Drawing: The Masquerade 2017
Drawing's extended! Because of a day/date typo for the drawing deadline, we've extended the deadline for entering to Friday night.
The popular Masquerade event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region returns October 27 at the Schenectady Armory. And we have a pair of tickets to give away -- maybe to you.
To enter the drawing, please answer this question in the comments:
What's something spooky or mysterious about the Capital Region?
It could be a story, it could be a place, it could be whatever (normal commenting guidelines apply). We'll draw one comment at random and that person will get the tickets.
Blurbage for this year's event, which is 21 and over:
Prepare to be transported to The Streets of London around the turn of the century featuring elaborate décor, wild entertainment, music and visuals by Kip Chapman and Roy Buckley, delicious food by Mazzone Hospitality, beverages from DeCrescente Distributing, and surprises around every corner! Dress code is Classy Creative, masks and period dress highly encouraged. Must be 21+ to attend.
Tickets are $125 each and available online (there's also a $175 VIP ticket). Proceeds go to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region.
Important: All comments must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Friday, September 29, 2017 (updated) to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. (Normal commenting guidelines apply.) One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by noon on Friday and must respond by noon on the following Monday.
photo: YTK Photography / Katherine Wright
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The stories I've heard about the Cohoes Music Hall always creeped me out.
... said Kristin on Sep 27, 2017 at 10:59 AM | link
How Nipper atop his perch seems to watch you wherever you go...
... said Alyssa Starrantino on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:02 AM | link
The local haunted hayrides! Something about being out in the dark woods is always creepy, even when things aren't jumping out to scare you!
... said Ellie on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:05 AM | link
It's spooky how dead downtown Albany is on the weekend.
... said C on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:05 AM | link
Have you ever been in the Stuyvesant Club, former YMCA off of Pearl St.? Not only is the entire club dilapidated and creepy, but you enter off of a side street down a stairwell into a network of small dimly lit hallways, rooms and interior stairwells. You may eventually find your way to the run-down locker rooms with old cleaning equipment and damaged locker doors strewn about among puddles and stains with various colors. If you keep pressing lower into the bowels, you may come across a small eerie pool in a dimly lit room in the deepest recesses of the club. They claim its open to the public, it doesn't look open.
If you climb upward you'll find the small antiquated raquetball courts, seemingly benign, but woe unto you if you hit a errant shot high off the front wall and you'll watch your ball sail past the torn nets into a dark abyss. A dark, dusty storage attic that you can peer into from the hall but remains inaccessible.
... said Chris Hummel on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:18 AM | link
The spookiest thing for me is walking to my car after work during winter, especially when it's snowy. It starts getting dark before 5 pm some nights. Walking through dim, nearly-deserted streets with even the sound of my own footsteps dampened by the snow. It's too quiet... Any figment of my overactive imagination could be lurking in the next shadowy alley...
... said Jen on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:24 AM | link
The story of the Capitol Fire of 1911 and the death of Samuel Abbott is the best one I think!
... said KRee on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:53 AM | link
The Capital's night watchman ghost is for sure the creepiest. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/nyregion/at-capitol-in-albany-spending-an-evening-with-ghosts.html?mcubz=0
... said Jenna on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:55 AM | link
Forest Park Cemetery in Brunswick ! I have read some stories about it and it always creeps me out. I hear you need specific permission to visit it or else you can be arrested for trespassing. I want to ghost hunting !!
... said Nacole Doyle on Sep 27, 2017 at 12:00 PM | link
The Burden plot at Oakwood Cemetery.
... said Sarah on Sep 27, 2017 at 12:30 PM | link
Something spooky about the area? I just moved to downtown/South Troy, and the 1st day I woke up in my new place, I awoke to police all over, and multiple dead bodies across the street from me! (No joke :( Sad & Scary.
... said Melissa on Sep 27, 2017 at 12:36 PM | link
I'd say the abandoned warehouses and assorted buildings from the Industrial era are the spookiest places in the region. While some of them were cleared out and display the normal signs of wear and tear from nature, some of them appear to have been left behind in a hurry.
Observing from a distance, through pictures, or in person (depending on the preferred level of thrill-seeking), one can see the abandoned paperwork, furniture, and various other objects that provide a glimpse into the story - but one always walks away wondering what exactly happened that caused such a rushed departure...
... said Timber McCarthy on Sep 27, 2017 at 12:45 PM | link
On foggy spring and fall days, a portal opens from our world into the next in one of the Capital Region's tucked away places. Just across from Matton Shipyard, on the road to Peebles Island, a large white rock marks the spot. Pause and glance across the Mohawk River on one of those misty mornings, and I swear you'll see Avalon appearing from this mist and the sound of fairy laughter.
... said Jennifer on Sep 27, 2017 at 12:46 PM | link
I've heard the Normanskill area underneath the bridge described as spooky. I find it to be frighteningly cool myself.
... said Silvia Lilly on Sep 27, 2017 at 12:54 PM | link
For me it's the old brownstone in downtown Troy where I work. Many say it's not haunted but I say otherwise...
... said Sarah Caciola on Sep 27, 2017 at 1:43 PM | link
In Selkirk,on Dinmore Road, near where I grew up, there was an old Revolutionary War grave yard with some really old tombs… We always would bike ride to it and explore-that always spooked me!
... said Debi on Sep 27, 2017 at 1:43 PM | link
Walking around Washington Park late at night can be real spooky. Just enough ambient city noise to make you think somebody's close by, even when you're all alone.
... said Adam on Sep 27, 2017 at 2:04 PM | link
There is a haunted house on Oneida Street in Schenectady. Not a good place.
... said Bill on Sep 27, 2017 at 2:07 PM | link
How quiet downtown Albany is on the weekend.
... said Su on Sep 27, 2017 at 2:08 PM | link
As a kid, I remember going spelunking out at the Clarksville Cave. Beyond the general claustrophobic issues of tight spaces, darkness, bats, and cave lakes (who knows what’s done in those waters), there was something mysterious, eerie and fascinating about what we called the “twinkle room†found off of the Lake room within the cave system. I haven’t been in at least 25 years, but I still have vivid memories of the glimmering rock walls that climbed up into the darkness, the chill of the cave causing one to see their breath…it kind of reminded me of being in the middle of nowhere during winter, gazing up at the stars. Very peaceful, very mysterious.
... said Rich on Sep 27, 2017 at 2:14 PM | link
Why is the no Exit 3 on the Northway. Did it just disappear one day?
... said Peter Rosenberger on Sep 27, 2017 at 2:32 PM | link
Power's Pub has a haunted history as rumor has it, it was built over an American Indian burial ground. Several mediums have visited the building and have all agreed. The building appears to be hanunted by 5 spirits. Said spirits appear to have different purposes and personalities! If you are a believer, it is quite the experience to tour the building.. if you dare! :)
... said Miranda on Sep 27, 2017 at 3:17 PM | link
Mysterious? Who shot Legs Diamond?!
... said Matt on Sep 27, 2017 at 4:22 PM | link
The old houses and long winters always make for spooky feelings.
... said ron on Sep 28, 2017 at 8:49 AM | link
Oakwood Cemetery in Troy. I've heard several stories about people having paranormal experiences there!
... said Ashley on Sep 28, 2017 at 10:58 AM | link
Pinewoods Cemetery. My cousins and I grew up hearing all the creepy tales from our parents and even found stories of this place in books on haunted places.
... said Stacey on Sep 28, 2017 at 11:34 AM | link
All the tiny hidden alleyways in Center Square kind of creep me out.
... said B on Sep 28, 2017 at 12:10 PM | link
Jackson's Garden on Union's campus at night is very spooky.
... said vwbugman on Sep 28, 2017 at 4:14 PM | link
The crematorium at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.
... said Diane on Sep 28, 2017 at 5:35 PM | link
Sunday mornings late fall, going jogging downtown. The sun's not quite up....most of the party crowd is fast asleep, there's nobody at the Capitol, and there's no traffic. You feel eerily alone.
... said BrownDog on Sep 28, 2017 at 6:20 PM | link
The Capitol Building! Check out the Capitol Hauntings Tours!
... said Kim on Sep 29, 2017 at 7:59 AM | link
What's something spooky or mysterious about the Capital Region?
If I turn a particular light on in one of the rooms in my apartment in the wee hours of the morning. Bees begin to appear on the outside of the window screen. The longer the light is on the greater the number of bees that will appear and they will fly around, crawling and buzzing, looking for holes in the screen until they get inside of the screen, then the yellow jackets fly crawl and buzz around in between the screen and the glass looking for a way into the apartment, eventually they find a way into the apartment and fly around the room and the light. I never turn that light on for more then a few minutes so as to avoid the bee invaders.
... said Michael Hernandez on Sep 29, 2017 at 8:29 AM | link
28 Willet Street where Governor Glynn lived , he later committed suicide. One of the stone faces on the left facade is worn down and looks like "the scream." Super creepy.
... said SarahPS on Sep 29, 2017 at 5:43 PM | link