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Show O FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13, THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2000 fa pi f?' " ' V'iK Rocky Point has been featured in several national horror magazines. Making a Quiit Forges Unique Bond With Pas Neil has professed that she keeps her attractions "low gore." She also admits she's not a horror fan, and never really liked Halloween until she got into this business. Producing Rocky Point is Neil's e job. Neil said she has been able to make a successful profit year after year. Even more remarkable is that it's in an area where many people in the horror business think it strange that haunted houses full-tim- continued from page 7 Street and 3400 South, Rocky Point uses all of the 45,000 square feet to maximum effectiveness. Consequently, the show is long, and takes about an hour to go through. Yet your time at the haunted house may be greatly extended due to incredibly long lines to get inside. On weekend nights the line stretches around to the back of the building. Guests arc ushered in by groups of about 10 people into a spooky cemetery. Here "zombies" from the Utah Contemporary Dance Theatre put on an impressive dance number to the music of Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The dance number is the first indication that this haunted house is unique. You arc then led into a haunted mansion and told the story of the . unfortunate former tenants. The setting inside the mansion is impressive, and very believable for a haunted house. Emerging from the mansion you are led into the gardens where the creepy classics maze awaits you. This maze features classic horror characters like Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the mummy, the wolfman, and creatures from the Black Lagoon. The best part about Rocky Point is that it relies on a variety of sensations, not simply the feeling of ter- - ff: The Psycho Circus maze is not what you would expect to find in a typical haunted house. It provides time to catch your breath from the previous rooms, and gives you an impetus to continue on through the gore and guts. Before entering, you are given 3D glasses and then left to find your way through the bright colors and visuals. This strange maze, painted by Disney artist James Crouch even includes a spineye-poppi- ning tunnel. From the Psycho Circus Maze you move on to the more traditional haunted rooms; the Bat Caves, the Slasher Wax Museum, and two new Seems Mother Nature's Been Playing Favorlt Here's Your Chan r oe a 9 10 ravonte. Attend the Snowbird Hiring Fair 2000 October 13, 10 am to 6 pm; October 14, 10 am in the Rendezvous, Level 2, Snowbird Center k toi Love what vou do and earn a livina at the same timp! All kind positions are available, fivm parking attendant to restauratfcst&S'- ue Kit goes On una OH W ;Kucnccjri .vj vji. uluziiuuiil For a complete listing of all our available positions, visitijt our website, wwwsnowbird.com. Benefits include a seawS pass, free UTAski bus service, discounts on meals and loot discount familyposses and more. (And they call this work:' So come work for Stiowbhd, where Mother Nature plays favorites. More Snow, Longer Season, Better Terrain and Shorter Lines, Thanks, Mom. mazes, The Dark Haunting and Insane Asylum. B far the most terrifying maze is The Dark Haunting. Walking along in you cannot see in of your face. hand front your pitch-blacknes- s, There are definite surprises during this dark walk that make the heart skip a beat for even the most seasoned haunted house-goeThis is Rocky Point's 21st season, and it is owned "ancT produced by one of the only women in the haunted attraction business, Cyd-ne- y Neil. It was originally opened in Ogden when she and her brother started a haunted house at her family's abandoned restaurant of the r. same name. "Because of the unique location and stone construction of the building and rumors that the building was actually haunted, it made the perfect site," Neil said, Many magazines have attributed long-vaca- nt the success of the Rocky Point haunted house to Neil's attention to detail and showmanship. "She has really proved that she knows how to put on a show," Arcalean said. SHERI NIEVAARD are thriving. But according to Neil, it actually makes sense that haunted houses do so well in Utah. "There is something to the religious aspect of this community. People here love Halloween, and we provide safe, alternative fun that has something to do with the dark side but isn't really considered evil sakL'tt or against the&reUfionr-sh- afc Chronicle Feature Columnist When I told people I'd made a quiit, I was met with a lot of blank stares and a lot of "why ?"s. To be honest, I was a little saddened that more people didn't think the ."whols-idewaiwol. Not because I felt A portion of the proceeds from that the construction of a quilt was the Haunted house go to the boys some arduous task or enormous landand girls club in the greater Salt mark in my life, but because "crafts" such as this appear to be lost to our Lake area. Neil said that in the years since they have been donating they generation, and to me this is really sad. It seems like every single day some have raised over $75,000 for local new machine is created to replace boys and girls clubs. some former way of making objects by Rocky Point opened on Friday, Halhand. runs and 22, Nothing is carved anymore; now Sept. through loween night. Shows begin at 7:30 they use molds. So, when I started my project of p.m. and it's closed on Sundays and I became dedicated to Mondays. is idea the of somewhat admission stitching the whole thing Although instead of tying yarn to hold will hand for adults, you by expensive, $12 some do for simplicas feel you have received your money's layers together save and to worth. After 'leaving the haunted time, and to the idea of ity as little as possible. a machine house you'll be noticeably shaken, using Call it my rebellion against industrialand a little bit scared to drive home. ization if you wilL I don't usually do stuff like this, reject machinery that is. But I thought it would be an interesting, experience and I was right. As lame as it may sound, making a quilt, and doing it in the way that it was done "back in the old days" was kind of an enlightening experience. Even though I didn't quite reach Nirvana, I did learn some things.' Not only did the completion of my first quilt leave me with a huge sense of accomplishment, it also made me feel a little more connected to my female ancestors to whom quilting was more of a common practice. For some, quijting was not only a necessity but a way of life, a way a woman would tell her story, or express herself. A lot of heart and soul goes into making things with your bare hands, and that's what was important to me. I found pride in doing something traditional. Even though people think I'm a little weird. I'm not saying that everyone should make a quilt. But I do believe that with the all the new ways to mechanize and speed up every human action and product, we take all the personal touch and soul out of the thing. That's the last thing we should do. People can benefit from a return to the traditional, even in small degrees. e , quilt-makin- g, |