Photos: Ghouls and Goblins at the Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Manitou Springs

In Denver, we've got the Zombie Crawl, but in Manitou Springs, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races have been a time-honored Halloween-season tradition for nearly twenty years. Over the weekend, fifty costumed teams took to the streets of Manitou, pushing hand-built caskets on wheels and causing a general ruckus. Brandon Marshall...
By Westword StaffOctober 27, 2014
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In Denver, we’ve got the Zombie Crawl, but in Manitou Springs, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races have been a time-honored Halloween-season tradition for nearly twenty years. Over the weekend, fifty costumed teams took to the streets of Manitou, pushing hand-built caskets on wheels and causing a general ruckus. Brandon Marshall caught all the best ghouls and boos in pictures; read on for a sampler.

See also: Photos: The Best of the Undead at Zombie Crawl 2014

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