Friday Night Frights on 97.9 The Hill

FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS FINALE – LISTEN NOW!

An Original Halloween Radio Drama Written by Local Author and Filmmaker Eryk Pruitt

Gather ’round and tune in to this special presentation of the Friday Night Frights Finale – an original Halloween audio drama written by local author and co-owner of Yonder Southern Cocktails and Brew, Eryk Pruitt. Make it a part of your Halloween at Home this weekend – just make sure to put the kiddos to bed first!

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CREDITS
Written by Eryk Pruitt
Produced by Jada Jarillo and Kenny Dike
Edited by Jack Carmichael and Aaron Keck

CAST (in order of appearance)
Ghast Von Spookington – Aaron Keck
Tommy Batz – Eryk Pruitt
Newscaster – Elle Kehres
JC – Kenny Dike
Sunshine – Nicki Harris
Felix – Aaron “AJ” Johnson
Himself – Ron Stutts
Wilco – Victor Lewis
Suzie – Jada Jarillo
Janine – Aubrey Williams
Murphy – Brighton McConnell
Jack – Jack Carmichael
JP – Kenny Dike
Himself – Aaron Keck
Herself – Jenn Weaver, Mayor of Hillsborough, NC
Skratch – Victor Lewis
Snif – Aaron “AJ” Johnson

MUSIC
“Zombiefied” by Southern Culture on the Skids
“Halloween-Time All the Time” by The Pine Hill Haints
“Caribbean Queen” by Billy Ocean
“Spooky” by Atlanta Rhythm Section
“Who Scared You” by The Doors
“Every Day is Halloween” by Ministry
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson
“Autumn Leaves” by Chet Baker
“Spiders” by Phatlynx
“Season of the Witch” by Donovan

Check out all of our Friday Nights Frights footage below featuring spooky ghost stories from across the state, terrifying tunes, and more, hosted by your favorite local gremlins, Skratch and Snif!

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Week Four — Friday, October 23rd

Aaron Johnson – The Ghost of East Hall

In Boone, NC, students of Appalachian State University have reported a haunted dorm, as described by NorthCarolinaGhosts.com. (Starts at 2:10)

Barney Caton – The Man in the Green Coat

The host of Haunted Hillsborough tours tells a ghost story from Western North Carolina with an excerpt from the book Tar Heel Ghosts by John Harden. (Starts at 12:38)

Victor Lewis – Lydia

Here a classic ghost story takes a disturbingly local twist with a tale about a haunted highway near Greensboro, NC. (Starts at 23:48)

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Week Three — Friday, October 16th

Elizabeth Malcolm – Ghosts in the Carolina Inn

This story describes the ghosts haunting the historic Chapel Hill icon as written by Kala Ambrose in Ghosthunting North Carolina. (Starts at 3:10)

Anna Griffin – Ghost in the Varsity Theatre

One of 97.9 The Hill & Chapelboro.com’s staff members describes her own ghost story from the Varsity Theatre on Franklin Street. (Starts at 13:19)

Aaron Keck and Brad Bednar – The Cask of TOPO Spiced Rum

Enjoy this special Chapelboro-style presentation of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe. (Starts at 27:05)

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Week Two — Friday, October 9th

Victor Lewis – The Devil’s Tramping Ground

In this story, you’ll hear about a mysterious patch of earth in Bear Creek, NC. (Starts at 2:43)

Kenny Dike – We Salted Nannie

This story is an edited version of “We Salted Nannie” by Tom Maxwell, as published in The Bitter Southerner, about his time renting a haunted home in Hillsborough, NC. (Starts at 11:59)

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