Are you on Facebook? At the start of the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, did you see the “Stay Home! Save Halloween!” frames you could put on your profile picture? Maybe you even had one yourself? I loved the message because as I watched events getting canceled left and right, all IContinue Reading
Because Universal Orlando had recently announced external auditions for Halloween Horror Nights 2020, it looked promising that it would happen this year despite COVID-19. However, as ClickOrlando.com put it: “It’s hard to scare the bejesus out of someone in a haunted house while socially distancing.” That’s one way to putContinue Reading
We’ve had a lot of grim news about popular haunted attractions. like Dark Harbor and Terror Behind the Walls, canceling for Halloween 2020. But Universal Orlando Resorts is giving Halloween haunted house lovers a glimmer of hope by announcing that external auditions for scare actors are open until July 20,Continue Reading
Last week my Google alerts blew up with stories about a haunted drive-in launching in Tokyo, Japan, on July 4 and 5. (My favorite headline came from Autoblog.com: “‘Large number of dead people attack your car’ in Tokyo drive-in haunted house.”) Kowagarasetai, a haunted attraction company in Japan, had toContinue Reading
App.com reported that Eastern State Penitentiary announced layoffs (40% of the staff), salary and operating budget cuts, and no Terror Behind the Walls this year. Uh oh. Is this a sign of things to come for Halloween 2020? Not that I’ve ever been to Terror Behind the Walls. I’m aContinue Reading
Updated March 30, 2020 My friend, author Katie Craig, tagged me in a post she saw on Instagram from the @greatpumpkinproject, who in turn had shared it from the originating source, @preservehalloween, about Quarantine-o-ween: View this post on Instagram #Repost @preservehalloween with @get_repost ??? Sounds like a planContinue Reading
On Friday November 1 (a.k.a. Dia de los Muertos) I had a great conversation with Kevin, Head Ghoul for Ghoulish Goodies, which I recorded for the podcast. Kevin is super passionate about Halloween and horror. We’ve been in touch ever since he launched his business. (It’s coming up on itsContinue Reading
In addition to the seven new series and Ghostober miniseries and specials airing on Travel Channel during Ghostober, they’ve released an ultimate Halloween Go-To Guide. Their biggest paranormal stars share their ghostly picks for the season! These paranormal experts, explorers, researchers, investigators and psychic mediums have just about seen and experienced itContinue Reading
Skellie, Smalls, Skarlett, Skowls, Skales, Skullywag and the rest of the Haunt Jaunts Skeleton Crew wanted to get in on the giveaway action this Halloween, too. They got inspired by the Name That Haunted Tune Contest. Not so much the naming a haunted tune part as they thought it wasContinue Reading
One of the weird dates I have listed on the Weird Holidays & Observances page is October 19: Michael Myers Birthday. You know, the homicidal maniac in the Halloween movie franchise? “He has a birthday?” you may be wondering. (I know I did when I learned about it.) According toContinue Reading
You know the sneak peek at the Haunted Mansion-themed prize pack I did a few weeks ago? Well guess what time it is? Contest announcement time! I decided to try something a little bit different. Sort of make it a multimedia affair. I’m going to use the podcast in conjunctionContinue Reading
Spooky types generally associate October with the scariest day of the year –Halloween. (Or am I just speaking for myself?) And a mainstream campaign that gets lots of attention each October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But there’s many monthly, weekly and daily celebrations happening in October. (Besides the weird,Continue Reading
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