Monthly Archives: November 2006

You step through the fang-adorned archway, prepared to be scared and entertained. Around the first corner a skeleton glows red, watching you with one eye. You continue, anticipating and dreading the unknown… Don’t worry; it’s all in good fun at the Brinkworth Dungeon in Richmond. They don’t depend on cheap tricks or actors to get your heart racing. Everything is hand-built from wood, plastic and Styrofoam and compared with 15-20 photos to ensure accuracy. There is the Headless Breathing Bride who cradles her head in the eerie green glow of the attic. Dr. Jeykll working in his lab, Frankenstein, and Chucky bursting through the wall. A Parental Advisory sign warns about the Hook of Pain piercing through the ribs of a man, the guillotine slicing off heads, and Gwendolyn’s limbs stretched beyond control. Linda Blair’s Exorcist sits in bed, reaching towards you; notice there is no glass in the window between you and her. This is only a small taste of what is inside the Brinkworth Dungeon. Admission is $7 for everyone over five, to cover the creations by Barry Brinkworth and family. But, if you bring a non-perishable food, or baby item, admission is only $6. Food donations go to the Richmond Food Bank, who request donations all through the year. The baby items are for JRFM’S 13th Annual Basics For Babies to aid against the shortage of baby supplies at shelters in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. The Brinkworth Dungeon is open this year from October 13th [...]

Photo: Laura, Ben & Monica in the Dungeon; meeting Chucky (bursting through the wall) The Dungeon was pretty good. Had fun in the car with Rachel (smack that!). I enjoyed the trip but I wish that I’d brought a camera (aka had a camera). Fortunately Laura had a camera, took photos and put them on a CD for all of us to look at. (THANKS LAURA!) Jordana: I’ll post the writing I have to do in accordance with the field trip so you can hear all about it in my professional article! I’m also pretty excited and nervous about a phone interview I’ve set up for my article for Writing class. Ikes! It’s with SFU Education Professor who wrote a book on my topic. I have to set up the questions and everything once I get home from class tonight. I haven’t been able to find the book anywhere – none of the major or second-hand book stores have it. I did find it on Amazon (new or used) but shipping to Canada takes 4-6 weeks. From experience, it took approximately four weeks for my RealWorld QuarkXpress book to get here. I asked my sister, who goes to SFU, “If a SFU professor wrote a book, would it be in the SFU Library?” She said, “Most likely it would be.” Then she told me the web address to check. I asked her if she’d check it out for me. So that was last night, meaning she picked it up this [...]