14 Thursday, October 23, 1997 Pahrump Valley Gazette
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A haunted Halloween
by Patti Babcock
PVG Staff
Screams, screeches and shrieks sound
from every curve and comer of Ed and Norrell
Bishop's scary "Halloween Haunted Yard."
Looking for thrills and chills on the spooky
day, actually seven spooky days, 7800 South
Wildhorse in Pahrump is the place. Everyone
is welcome to share in the hair-raising excite-
ment at the Bishop brother's fifth annual
outdoor Halloween exhibit. Kids get treats as
well as frights.
Dracula stands at the gate daring Hal-
loween revelers to enter the Haunted Yard.
Watch your neck as you sneak past. Made it.
The guy hanging at the gallows just inside the
gate wasn't so lucky. Look away. Oh no!
Here's an ugly witch creature with a huge
snake. Don't mess with her.
Ghosts loom from stairways, and one is
flying from a flag pole. Mr. Bones rattles his
skeletal body while a scary ghoul wields a
nasty hatchet. The guillotine falls and startled
viewers scream as the luckless woman's sev-
ered head falls into a bucket. Ugh. Near the
beheaded woman, a man is stretched on a
rack. Ouch. Beware the gardener. He just
disemboweled a foe with his lethal hoe.
Gravestones recall witches (orie named
Bridget Bishop, a relative?) and murders. A
grave digger is at work. A skeleton in an open
casket makes you wonder if he is burying or
exhuming the dead. Best to move on.
Help! The devil has caught the baby in a
lawnmower, and another diabolical creature
creeps from the cellar with a big axe in his
hand. Was his victim the ghoulish guy on a
bike holding his bloody head in his hand? A
Frankenstein-like giant rests his wine bottle
on a monster size chair as he calmly observes
the horrendous scene.
The Haunted Yard has giant spiders with
webs everywhere. Don't get caught. There
are too many terrifying creatures in unex-
pected places to see them all the first time.
Who cares? You rush toward the exit where a
hook-nosed witch sits with her cauldron. You
pause to put a donation in the pot for the
Service Assistance Program (SAP) an organi-
zation that helps feed Pahrump's needy at
Halloween and all year long.
Your heart beat has slowed, but you're
still tingling with excitement. Why not see
what you missed? Pulling your shirt around
your neck you head for Dracula.
Ed Bishop says he has been fascinated
with Halloween since he was five. He has
been assembling Halloween displays and host-
ing parties for about 15 years. Eight years ago,
Ed and his brother Norrell moved to Pahrump
where they live on adjoining two and a half
acre plots.
The Haunted Yard where the Pampas Grass
plumes are daubed with orange and stuffed
pumpkin bags line the driveway is on Ed's
land. Pahrump's largest pumpkin, eight and
one half feet tall and eight feet wide, sits on top
of a 20 foot structure on Norrelrs property.
The brothers, with help from a few friends
and their parents who travel from Colorado
every year for the fun, spend three weeks
assembling the haunting display. "We add
something new every year, Ed says. "The giant
is one of several new additions this year."
A Halloween party guest suggested open-
ing the display to the public. They did. Atten-
dance has grown from 40 people five years
ago to about 700 last year. A friend suggested
they charge admission. Instead, the Bishops
decided to ask for donations. One hundred
percent of the donations go to SAP.
The display is open daily from Thursday,
October 23 through Friday, October 31, ex-
cept Wednesday, october 29, when it is closed
for a private party. Hours are from 4 p.m. to 9
p.m. The outdoor exhibit may be closed dur-
ing rain or high winds. If you have questions,
call Ed Bishop at 727-6948.
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Guided 4 wheel drive caravan
Old Spanish Trail Ride
BonFire
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Master of Ceremonies Lance
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