EVENT: Cryptozoology Museum spooktacle!

WHAT: Free Halloween open house at the International Cryptozoology Museum!
WHEN: 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM, Sunday, October 31, 2010
WHERE: 661 Congress Street, Portland, Maine (enter through the Green Hand Bookshop)
FMI: (207)518-9496 or http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/icm-oct31/

On the occasion of his 1st Year Anniversary, Loren Coleman has announced that the International Cryptozoology Museum will be opening free to the public for one day only.

Since it is Halloween, there will be treats for trick or treaters of all ages!  Come in costume if you can!

EVENT: Tales of Terror! Eeek!

WHAT: Tales of Terror read by storyteller Lynne Cullen
WHEN: Saturday, October 16, 2010... Two Performances: 6-7:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM
WHERE: Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth Street, Portland, Maine
COST: Tickets: $20, $15 for members, $10 for children
FMI: Please visit www.victoriamansion.org, or call (207)772-4841 (ext. 10) or email information@victoriamansion.org

What could be a more perfect setting than a big, Victorian mansion for experiencing two wickedly creepy tales, by two masters of horror? Join Lynne for a chilling performance of 'The Beckoning Fair One' by Oliver Onions (1873-1961), which has inspired writers of horror from H.P. Lovecraft to Stephen King, and 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). To set the tone, she will first recite 'The Haunted Chamber', a melancholy poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).

This evening will begin with tours of the house, dimly lit at gas light levels and complemented by eerie, nineteenth-century music. Ghoulish guides will grant you passage through the dark halls of the Mansion!

To participate in this terrifying evening, you must reserve your space in advance... if you dare! Please call 207-772-4841 (ext. 10) or email information@victoriamansion.org