A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1A 9:00am
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, FrankensteinListen, sister. If I want your opinion, I'll beat it out of you.” – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
“How good and thoughtful he is; the world seems full of good men–even if there are monsters in it.” – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
― Mary Shelley, FrankensteinOh well, there's nothing wrong with G-rated movies, as long as there's lots of sex and violence. – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
For the dead travel fast. – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.”
― Mary Shelley, FrankensteinIt's okay. My appearance is kind of a shock to everybody. – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
“We learn from failure, not from success!” – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!”
My name's Elvira, but you can call me 'tonight'. – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
“Remember my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker” – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.”
― Mary Shelley, FrankensteinWhoa. Must have taken too much antacid in the sixties. – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
“The blood is the life!” – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
“the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.”
― Mary Shelley, FrankensteinGrab a tool and start banging. Let's do it. – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
“I want you to believe…to believe in things that you cannot.” – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
Round 2A 10:15am
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
“When falsehood can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of certain happiness?”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein“Why was I cursed with such idiot sisters?” —Winifred Sanderson
“It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.” —Vincent Price
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
“It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.”
― Mary Shelley, FrankensteinYou know, I’ve always wanted a child. Now I think I’ll have one…on toast Winifred Sanderson
“Believe nothing you hear, and only half of what you see.” —Edgar Allen Poe
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
“I am alone and miserable. Only someone as ugly as I am could love me.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein“Don’t get your knickers in a twist! We’re just three kindly old spinster ladies.” —Winifred Sanderson
“Be afraid ... Be very afraid.” —Ronnie, The Fly
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
“I could not understand why men who knew all about good and evil could hate and kill each other.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein“Well, it says to to form a circle of salt to protect from zombies, witches, and old boyfriends.” —Allison
“I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.” —Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
“Despair has its own calms.” – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
“Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas.” —Stephen Graham Jones
“A mask tells us more than a face.” —Oscar Wilde
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
“Loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings.” – Bram Stroker’s Dracula
“The cobwebs in my house just became my decorations!” —Unknown
"During the day, I don't believe in ghosts. At night, I'm a little more open-minded." —Unknown
Finals A 3:30pm
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
“You know, your voice is kind of nice when your mouth isn’t screwing it up.” Stef from the Goonies
"Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said, 'Never take candy from strangers.' And then they dressed me up and said, 'Go beg for it.' " Rita Rudner
“If I’m Right About This, I Could Save A Man’s Life. Do You Know What That Would Do For My Book Sales?” Gale Weathers
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
“Kids suck.” — Mama Fratelli from the Goonies
"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones." Stephen King
“No, Please Don’t Kill Me, Mr. Ghostface, I Wanna Be In The Sequel!” Tatum Riley
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Next time you kiss him, do it with your eyes open. It’s a whole different experience.” Stef from the Goonies
"This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else." Wednesday Addams
“A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.” —Emma Bombeck
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
“It’s OK, you’re a Goonie, and Goonies always make mistakes. Just don’t make any more.” — Mikey from the Goonies
"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween." Douglas Coupland
"There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch." —Robert Brault
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
“This is ridiculous. It’s crazy. I feel like I’m babysitting, except I’m not getting paid.” — Stef from the Goonies
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." L.M. Montgomery
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” —William Shakespeare
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
“Sorry, Dad, we had our hands on the future, but we gave it up just to save our own lives.” — Mikey from the Goonies
"Every day is Halloween, isn't it? For some of us." – Tim Burton
"On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be." —Ava Dellaria
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
“Goonies never say die!” — Mikey from the Goonies
"Something wicked this way comes." – William Shakespeare
“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.” —Paula Guran