{"id":14458,"date":"2016-10-31T21:29:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T01:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/hey-howd-you-get-that-spooky-job-halloween-313-writer-andrew-watts\/"},"modified":"2016-10-31T21:29:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T01:29:14","slug":"hey-howd-you-get-that-spooky-job-halloween-313-writer-andrew-watts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/hey-howd-you-get-that-spooky-job-halloween-313-writer-andrew-watts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey, how\u2019d you get that SPOOKY job? Halloween 313 writer Andrew Watts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watts points the way to hell at a 313 show in 2009. Credit: Chris Franko For most people, Halloween is a holiday that comes around once a year. But for Fort Greene resident Andrew Watts, America&#8217;s spookiest holiday is a full-time career. For the past 21 years, Watts has\u00a0helped to realize\u00a0Halloween 313, the\u00a0annual musical spook-tacular that takes over an apartment building at 313 Clinton Ave. in Clinton Hill. It&#8217;s a longstanding tradition for families of all ages to gather round 313&#8217;s standing-room-only lawn to watch a free and reasonably scary show, on repeat every half hour. Tonight, the 313 rises again with Watts&#8217;\u00a0Abracadaver,\u00a0a magic, mystery and murder-filled walk down the Coney Island Boardwalk. And in honor of the occasion, Brokelyn\u00a0chatted\u00a0with the 59-year-old writer and composer\u00a0about how a\u00a0one-time volunteer\u00a0gig scaring kids on Halloween\u00a0became a\u00a0lifelong career creating accessible spooks in\u00a0Clinton Hill. Watts\u00a0first met 313&#8217;s artistic director, Janna Hyten, in college, and the two connected over&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Hey, how\u2019d you get that SPOOKY job? 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