Ghost Train is Highlight of Old-Fashioned Halloween Celebration in Clearwater
There were more treats than tricks at this Halloween celebration in downtown. Clearwater.
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (1888PressRelease) November 03, 2023 - In honor of Halloween, members of the Clearwater community gathered on Sunday, October 29th for something different – an old-time radio-style reading of the pulp fiction classic The Death Flyer by L. Ron Hubbard. The event took place in the Crystal Ballroom of the Fort Harrison, the religious retreat for the Church of Scientology.
The Death Flyer recounts the story of a surveyor, lost in the woods of northern Maine, who ends up riding a train that crashed ten years ago.
“Stories of ghost trains have haunted the American imagination for more than 150 years,” said Lisa Mansell from the Church of Scientology’s Public Affairs Department. “Urban legend has it that Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train resurrects the President’s final journey from Washington DC to Springfield, Illinois every year around the anniversary of his death. Stories of ghost trains can be found throughout the world. Though some have tried to debunk the stories as the reflection of car lights or other phenomenon, it doesn’t stop the stories from spreading.”
Members of the L. Ron Hubbard East Coast Theatre performed the story as an old-time radio play, including sound effects, an “on air” light, and commercial breaks.
“I’d never seen a story depicted like a radio show along with the visuals of the actors as well,” said one guest. “It was one-of-a-kind. To see the actors really getting into character and watching them do what they do to make the proper sounds for everything – it’s just stunning.”
“The Death Flyer was originally published in 1936,” said Joanie Sigal, the Theatre’s Director. “It was just one of the more than 200 stories written by L. Ron Hubbard for the pulp fiction magazines of the era. The sales of these stories funded Mr. Hubbard’s research in the mind and life – culminating in what would become Dianetics and Scientology.”
“Halloween is a billion-dollar industry in the United States,” said Ms. Mansell. “But the holiday still has the ability to capture the imaginations of millions – and the works of L. Ron Hubbard are an excellent way to reconnect with a simpler time in our past.”
L. Ron Hubbard was among the most prolific and popular writers of the 20th century. Between 1934 and 1950, more than 200 of L. Ron Hubbard's tales appeared in the pages of pulp magazines—as many as three titles an issue and bylined under some fifteen pen names.
If you are interested in learning more about the L. Ron Hubbard East Coast Theatre, please go to https://galaxypress.com/east-coast-theatre.
About the L. Ron Hubbard East Coast Theatre
Founded in 2011, this theatre troupe performs dramatic readings of stories written by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1930s and ’40s. These stories cover a wide range of genres—action, romance, mystery, adventure, science fiction, western, suspense, fantasy and more. For more about the L. Ron Hubbard East Coast Theatre, please visit https://galaxypress.com/east-coast-theatre.
About the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization
The Scientology religion was founded by humanitarian and philosopher, L. Ron Hubbard. The first Church of Scientology was formed in the United States in 1954 and has expanded to more than 11,000 churches, missions and affiliated groups, with members in 167 nations. Flag is a religious retreat located in Clearwater, Florida. It serves as the spiritual headquarters for Scientologists planetwide. Flag is the largest Church of Scientology in the world. Flag represents the hub of the greater Scientology worldwide community as a dynamic, multilingual organization. To learn more, visit www.scientology-fso.org.
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