Bloodcurdling screams echoed throughout the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center this weekend.
“Scare-olina Skies,” the Halloween-themed version of “Carolina Skies,” was shown Saturday and Sunday at the planetarium.
The annual shows introduced audience members to constellations of the North Carolina night sky. This year’s shows focused on Greek and Native American mythology.
“Obviously, Halloween is a huge event at Chapel Hill and so Morehead (Planetarium) wanted to be part of that,” said Karen Kornegay, marketing manager for the planetarium.
Saturday’s shows targeted adult and teen audiences, while the Sunday event was geared toward families with children ages 5 and older.
“None of the stories are that scary,” said Amy Sayle, adult programs coordinator for the planetarium. “It’s just that the Saturday night version aimed at adults did not include 100 percent squeaky-clean re-tellings, and I didn’t want parents being surprised.
“Also, Saturday night included two stories in which family members slaughter each other — a sort of violence that seems especially inappropriate for a family-oriented show,” she said.
Sayle, who has organized the event since it began nearly 10 years ago, chose the stories for this year’s program.
“I love the one about Medusa — the famous Greek myth with Perseus and Andromeda — because there are at least two villains, two monsters and a decapitation,” Sayle said.
