For the League of Pissed Off Voters, President Bush's policies are frightening enough for Halloween.
On Friday, the league will host a Hip-Hop Haunted House in hopes of getting young people excited about voting.
"I think they are going to try and do the haunted house based on Bush's policies," said Cyrus Gould, event coordinator for the group. "Each area is a different policy, and it's scary."
Gould said the group's haunted house will be one of the best in town for several reasons.
"It's politically conscious, socially conscious, and there's free food," he said.
The league had the help of Vince Johnson, owner of the Pulse Night Club, who donated money for fliers.
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"He just really believes in what we're doing," Gould said.
There will be a costume party, and winners will receive T-shirts and gift certificates to Birdland.
Gould said he plans on going to the event as either Michael Jackson or Bush.
He said he wants young people to come to the event to persuade them to sign up for the group's voter block, a project they have been working on all year.
"By the time the election comes, our goal is to have 2,000 people in our voter block," he said. "With that kind of power, we can say we voted the local officials into office, and then we can hold them more accountable for their actions."
He said after the election, the League of Pissed off Voters will still be going strong.
"We are going to try and get people more involved in our local political scene," he said. "We're not dying out."
Phillip Torres is part of the entertainment for the night. His hip-hop group, Garbage Pail Kidz, will perform during the event, and he is also hosting an after party at Burt's Tiki Lounge.
Torres said the Garbage Pail Kidz doesn't focus all of its energy on politics, but group members still have views.
"We definitely oppose a lot of things that are going on right now," he said. "We don't just rant and rave about politics though."
He said although a lot of people's minds are already made up, the event is to raise more awareness in the hip-hop community.
"This event was aimed at the hip-hop culture," he said. "They are definitely trying to get more people to vote."
Torres said the after party will include performances by his other group, One Foundation, and Tagg.
Winners of the best costume contest will get beer.
