Shocktoberfest 'Naked & Scared' Organizer Responds To Being Shut Down

Yesterday we reported that the nude haunted house component of the long-running Shocktoberfest in Berks County, Penn., was denied a permit to operate.

While the regular event would continue, the "Naked And Scared Challenge" nude portion introduced by Shocktoberfest organizer Patrick Konopelski was downgraded to an underwear scare -- and local municipality officials cited incorrect permit filing as the reason for rejecting the request.

Shocktoberfest is operated on land that exists within two municipalities, Township of Spring and the Borough of Sinking Spring, and the question of "which" side would host the nudity has led to an interesting look at small-town Pennsylvania politics.

However, local news station WFMZ also reports that while Jay Vaughan, Spring Township Manager, reiterated his statement to us about the reason behind the rejection, County Commissioner Christian Leinbach called the event an embarrassment to Berks County.

Shocktoberfest 'Naked & Scared' Event Denied By Local Government

Looks like you won't be able to get boo'd in the buff after all this Halloween. WFMZ 69 News is reporting the permit to hold a "Naked And Scared Challenge" event at Pennsylvania's haunted Shocktoberfest attraction has been denied by the local township.

The event, which we reported on at the Paranormal Pop Culture Facebook page last week, was going to allow attendees to walk through the 22-year-old attraction in Berks County, Penn., without clothes or in underwear only.

The organizer, Pat Konopelski, said the event was inspired by the Discovery Channel show "Naked And Afraid," and thought the chance to feel vulnerable would heighten the scare factor. According to the website, the "Naked And Scared" portion would take place after the regular Shocktoberfest closed, and nude attendees would not be touched inappropriately or ever be in view of non-participating parties. It would have also been restricted to ages 18 and up.