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Ovation Dinner Theatre Presents: Monster Mash Murders<\/p>\n

The monsters are gathering and someone wants to make Halloween disappear forever.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Annual BOO Convention + Halloween Preservation Summit, where classic monsters, modern icons, and creatures of every kind have assembled to celebrate the spookiest night of the year. But before the festivities can begin, a shocking murder throws the convention into chaos — and a mysterious villain known only as “X” threatens Halloween itself.<\/p>\n

Can you help solve the mystery before Halloween is gone for good?<\/p>\n

Join Ovation Dinner Theatre for an evening of outrageous comedy, audience participation, and hilarious Halloween hijinks. You’ll meet unforgettable monsters, question suspicious suspects, and help crack the case in this fast-paced, interactive comedy murder mystery where everyone’s a suspect… and anyone could be the killer.<\/p>\n

Costumes are encouraged — but beware… even monsters have secrets. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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