Ilearned a lot while attending Western Kentucky University, and I have the sheepskin to prove it. But one of the most enjoyable things I learned didn't come from a classroom.

John Carpenter and Bowling Green

Until I got to Western in 1984, I did not know that John Carpenter lived in Bowling Green , and I didn't realize that names from Bowling Green and Warren County were sprinkled throughout his classic horror film, Halloween .

In the big auditorium inside the campus's Downing University Center, they showed Halloween frequently, and it was always fun to pick out the names. We really should have turned it into a "Rocky Horror" type event.

With all that incredible history surrounding Carpenter and his time in Bowling Green and how his beloved childhood home figured into his

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