Robert Mirabal's Trail of Fears

Robert Mirabal puts on an annual spookhouse called "The Trail of Fears," with this year's theme being the "Hellbillies' Revenge." Friends from the Rez (Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation) and town (Taos) were on hand to scare the bejezzus out of kids and grown-ups alike.

There were two versions of the spook house planned -- one for family fare, where it was (possibly) OK to bring the kids -- and the other version of the spookhouse was planned for after dark. One can only imagine what it would have been like because the nighttime version was rained out. Over the years, the event has become legendary as being tremendously scary.

Photographs by Rick Romancito.