwhat out of your friends this Halloween season,
Terror Behind the Walls at the Eastern State
Penitentiary is the place to go. Housed in a
crumbling, real-life 19th century penitentiary that
once held infamous gangsters Al Capone and Willie
Sutton, the Behind the Walls folks stage an
extraordinary theatrical production complete with
animatronic props, digital sound effects and a cast of
150.
This year's new attraction is Infirmary, a terrifying
walk through the penitentiary's long-abandoned
medical wing and its morgue. But the Infirmary's
highlight is the huge vertigo-inducing sterilization
chamber that is fit for visitors with the strongest
stomachs. Five other horror attractions await,
including The Lockdown and The Experiment.
Ticket prices range from $10 (kids 7-12) to $25 for
adults ($30 on Saturday nights). The New York Times
raved, that Terror Behind the Walls is perfect for
Halloween.
Baltimore, Md.
Courtesy Bennett Productions LLC
Bennett's Curse
Are you fool enough to venture into the
Castle Bennett, a dark dominion inhabited
by vampires and evil creatures who torture
and torment chivalrous knights and will
send lesser men screaming into the night?
Bennett's Curse has put Maryland on the
haunted house map.
Featuring the Legendary House of the
Vampyres, Bennett’s combines medieval
knights with blood-sucking vampires to
create a unique haunted house experience.
With a corps of devoted actors, a slew of
sophisticated special effects, pitch black
corridors and pulse-pounding music, the
evening is sure to make your heart skip a
beat.
Tickets range from $20 to $30. Hurry, the
vampires are waiting for you.
Sanger, Calif.
Courtesy Hobb's Grove Hobbs Grove
A sinister place of twisted corridors and
blood-curdling screams, Hobbs Grove is
celebrating its 11th season in central
California. Located 20 minutes from
Fresno, the Grove features more than
100 ghouls and goblins who promise a
family-friendly shriek-fest. "OUR family
sincerely enjoys frightening YOUR family
each and every year!"
Among the attractions at Hobbs Grove is
Zylos Woods, a haunted forest where
visitors descend down a tangled trail into
the dark unknown. And then there's the
haunted hayride into Shadow's Keep,
described as a "dark and dreary
countryside" where you will have an
"ominous reunion with the night."
Tickets start at $9.50 for children and
range up to $32 for adults.
Houston, Texas
Courtesy ScreamWorld ScreamWorld
Among aficionados of the genre, ScreamWorld
consistently ranks as one of the top horror
destinations in the country. With 20 years of
blood-curdling horror experience in the
Houston area, ScreamWorld packs five
haunted attractions into one location in the
city's downtown.
ScreamWorld's outdoor haunts include The
Maze of Maniacs and the Tobias Strange Family
Cemetery. Inside there is the elaborate
Haunted Hotel, which is built with numerous
animatronics; Edge of Darkness, a traditional
haunted house experience with dark pathways
and shrieks in the night; and a 3D movie frightfest.
With tickets ranging between $18 and $35,
ScreamWorld promises the "most mayhem for
the money."