Haunting and scary night at PIC

His identity will be revealed on Tuesday at 9pm at Pacific Islands Club. Mr. Mad Scientist and his secret laboratory will finally be exposed and his five spooky created beings made known—Frankenstein, Werewolf, Headless, Mummy and Vampire.

“You don’t want to miss it. Come on down on October 31st at PIC to unravel the mystery of the scientist and his five monsters,” said Sergei Bargamotov, PIC’s Entertainment Manager, who conceptualized the hotel’s Halloween show this year.

Russian-born Sergei, who is into painting, designs and stage production, said he himself will be part of the show, playing one of the five characters – Virgil the Vampire. He said the monsters will come out one by one at the command of the mad scientist during the show. Sergei added the production will definitely be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. It will be divided into two parts. The first part is “cute and funky” according to Sergei, featuring Frankenstein and Headless. The second part, as Sergei puts it, could be “a bit scary.” At this point, the three remaining characters—Mummy, Vampire, and Werewolf—will make themselves known to the audience.

During the show, Sergei’s team will also look for the best Halloween costumes among the guests.

“There will be prizes for each category [children and adults],” he said.

The show is free for everyone to see and guests can also enjoy a Happy Hour rate of 50 percent discount on all drinks.

Dancing and partying follows the show with drink specials from Miller products available during the night.

To those who dare, PIC’s Haunted House, located at the Kids Club will open at 7:30pm.

The house’s door will usher you to a chilly darkness, signaling the start of a hair-raising encounter with its regular occupants. Among them are the “Bloody French Maids,” “the Bloody Puguas,” and the “Hell Helly’s Skeletons & Mummies.”

There are five menacing rooms that are sure to satisfy your curiosity, a few of which are the Nurses Office, the House of Doom, and the Maze of Darkness.

There is a minimal fee of $5 to enter.

But even before you scare yourself to near death, PIC executive sous chef Pinky Varghese advises you to first enjoy a sumptuous dinner at The Magellan, with its “Mystical Dinner Cuisine.”

Varghese said he has prepared a special set of dinner food for the guests on that special night. For instance, diners can try the following salad menu: Crazed Chicken Salad with Finger Chips, Bloody Tomato and Shrimp Salad, Screw Loose Pasta Salad in Gooey Sauce, Fainted Shrimp in Glass Noodle Salad, Drowning Mushrooms in Garlic and Olive Oil, and Chainsaw Massacre Artichoke Hearts and Hearts of Palm Salad with Red Dressing and Nails and Spikes Potato Salad. Varghese will also bring out a “Restless Mixed Green Salad with Condiments” and several complementing items at the buffet table.

For soup, guests can choose between the Ghastly Pumpkin Soup and the Gang Green Seaweed Soup to partner with “Forgotten Breads and Rolls.”

This year, Varghese is proud to present the “Chef’s Theatre,” a live station featuring the Mongolian Wok with beef, chicken, squid, lamb, shrimps, fish and mussels as primary choices for ingredients. “It’s a favorite station among guests, as they can have the chef prepare whatever they fancy before their very eyes. Even what garnishes to add is up to the guests,” said Varghese.

To fit the occasion, the restaurant will offer main entrée selections such as Screaming Mahi with a Spicy Tomato Salsa, Cracked Up Batter Dipped Fried Fish and Seafood with a Spotted Sauce, Tingling Penne Arrabiatta, Skinned Potatoes with Crawling Onions, Scared and Stuffed Spring Rolls, Closely Shaved Kalbi Qui, Korean Phantom Children Drumsticks, Spicy Beaten Burmese Lamb Curry, and Phantasm Stir-fried Vegetable Noodles.

For that night, the dessert station offers Spooky Chocolate Cup Cakes, Shaky Baked Apple Pie, Icky Sugar Snake Cookies, Smashed Cookies and Frankenstein’s favorite desserts.

Magellan restaurant manager Henry Worswick said diners who will come in costumes will be given a 25 percent discount, reducing the dinner price to $24.

The dinner begins at 6:30pm and also includes free entrance to PIC’s Haunted House.

During the day, PIC Waterpark guests, both children and the young at heart will have a day full of exciting activities, said PIC food & beverage administrative assistant Paul Dujua. The event starts at 10am with a Plug Bloody Mary’s “Bucket of Holes” at the Waterpark.

Dujua said, participants will have to be creative in plugging the holes of the bucket and then filling it with water. At 11am, a Wicked Candy Relay will be set in motion at the Information Center, while at 2pm, the action will move to the beach for the Horrific Sand Halloween Character building contest. “It’s pretty much like making a sand castle, only this time, they will create Halloween characters,” said Dujua.

An hour later, there will be a Spooky Scavenger Hunt at the Information Center.

“Several markers will be hidden all over the property and participants will have to find them to figure out the secret word and win,” he said. At 4pm, the PIC Clubmates will hold a gruesome Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest at the Sports Field.

Following that at 5pm is a Haunted Bingo Game at the Information Center.

“It’s going to be fun and exciting all day here,” said Dujua. A Waterpark pass is $20 per person and the Lunch and Waterpark Promo is available at $25 per adult and $20 per child from 4 to 11 years old.