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Volunteers needed for haunted house

By Northern Star Staff | October 1, 2014

The ninth annual Amenti Haunted House is returning for nine nights this year.Amenti will be open Oct. 17-19, Oct. 24-26, Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 1 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Amenti features 20 scenes on six levels throughout the theater.The...

Scare stress away at Egyptian Theatre

Scare stress away at Egyptian Theatre

By Kim Randall | October 29, 2013

Instead of sitting around this weekend and thinking of everything you have due for class, scare some of that stress off at the Egyptian Theatre’s Amenti Haunted House.After all, midterms have come and gone and we can all finally breathe easily again....

Screams to come from Egyptian's Amenti Haunted House

Screams to come from Egyptian’s Amenti Haunted House

By Alan Kozeluh | October 16, 2013

The Amenti Haunted House at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., opens its doors for spooks and scares on Friday.Over the course of two weeks, volunteers have been transforming the historic theater into a winding maze.The haunted house is an Egyptian...

Haunted house needs volunteers

By Northern Star Staff | October 2, 2013

The Amenti Egyptian Theatre Haunted House, 135 N. Second St., is returning for an eighth season and it needs volunteers.Volunteers will help load materials, scenery and props, build the haunted house, participate as actors, assist with ticket-taking,...

Amenti Haunted House provides scares, memories

By Brooke Shinberg | October 31, 2012

Amenti is the name of the Egyptian goddess who guards the dead, which makes it the perfect title for the haunted house at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Derek Gibbs, the Egyptian Theatre’s membership and marketing director, said the theater...

Horror comes with an added sense of satisfaction

By Anthony Szudarski | October 29, 2012

I like to think I’m a pretty brave guy most of the time. Like most people, there are a few things I’m afraid of--mostly heights and confined spaces. I’m a pretty big guy, so falling from a high place means I fall hard, and I’ve broken enough bones...

Downtown Dekalb, Sycamore to host Trick-or-Treating for children

Downtown Dekalb, Sycamore to host Trick-or-Treating for children

By Samantha Brockett | October 23, 2012

Discover Sycamore and Re:New DeKalb will both be holding trick-or-treating events for children this week. Children will be able to dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat at various businesses in both cities. Discover Sycamore businesses will be hosting...

The Egyptian Theater will host an overnight haunted house starting at 10 p.m. on Oct. 25.

Egyptian Theatre to host ghost hunter for a haunted overnight event

By Samantha Brockett | October 15, 2012

Grab you ghost hunting gear for the Egyptian Theatre’s annual haunted overnight featuring the set from the Amenti Haunted House. The historic Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., will be hosting a haunted overnight event from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Oct....

Egyptian Theatre offers volunteering, grant programs

By Maria Ahmad | October 7, 2012

DeKalb’s Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., not only offers entertainment but also opportunities to serve the community. The Egyptian Theatre has been a historic landmark in the community since 1929. After decades, the theatre was not in optimal condition...

In this Northern Star graphic, an artist's rendition of
Dan Martynowicz' greatest fear, the demonic ghost shark, haunts the
Amenti Haunted House. The haunted house will be held 7 p.m. tonight
at the Egyptian Theatre 135 N. Second St.

Amenti Haunted House almost as scary as the sea’s fiercest killers

By Dan Martynowicz | October 30, 2011

Friends, only three things scare me in this world, the first being sharks. A short-fin Mako can jump 20 feet in the air and has been clocked at 22 mph. Neither trait is OK when you consider the average human swims at a rate of 3.5 mph. To a shark, a surfer...

The Egyptian Theatre's Amenti Haunted House opened this weekend
and will continue offering Halloween tours from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
October 27 to 31.

Amenti Haunted House begins annual scare fest

By Linze Griebenow | October 24, 2011

A masked man wielding a chain saw is one of the first people to greet you at the Egyptian Theatre's Amenti Haunted House. The house opened this weekend and will continue to scare the DeKalb community from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Oct. 27 to 31. Waiting in...

The Amenti Haunted House begins this weekend at the Egyptian Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $10.

Haunted house provides scares at a good price

By Heather Skrip | October 25, 2010

I should start off by saying that before Saturday, I had never stepped foot inside a haunted house. It appeared as though none of my friends ever wanted to deal with me screaming my head off. That being said, I got in line for the Amenti Haunted House...