Posted on: Thursday, October 10, 2002
THE LEFT LANE
A chance to hear, tell spooky stories
Advertiser Staff and Wire Services
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A chance to hear, tell spooky island stories
Scary but true. That sums up the upcoming 2002 Spooky Festival with writer Rick Carroll, author of the best-selling five-volume "Hawai'i's Best Spooky Tales" series. In each of two free family events, one on O'ahu and one on the Big Island, Carroll will introduce more than a dozen storytellers who will offer eyewitness accounts of bone-chilling occurrences from "The Night Pele Visited Hanauma Bay" to "The Halloween Waiter." The O'ahu event is 6 p.m. Oct. 28 in the upper lobby at the Outrigger Waikiki Hotel; the Big Island event is 7:30 p.m. on Halloween, on the lu'au grounds at the Outrigger Waikoloa Beach Hotel. And how's this for frightening: You can get up and tell your own story — so long as it's scary but true.
Script lures Myers to Seuss' popular cat
Mike Myers looks purr-fectly content under a mount of fur and makeup, according to those who have seen him in costume for "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat," due in November 2003.
Myers told USA Today that he was always a fan of the 1957 classic, but it was the modern take on the book that convinced him to take the part. "It's one of the best scripts I've read in years," he said.
Writing the book on Halloween fun
Islanders just love Halloween. Even grown-ups get into the act, with many offices decorated and workers dressed up. Ed Morrow, author of "The Halloween Handbook" (Citadel, paperback, $12.95) says we're right in the groove: Halloween is the country's fastest-growing holiday as measured by sales of Halloween-related goods.
Morrow, whose grandfather was a coffin maker and occasional mortician, embraces the ghoulish in the book, which examines Halloween's origins, suggested ideas for celebrations, handicrafts, costumes, creative jack-o-lanterns, recipes —even how to make your own coffin. Visit members.aol.com/HalloweenHandbk.
