Victorian Mansion Museum Planning Halloween Event
The Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum will hold a Victorian Fall SPOOK-tacular festival on Saturday.
Activities include cemetery tours, psychic readings, and a silent movie on the back lawn.
This year’s graveyard tour features Barnesville’s Northern Cemetery. Participants will learn Barnesville’s history through the stories of the people buried there. Tours will leave the Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The tour is approximately one mile long and takes place on uneven ground. Please wear appropriate shoes. The tour is approximately an hour.
From 2-7 p.m., mediumship and psychic readings are available from the Rev. Carol Borkoski, Julie Yeksky, the Rev. Tara Harkless, and Bonnie Franchuk. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Victorian mansion at 740-425-2926. The cost is $30 per person for a 20-minute session.
Finally, a screening of the 1922 film “Nosferatu” on the mansion’s back lawn will begin at 6:30 p.m. This German film was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula.” The film is regarded as a cinematic masterpiece and a template for the horror genre. Please bring your own chairs and blankets. Freshly popped popcorn, s’mores, candy, and beverages will be available for purchase.