By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — There were not any people in Blowing Rock on Oct. 26. There were only monsters.
Of course, it was all in great fun for the hundreds upon hundreds of “kids” (of all ages) dressed up in costumes for “Monster March,” a beloved Blowing Rock tradition. Halloween, you see, is that time of year when you can be just about anybody you want to be and get away with it.
We saw nurses and witches, firemen and policemen, princesses and kings, Mario Bros. characters and even a good guy Grinch handing out candy. We got to hug a bearded lady and shook hands with Arwen and her beloved from Lord of the Rings. There were a number of “hot dogs” (pooches dressed up as hot dogs), and one lady was a bag of french fries alongside her “ham”-burger of a husband, with a “hot dog” pulling them all along.
Somebody should surely have called for several ambulances because we ran into multiple folks with bandages and scars, either mummified or maybe even the walking dead.
OUR SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Engineering: The Bearded Lady (using all of her own natural hair)
“Scariest” Character: Can it get much scarier than an IRS special agent?
An Assortment of other Fun Photos
