The Ball State University L.A. Pittenger Student Center is dressing up for Halloween.
In celebration of the holiday, the Asian American Student Association will transform the Student Center Ballroom into an Asian folklore-inspired haunted house.
Sophomore Noel Kunz, AASA vice president, said haunted house visitors can expect to be scared but also informed about Asian culture.
"Don't go in there expecting something goofy," he said. "We [took the project seriously] and worked really hard on it."
Junior Emily Sandoval, AASA president, said students, faculty and Muncie community members of all ages are welcome to tour the haunted house free of charge. The event, which starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m., will kick off the AASA's November month of events, she said.
Kunz said the ballroom will be split up into sections representing different Asian countries, including India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan. Visitors will be led through the haunted house by a guide and all actors will be AASA members, he said.
Sandoval said each country's section will have its own characters and folklore. Without spoiling the surprise, she said, Korea's section will feature ghosts and China's will incorporate vampires.
Although the AASA doesn't usually have a Halloween event, Sandoval said members wanted to do something this year because members were excited about the idea when the haunted house was proposed last spring.
Kunz said planning for the haunted house started about one month ago. AASA members shared knowledge of their cultures, asked their parents and searched the Internet to come up with ideas for the different sections, he said.
Overall, the AASA spent a few hundred dollars from their university stipend on the project, Kunz said.
The haunted house's Asian twist on Halloween will set it apart from other haunted houses this year, he said.
"It's a chance to experience something different," Kunz said.
Sandoval said she wants visitors to leave the haunted house with a better understanding of Asian culture, and she hopes students have fun, dress up and are scared.
"[The haunted house] is a great way to start off Halloween early," she said.
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