MANSFIELD — One of America’s most unique events — Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival — returns to historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield for its sixth year, July 19, 20 and 21 with a music lineup packed with top rock acts, more than 115 tattoo artists and haunted attractions. Following three consecutive years of sellouts, […]
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Ho, ho, hell! Blood Prison Christmas Incarceration haunt opens Dec. 8 & 9
MANSFIELD — Don’t get mad at Vic Amesquita for injecting a little fear into your holiday season. The owner of Blood Prison at the former Ohio State Reformatory on Mansfield’s north side is simply applying a bit of terrifying history into the mix of yule logs, candy canes and eggnog. And hopefully scaring the reindeer excrement […]
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Blood Prison: This ain’t your father’s haunted attraction
MANSFIELD — Vic Amesquita remembers the “good old days” of haunted attractions. Black walls. Strobe lights piercing the darkness. A CD player blaring loud music. Simple. Effective. Primitive. That old-school approach won’t cut it at a massive, modern haunt like Blood Prison, set on the sprawling grounds and inside the towering walls of the gothic […]