\u201cThe Masks”\u2014<\/strong>A wealthy man on the night of Mardi Gras is warned by his physician that his life will end soon. The man is joined by members of his family who all display some sort of contempt towards him characterized by greed, vanity, sadism, and cowardice. The man tells each member to put on a mask representing the \u201copposite of their personalities\u201d that was crafted by someone believing in old magic. Wearing a skull mask, he tells the family that the only way to claim his fortune or estate is by wearing the masks until midnight without taking it off. Despite their incessant pleas, the family remain wearing the masks until the clock strikes and the man dies. Excited to claim their fortune, each member attempts to take the mask from their face only to find that they can\u2019t. They\u2019ve become caricatures of themselves, doomed to live in the shadows of society forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTime Enough at Last”\u2014<\/strong>An avid book reader and bank teller is constantly ridiculed by colleagues and family for his love of reading. One day while taking his lunch break in the bank\u2019s vault so as to not be disturbed, he reads a newspaper headline discussing the possibility of nuclear destruction by a newly developed hydrogen bomb. Before he could finish reading, he was knocked unconscious with the shaking of the vault caused by a large explosion. After picking up his glasses and recovering, he wanders outside to find everything and everyone destroyed except for the ruins of the public library. Coming to terms with the idea of being the only survivor, he is excited with the realization he has all the time in the world to read books uninterrupted. Just as he goes to pick up his first book, he stumbles, causing his glasses to fall and shatter. Picking up his shattered glasses, he is now surrounded by books he can never read and time he can never fill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Local art vendor and horror enjoyer, Tasha Ransom, mentioned her favorite episode \u201cIt\u2019s a Good Life,\u201d<\/strong> which she discusses further on our vlog covering Terror on the Plains! Tasha is an artist who does everything traditionally. Her work is reflective of all the things she is passionate about, and she has won the Kansas City Pitch\u2019s best local artist award this past year. She has no social media, but her work is available on her website, www.tasharansomart.com<\/a>. I am so excited to have had the chance to talk with her and learn more about her creative process. It was refreshing to see someone so hands-on with their art and their approach to promoting their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tim English, founder and director of Terror on the Plains, gave an explanation of his favorite episode, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe neighborhood loses power, and the adults start turning on each other and freaking out. People disappear, and it\u2019s just a paranoid episode where they drive themselves crazy to where they can\u2019t trust each other. It was typical of humanity and how we treat each other when things go terrible,” English said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, I\u2019d be remiss if I didn\u2019t add my family\u2019s favorite “Twilight Zone” episode, which was also redone in the movie. \u201cNightmare at 20,000 Feet.”<\/strong> Originally starring William Shatner, a flight is thrown into chaos when a man begins to see a creature rip apart the plane from the outside. With no one believing him, he is faced with looking insane or having the flight fall into deeper misfortune as things continue to go wrong. This episode I seriously recommend checking out; I saw it once several years ago, and I continue to be creeped out by it still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Carrie (1976)” was also a focal feature of the night, with a photoshoot display housing a bucket with shimmering red streamers to take photos with. Not to mention the costume parade crowning four winners with respective runner-ups for each category. It was a lot of fun to see the different costumes people wore and the participation in voting coming from car honks and cheers. My personal favorite costumes were Annie Wilkes from “Misery,” Springtrap from “Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s,” a golden retriever as The Babadook, and the prom king and queen winners dressed as a dead bride and groom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Interviewing the prom king and queen, Zohaura Musawwir and Tariq, was such a delight, and it seemed that their hard work paid off. Their costumes resembled a zombie bride and groom, and all of the SFX work was done by Zahaura. She is a 3x award-winning makeup artist based in the Kansas City metropolitan area who didn\u2019t actually know about the event until five hours prior. She said this was her first time stepping out onto a competition level, where she got to showcase her work. I\u2019m happy both Tariq and Zohaura had as much fun as I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our prom king and queen mentioned how they loved all things horror and contributed to the event goers’ favorite Stephen King work, without a doubt being “The Shining.” No matter the book or movie, the crowd at Terror on the Plains voted this as their favorite. Some notable runners-up include the movies “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile” and the books “Misery” and “11\/22\/63,” all by Stephen King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This was my first time at a drive-in theater, and being surrounded by such a close-knit community was an honor. Everyone I spoke to was so kind and willing to give a couple words about their experience! If you are ever looking for an amazing funnel cake, the caramel apple one was probably the best I\u2019ve ever had. Now that it\u2019s October, I am deep into Halloween preparations, and I can say that Terror on the Plains was a huge step into starting the spooky season right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FE906158-4113-453B-A37A-A2CC933AE455_1_105_c.jpeg\")
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