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Ebony is dancer and actor. Last year she was a “creepy-ass clown” and became immersed in the character. “It was amazing,” she says. “I was nearly possessed by the end of it.” This year, she’s a crazed electrician with a very convincing cattle prod, which she regularly applies to her skeleton captive. She inhabits the role worryingly well. She’s also been volunteering with the build team for the past few weeks, cabling for cameras, setting up lights and helping with set and prop design. “My passion is music and live events,” Ebony says. “So I’m keen to transition into backstage.” Then there’s me – to report this story properly, I’ll need to immerse myself fully. So tonight I’m Mr Moon, a masked phantom with a beautifully painted mask inspired by the terrifying face on the Luna Park entrance. A small team has been brainstorming ideas for months and building for several weeks. But for Dale Pope, the manager of Events After Dark, Halloween is a year-round concern. “I’m obsessed with Halloween,” she says. “I do other small private events, but Halloween is the big one. It’s the most fun, and creatively, it’s so broad.”
