History

2006 Andrews Farm
When Tom Cruise and Paris Hilton cancel their appearances on the Showman's Really Really Late Show, Monster Wrangler Bob Wanker is scheduled to fill in as special guest. Unfortunately, his new pet monster project, The Gurch, has escaped and this episode of The Really Really Late Show threatens to be the Showman's last. Fortunately, the judicious use of explosives restores order and happiness.
2005 Andrews Farm
The Showman disappeared two years ago and apparently had himself cryogenically frozen untill the year 2025 to avoid a mysterious "Massacre in the Maze of 2005." Unfortunately, Shredder seems to have gotten the dates mixed up, and the Showman wakes into his worst nightmare, confronting Krinkles the Klown, whom he had incarcerated years before. "With the return to a trio of performers, the possibilities for interesting onstage interactions increase considerably. The Krinkles character was forced to speak in rhyme (as clowns will do) but the Showman and Shredder had license to rewrite the script nightly. At the same time we managed to incorporate some amusing gags including the requisite mention (and discharge) of the Showman's flaming balls. The audience was pelted with snow a couple of times and everything wraps up with a big bang and threats from a psychotic clown. What could be better?"
2004 Andrews Farm
The Showman has disappeared. His daughter appears from nowhere. Shredder freaks out and sometimes has his brain removed. Stuff blows up.
2003 Andrews Farm
The Showman has disappeared. His daughter appears from nowhere. Shredder freaks out and sometimes has his brain removed. Stuff blows up.
2002 Andrews Farm
The Showman has been receiving strange, unsettling calls. No, not telemarketers, but a madman, threatening the life of our clueless leader! Shredder hires a detective to find the miscreant, but the detective turns out to be the Showman's younger brother, "Bongo", still smarting from being raised as a pet monkey. Shredder ended up getting electrocuted, but it's all in a day's work for this amazing zombie.
2001 Andrews Farm
Having recaptured the show from Pyro (now in prison somewhere in California), The Showman and Shredder have built a time machine as a new ride for the show's patrons. Unfortunately, there seem to be a few bugs in the system. "This was the final elaboration of last year's smashing set, with new lights and effects to create the time machine - the 'Acme 2000'. We just loved getting the Showman back from the '60s in full tie-dyed regalia and a silly grin. Of course we ended having to blow everything up."
2000 Andrews Farm
The Showman has constructed a new ride for the audience (The Furnace of Fear), but unfortunately no one seems to be coming out alive. Time to call in Pyro, the sneaky and ominous handyman (Eruch) to put things right. "A fabulous set, with the best characterizations and dialogue to date. Our pyrotechnics on stage worked great most of the time, and when they sputtered, it was even better!"
1999 Andrews Farm
The Scarecrow is back and mad as hell, and the Showman has problems with his dragon as well. "Another good show, now complete with on-going entertainment for those waiting in line for the Haunted House by the Showman, Shredder, and Eruch the Juggling Magician. Two more trailers were added, making this our longest, most elaborate maze to date."
1998 Andrews Farm
Investigative TV News reporter, Harry Wanker (Michael), arrives to broadcast his television exposé on the evil and mysterious scarecrow (Eruch on stilts) that has been haunting the farm. The scarecrow makes his presence known, and regains control of the farm again. "A marked improvement over 1997’s production. The stage show was very professional this year. We were able to incorporate a body grinder into the stage show to good effect, as well as one of our old faves - the ripaway shirt. We added 2 more trailers for the maze, and used a 5th trailer for the stage."
1997 Andrews Farm
Escaped killer, J.C. Hammer (Michael), escapes from an insane asylum and takes over the show from unwitting stagehand Eruch. "Our first event at Andrews Farm. The show was okay (it included the line 'Don't you hate it when you have to beat 'em senseless with their own limbs?'), but the maze was rather short, just 90 feet long. A good start at the farm."
1996 Megansett Grange
The Showman attempts to show the audience his pet dragon that he keeps in the basement. Unfortunately, the dragon escapes and wreaks havoc. "Our all-time best show, from every standpoint. Fun to watch, fun to perform, and the standard against which we measure all performances since. This show gave us the first appearance of "Shredder" and an eerie little character called Ratboy (Eruch) who would evolve, finally into "Pyro."
1996 Megansett Grange
The bizarre Showman lures a boy into his traveling sideshow and attempts to steal his soul. "This actually took place in August, when we presented our "Midsummer’s Night Scream". The show was awesome, as was the mammoth set - a refurbished metal scaffold that was 25 feet tall. We always wondered if we could draw a crowd during the summer, and we found out - we couldn’t. Fewer than 100 people attended the performances."
1995 Megansett Grange
"Arnie the arsonist" and his youthful sidekick (Eruch) attempt to burn the grange hall down. The boy has a change of heart, and begs ans aged Peter to return from exile, which of course, he does. Peter summons his zombies to come forth and they extinguish the arsonist. "This show was a lot of fun to perform. Michael Ernst played the old Peter, and halfway through the show, we did a neat transformation and I returned as the young Peter. We also had our largest cast ever, thanks to Falmouth High School’s class of 1996. This show would also become Peter’s final appearance (so far). The strangest performance we've ever done occurred the night that the Eruch came down sick, forcing the Arsonist to play the sidekick role while Michael played both the Arsonist and the elder Peter. Our heads were spinning - and that was before we went out for drinks."
1994 Falmouth Mall
The mildly inebriated Dr. Emil Von Souse keeps a monster in his basement that he plans to unleash on trick or treaters on Halloween. Peter arrives to save the day and feeds the mad doctor to his own creature. "Michael Ernst was hysterical as the goofy mad doctor, shuffling around in his slippers, but that is about the only good thing I remember about the show. It was the first year we used a smoke machine as a central gag of the stage production, blowing caustic smoke in Peter's face at a crucial turn in the plot. Our improvisations when the smoke machine was not ready to fire kept us in stitches. The maze did turn out pretty well, too."
1993 Festival Plaza
A psychotic ex-news reporter (Jimmy "The Turk" Turkelson) murders the real television reporter who was to do a segment on Halloween. The lunatic, convinced he has seen vampires in the area, attempts to lure Peter into his trap. As usual, Peter has other plans. "You would think we would have learned from the previous year that traveling great distances affect our performances, but we didn’t. Actually, this show was much better than 1992’s, as was the maze, even though the plot was quite similar to the second Peter show we did back in 1988."
1992 Bell Tower Mall
A bumbling "carney" has purchased Peter the Vampire’s haunted house equipment and relocated everything to a different town. Little does he know, however, is that Peter is still inside his coffin, now propped up onstage, and is waiting for revenge. "What sticks out in my mind regarding this production were the problems we had with the local fire department regarding the safety of our maze. At the last moment, they changed their mind on several points that they had previously approved. Stress was at an all-time high this year. Both the show and the maze suffered from our long commute to the new location."
1991 Issokson's
The Vampire Queen arrives to give Boris one more chance to rid the world of Peter. Boris seduces Peter’s right-hand man, but in the end, Peter destroys Boris and refuses the Queen's offer to rule the kingdom of the vampires. "Because the Grange Hall was no longer available for our use, we were forced to find a new location. As we would later come to realize, retail buildings are not very good locations for Haunted Houses. With this show, I decided to treat the play as straight drama, without the in-jokes and humor the previous shows had. Bad Idea. It tended to be long and a bit tedious - for us. I can only imagine what the audience thought about it."
1990 N. Falmouth Elementary School
Boris and Natasha have packed up Peter’s Haunted House props and are about to ship them off to the dump. Peter is revived from the hanging, and, after reuniting Wendy with her nephew, Stuffs Boris and Natasha into a coffin and ships them off to the dump. "The only year we couldn’t secure a location for the maze, but we still wanted to do something, so we put together this little show that was seen and enjoyed by hundreds of people. It was said that I had studied acting at the Vince McMahon school of Acting. I took it as a compliment."
1989 Meagnsett Grange
The Vampire Elders, Boris and Natasha, arrive to denounce Peter’s childish pranks and rebellious clothing. Peter attempt to escape, but is captured and hung on the gallows. "Beyond anything else, the hanging stunt was our most ambitious, and shocking, stunt to date. I was actually hung just a few feet in front of the audience’s eyes. We’re going to have to do this again someday - when we can convince somebody else to do it."
1988 Megansett Grange
A television reporter, Jerry Rivers, attempts to lure Peter the Vampire back to the Grange to film footage for a TV special. Peter transforms Jerry’s youthful assistant into a huge creature that attacks and kills Mr. Rivers. "This was the first year working with the Ernst family. We had a great time working together, and they continue to help out to this day. This was also the first year we used "the knife gag", an effect that simulates the cutting of oneself with a butcher knife. It seemed to upset a number of people. This was also the year I broke my collarbone doing a planned fall off the stage. That was fun."
1987 Megansett Grange
A woman and her nephew stumble upon a vampire’s lair. The vampires recruit the boy and Freddie Kruger takes care of the boy’s aunt Wendy. "Another favorite. This was the first year we introduced Peter the Vampire, who was modeled after the vampires in the film, "The Lost Boys’. Peter would return to be featured in 8 more stories. Looking back, the appearance of Freddie seems out of place, but back them, he was the man."
1986 Megansett Grange
An evil female scientist, Francis N. Stein, revives a severed head from a corpse. Little does she know, however, that the corpse’s mate had plans for the scientist. "Still another of my favorites. This play was very reminiscent of a "Tales From the Crypt" episode. On two of the nights, we had this guy named Vincent Myette play the corpse that comes back from his grave to get his dead wife’s head back. He was awesome- The kids were really scared of him!"
1985 Megansett Grange
A kind wizard and his apprentice attempt to defeat an evil entity by returning a cursed meteorite into Hailey’s Comet. "Everyone has their "off" years, and this was one for me. On paper, the show seemed okay, but it never really "clicked". The fact that we were still lip-synching didn’t help, either."
1984 Megansett Grange
The Cyclops brings Satan a heavy-metal head-banger as a "gift". The teen tries to exchange his boom-box for freedom, but Satan disapproves of his musical tastes. The teen tries to escape, but is re-captured by the Cyclops and Satan wreaks his revenge. "Another one of my favorites. We had great costumes this time, too. This was the first year I wore spandex tights. I feel that is important."
1983 Megansett Grange
The evil scientist, Dr. Devlin, attempted a display showing the power he held over his 3 assistants; B.O.T., the robot, Fang Face, and the Warrior. In the end, his plan backfired and Devlin was killed by his assistants."I had read an article about some people who had put on a live-action version of "Alien" in an elementary school. That gave me the idea to incorporate the stage show with the Haunted House. Even though we lip synched the entire performance, it is still one of my favorites. This was also the first year we were open multiple nights."
1982 Megansett Grange
More of the same at the Grange Hall, but we were definitely heading somewhere.
1981 Megansett Grange
After two years at the Village Junction, we moved to the Megansett Grange Hall and expanded our haunted maze. It was still kind of lame, but we start using plywood to make the maze with!
1980 Megansett Grange
This was basically the same as our first haunt, except we greatly reduced the risk of fire in the maze: instead of craft paper walls, we used cardboard.
1979 North Falmouth Village Ass.
This was, without a doubt, our scariest Haunted House ever: the walls of the maze were made out of brown craft paper! This short walk-through was free entertainment for participants in the annual Halloween Parade. I think we had a total of 5 or 6 scenes.
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$10.00 per person
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Tony Andrews Farm
394 Old Meeting House
East Falmouth, MA
(508) 563-3378