Entertainment

Kentucky explorers share paranormal stories and adventures in new book

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

The spooky season might be over, but that does not stop people all over the country from exploring potential paranormal phenomena, including in Kentucky.

A new book, "Paranormal Kentucky: An Uncommon Wealth of Close Encounters with Aliens, Ghosts, and Cryptids," by Marie Mitchell and Mason Smith, sets out to tell some of those stories to readers. Smith and Mitchell said the genesis of the book was somewhat unusual.

Del Toro brings ‘Frankenstein’ to life on Netflix

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

The “Frankenstein” story has been told in many different ways and been portrayed in many different movies throughout the decades (with my personal favorite being “Young Frankenstein”) and last week, director Guillermo Del Toro was able to release his take on the story on Netflix. Given Del Toro’s penchant for the weird and macabre, I was extremely interested in how he would bring the story to life, and I was ultimately not disappointed with what I saw.

For those who aren’t familiar, “Frankenstein” follows the life of egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) whose experiment in creating new life results in dangerous consequences when his monstrous creation (Jacob Elordi) comes to life.

LHS Drama Department to present ‘Marriage Wheel’ Nov. 14 through 16

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Navigating one’s love life can often feel like a neverending wheel of good and bad, and three couples will discover that in the Liberal High School Drama Department’s next production.

The LHS Drama Department will be performing the play “Marriage Wheel” by Joel Climenhaga at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15, and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16. All performances will be in James W. Maskus Auditorium at Liberal High School, and tickets are $3 each for both children and adults. The play tells the story of three couples in the 1830s and their romantic lives and how they must navigate family histories and personality conflicts to forge their own destinies.

Killer Dueling Pianos to play their way through Liberal Nov. 15

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Those looking for a night of good entertainment while also supporting local children will soon have exactly that chance.

The Killer Dueling Pianos will be performing from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at Sapphire Night Club at 401 N. Kansas Ave. as a fundraiser for the Liberal High School After Prom Committee. Individual tickets are $60, and table sponsorships (which includes eight seats and two buckets of beer) are $700, and attendees must be 21 or older to get in the door. That night will feature Jami McNeill and Ashley Owen on the pianos.

Multiple discoveries made during spooky movie season

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Since it is October, and therefore the season for spooky movies, I’ve been spending the month watching some old favorites and also making some new discoveries that will most likely become Halloween staples as time goes on.

In that spirit, I figured I would share a few of my newer discoveries from the month. If you have any suggestions or recommendations, feel free to get in touch with me at the paper and I’ll see about giving them a shot. Enjoy!