The Whistler (website)/October 1998

Halloween Edition

October, 1998

Haunted House To Return
Get ready, WPJH'ers, because the annual Haunted House is coming back! J.J. Rutherford, town eccentric and millionaire, is once again donating his family mansion for a Halloween scarefest. Ghosts, gremlins, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night will fill every floor. Rutherford promises this will be the spookiest one ever. "I've just hired a new special effects company from Hollywood. They're using wind and fog machines, robotronics, projected animations -- you name it. This will be a place only the bravest of the brave should enter...and the best haunted house yet!"

Two years ago, the Rutherford Haunted House was responsible for two faintings, a broken finger, and a dozen cases of severe nausea. Students stepped on squishy bags of red dye, had green slime dribbled on them, and walked through walls of artificial cobwebs -- while scary music played and costumed performers jumped out of several dark corners. Despite their screams of terror, most students walked through the house more than once, coughing up the $3.00 admission price each time. In all, about 3,500 people gave themselves the goosebumps in the two weeks the house was open. All proceeds went to charity.

The Whistler's Question of the Month:
Are You Going To The Haunted House?

Arnold Zeitbaum:  "No, because I find the whole concept ridiculous! Ghosts, goblins, vampires... get real! They do not exist, people! Aliens, of course, are an entirely different matter..."

Whitney Weiss:  "It was just the most fantastic terrifying thing, I just can't wait to go again -- and Nicole did SO scream, I don't care what she says!"

Jessie Marbella:  "Well, I was SO scared last time I dropped all my candy...but I'm going anyway. Probably twice!"

Bo Pezanski:  "Are you kiddin'? I made ten bucks last year off of kids paying me to walk with 'em through the house! I wouldn't miss it!"

Yearbook Mess-Up
by Mellie

The Whistling Pines yearbook staff has reported that all the yearbook computers have gone haywire. "All the files are erased and the words 'stinky blinky fish' keep appearing whenever I turn the computer on," said Rockett. If you have any information on the culprits behind this (or see Arnold do something strange for that matter), please report it A.S.A.P.!

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