MANSFIELD — Santa Claus gets all the positive PR this time of year. Krampus ain’t happy about it, either. The horned anthropomorphic figure accompanied St. Nicholas in nocturnal visits to children, according to European Alpine folklore. Saint Nicholas rewarded well-behaved children with small gifts. Krampus punished badly behaved ones with birch rods, perhaps scaring them […]
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Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival to return to Ohio State Reformatory in 2025
MANSFIELD –Another record-setting year with 75,000 fans attending three days of music, tattoos and haunted attractions has triggered the decision to bring back the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival to Mansfield in 2025. The growing event returns to the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield for its seventh year July 18 to 20, 2025. Visit www.Inkcarceration.com to see the Warden’s Widow introduction video for Inkcarceration […]
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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 […]