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That was 1978 when Nelson, an electronics wizard, was holdâ€" ing a Halloween party and his buddies urged him to create some "strange effects." The result was a 30â€"second show and "ultra basic effects," said Nelson, today a serâ€" vice manager with Roland Canada Music and father of three. The next year the party includâ€" ed a much bigger show. Nelson divided his parents‘ garage into hallways for his fright seekers and created ghoulish papier mache heads. Each year the event grew By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff Jim Nelson painted the ‘coffin‘ brown, stuffed in a skeleton hand and inserted a speaker. While the coffin lid electronically moved up and down, a voice eerily cried out, ‘Let me out, let me out.‘ It all began with a cardboard coffin. Haunted Halls of Horror back in business Unly with this coupon at this location 384 Troquois Shore, Oakville 849â€"7827 Buy any two footlongs get 1 free of equal value Only with this coupon If you enjoy Halloween and all its spooky offerings, you might want to drop by Jim Nelson‘s Glenbrook Avenue garage. Frightful ‘things‘ await you. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) more creative and intricate and in Hundreds of people walked of Horror once again to the public 1987, the Nelsons opened their through the pitchblack hallways â€" this preâ€"Halloween weekend. ‘garage of horrors‘ to the public. while bodies dangled, eyes darted If you like things that go bump | 1 Th Aa db 4 w _ w @ w ue en iz _ Hundreds of people walked through the pitchblack hallways while bodies dangled, eyes darted and scary voices spoke to them from the dark. "In 1991, we had well over 1,000 people come through," said Nelson, who after a two year hiaâ€" tus, is offering his Haunted Halls THE PUPPET MASTERS (AA) Horror, Violence Evgs. 7:10 9:45. Sat. Sun. Mat. 2:00. THE RCAD TO WELLVILLE (AA) (Dolby Stereo) Evgs. 7:00 9:45. sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30. Recommended For Children. Evgs. 7:00 9:40 Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30. SILENT FALL (AA) Evgs. 7:10 9:30. Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (AA) Not \PULP FICTION (R) Brutal Violence, Alcohol, Drug use (Dolby Stereo) Evgs. 8:00. Sat. Sun Mat. 1:30. No passes accepted. If you like things that go bump in the night, flickering lights, bloodâ€"soaked shirts and monâ€" strously evil looking faces, you will enjoy Nelson‘s work. "People like to get scared. It‘s not designed to really frighten eautat viouence | ALCOHOL DRUG USE The family is also accepting donations to be forwarded to the United Way, and selling hot chocolate to warm those rattling bones. controls the effects, explained Nelson. "It allows me to program and edit the show," he said, adding that the reset time is also quicker between shows. Showtimes at the 1070 Glenbrook Ave. Haunted Halls, are Sunday Oct. 30th and Monday, Oct. 31st, between 6 and 9 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 1st and Wednesday, Nov. 2nd, 7 to 9 p.m. The Nelsons warn that children under seven should be accompaâ€" nied by an adult and viewer disâ€" cretion is advised. people. It‘s all good fun," he said The new show, approximately five minutes in length, features a more advanced 48â€"channel conâ€" trol system. It‘s a completely digital recording system synchronized with a computer sequencer which The Specialist (AA) Sat Sun 3:10, 5:15 9:50 Fri Monâ€"Thu 5:15 9:50 Quiz Show (PG) Sat Sun 12:45 7:25 Fri Monâ€"Thu 7:25 Ed Wood (PG) Daily 7:10 Sat "It‘s not designed to really frighten people. It‘s all good fun." Be in tune with the OSO Call 844â€"7984 to receive a copy of our 1994â€"95 Seasons Brochure. ) QAKVILLE ORCHESTRA The