Procession of the Ghouls
SOMEDAY I dream of seeing this - held in The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, The Procession of the Ghouls is part of The Halloween Extravaganza! "The evening's entertainment begins with a screening of a classic horror film. In 2004, they showed the 1920 silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and in 2005, they showed the 1928 version of The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney. Cathedral Organist Timothy Brumfield provides an eerie soundtrack for this haunting classic film. The Cathedral truly embodies the spirit of Halloween, with dim lighting and a ghostly feeling created by the organ music.
Following the movie, The Grand Procession of the Ghouls begins, again accompanied by the Cathedral's outstanding organist. Ralph Lee, who created New York City's Halloween Parade, stages an impressive parade of ghoulish characters who slowly work their way down the center aisle, often interacting with audience members. The costumes are impressive and the ghouls stay perfectly in character, which makes for an enjoying experience for young and old alike." Link
Thanks so much for sharing your photos. We don't have anything so elaborate nearby us. :(
Posted by: Danielle | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 05:37 PM
Oh I loved this ! Great images. And the link was fun too. I can see why you would want to attend this event.
Thanks again for having such an imaginative blog.
Posted by: Paula | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 06:53 AM
Never heard of the procession. Thank you for the heads up, or should I say skulls~up?
See you tomorrow! I hope!
Posted by: rochambeau | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 06:31 AM
Oh Ulla! I never heard of this. What an amazing night it would be. I so enjoyed all your Halloween related posts!
Donna
Posted by: The Decorated House | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 07:58 PM
Wow....I would love to go.... and look at all the orbs in the first photo!..Thanks for sharing Ulla, and also welcoming me into Bloglandia :)
(I just posted some costume photos on my blog...you'll have to go peek... We went to a Witches' Ball, and hubby was the tree, and I, the tree-hugger... haha!
I missed chatting with you at the H&V this year, darn it!..... Those 2 days went by so fast, it hardly happened!....It needs to be longer so we can reconnect...
Happy Halloween!
~ Johanna
Posted by: Johanna Parker | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 04:27 PM
I would love to go to that! It looks fabulous!
Posted by: Pandora | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 01:41 PM
Oh gosh darnit, it was on Friday. Well, I'm marking it down in my calendar for next year... Thanks for the link, Ulla!
Posted by: susanna | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 01:37 PM
Wha-???! It's in New York??! Near ME??!!! Gotta go, Ulla, gotta see if I'm too late...maybe I can sneak in the back door...
Posted by: susanna | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 01:35 PM
What a way to spend a pre-Halloween evening. Love it. My mother just went to a screening of a silent movie of The Phantom with organ music, she said it was great. There's a place here in SLC that features silent music with organ music on the weekend...it's called the Organ Room. I'll have to go some day! Thanks for sharing your pics.
Posted by: Alice | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 11:11 AM
What a scary procession !!!
Posted by: le petit cabinet de curiosites | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 10:37 AM
So Cool, I love the Bones and People on the Moons!
Closet Goths unite, eh?
-Ben
Posted by: Ben | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Heart be still! This looks like ultimate way to spend Halloween!
Posted by: Dorian | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 09:53 AM
Only in New York eh?
Posted by: Di Overton | Monday, October 29, 2007 at 09:16 AM