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December/January 2010 FamilyFun Magazine

Chain Gang Ghost Story

A spooky tale spun by the guests themselves a great way to set an eerie tone at a Halloween party.

What You Need
  • Handheld tape recorder
Instructions
  1. In a room lit only by jack-o'-lanterns, the Ghost Host gathers storytellers in a circle and starts spinning a spooky yarn by whispering into a handheld tape recorder: "One night, Mr. Bonaparte heard the sound of heavy footsteps in his attic. With every step, the house rocked and rattled..." The host then passes the tape recorder to a child who improvises what happens next: "The man couldn't take the noise anymore, so he went upstairs with a baseball bat and saw..."

  2. Once each child has had a chance to speak, the Ghost Host rewinds the tape, extinguishes the jack-o'-lanterns and the gang listens to the story in the dark.

Tips:
Older kids enjoy the added challenge of pulling an object, such as a feather, dog collar, hand mirror, and whatever else we could round up, out of a box and incorporating the item into the story.
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