Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2015, Page 126

Description:	hstepp] inHalloween enthusiast sophomores Lily Bruce andLauren Moore discuss their visit to Stepp Cemeteryas a way to celebrate the holiday.GOTHIC YEARBOOK: So why did you guys want to go to SteppCemetery?LILY: I wanted to go because I thought it would be scary and Iam in, like, love with haunted houses and being scared. I alsostarted to like special effect makeup, and I have done that a lot.LAUREN: I actually didnt want to go because I was too scared,but Lily made me.And what did you guys do while you were there?We walked around and read most of the tombstones.And we took pictures.What scared you the most while you were there?It was really scary when we turned off our flashlights and wekept hearing stuff. A few of my friends said they saw a ghostdog.The thing that scared me the most was the wind spinners inthe ground. One was moving back and forth butthe otherswerent moving at all.Ghost Dog? Whats the story behind that?An old woman, accused of being a witch, is said to roam thewooded area around the cemetery. It is is believed that a groupof fraternity boys in an initiation took her German Shepherdand hung it upside down from a tree branch and gutted it.Oh, thats pretty intense! Now, overall, what was your favoriteexperience at the cemetery?After we got back in the car my friends were sitting in the veryback, and in my dads car you can flip the headrest downautomatically, so when we got in the car he said, I hope theghost didnt follow us home. Then flipped them down and theyscreamed so loud and they both tried to get out of the carquickly.What did you do after Lilys dad scared you?I was just really scared and started to shake.#mMETERSEST>3LlSHhDFAR.LY I c J,Before you guys went, did you read all of the old stories aboutthe cemetery?We read all the stories in the car on the way there. The dogstory is really weird and not many people have heard of it,many people know more about the story about baby Lester.Whats the story behind baby Lester?A young woman is said to haunt the cemetery crying softly andsometimes singing to a grave of an infant boy. Her son waskilled by a car, the woman overtaken by grief spent herremaining days sitting on a tree talking to her son and singingto him.Oh wow! So, what has been your favorite experience at ahaunted house or another Halloween type place?Seymour Haunted House is my favorite haunted house, but Iliked Stepp since it is real compared to a haunted house that ismade up.Stepp Cemetery was such a cool experience because of all thethings we saw and heard.What is your favorite Halloween related thing?I really like to go to haunted houses.Me too, and watching scary movies.How do you celebrate the day of Halloween?I hang out with my friends and go to haunted houses mostly.I celebrate Halloween by getting together with my friends.- INTERVIEW BY REBEKAH DORSETT126 STUDENT LIFE
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