A magician performs close-up sleight of hand. A ghostly figure - the kind with a white sheet over her head - performs a burlesque routine. The spectacle begins with a few openers to set the mood. Lost Spirits debuted the Séance Room in March and it’s positively frightening. The rum distillery at Area15 comprises a sprawling footprint of stills, stages, mechanical sealife puppets, and themed rooms.

The Lost Spirits Distillery Tour is nearly mysterious enough to qualify has a Halloween-style experience by itself. every Sunday morning at Nightmare Cafe at 1307 South Commerce Street and tickets can be purchased online. Throughout the show, performers take to the stage for a dance number performed by the twins from The Shining, a sultry dance between Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair, a roving Ghostbuster who dispenses shots from his Proton pack, and a crowd-pleasing conga line to a Beetlejuice-themed rendition of “Jump in the Line.” The show starts at 11 a.m. Drink packages come with bottomless mimosas or Bloody Carries.

Tickets start at $49 for the show and an entree like that of the Blaire Waffle Project with fried chicken and hot honey, the Avotopsy avocado toast with a fried egg, or Voodoo Chicken Strips. And so Haunted Brunch was born - a one-hour spectacle that combines waffles and avocado toast with dance, comedy, classic horror homages, a few jumpscares, and a healthy dose of audience interaction. But the owners at Nightmare wanted something family-friendly for the brunch crowd.

Pre-pandemic, Devon Alarid produced burlesque shows. Located next to the Nightmare Toys store, Nightmare Cafe serves sandwiches, bar fare, and cocktails - most with fun names that play on horror franchises. That’s just one of the acts that diners can expect during Haunted Brunch, a new show taking place on Sunday mornings at Nightmare Cafe in the Las Vegas Arts District. The two engage in pursuit around the room in a chase that culminates with the cheerleader mounting a spinning hoop and performing an act of dance and acrobatics - until the hooded figure captures her and drags her body off the apparatus and out of view. Behind her, a skulking figure in a black cloak emerges, hoisting a blade above his head. While seated in front of a plate of black Belgian waffles with fried chicken and a bloody Mary in a skull-shaped glass, a cheerleader runs frantically up to your table.

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