A Halloween Family Classic Movie - Halloween Film
My love for Halloween began as a child. The thrill of choosing a costume at the local dime store and then proudly parading around school in costume remains a favorite memory. When I was 11 my mother let me host a Halloween party in our basement, complete with spooky music, scary decorations, and eerie games. If any of these memories bring a sense of déjà vu to you, then the independent, short film ...
13... what is Dr. Rochelle thinking??
Starting a new Halloween magazine on Friday the 13th...how unlucky! Have you ever stopped to wonder why people get so excited about the number 13? What exactly is the big deal?
And indeed, it is a big deal. Millions of people worldwide suffer from triskaidekaphobia - or, fear of #13. Hotels are built without a 13th floor. Cities avoid creating a 13th Avenue or Street. Hospitals refuse to have an Operation Room #13. Trips are ...
A Little Town On It's Way Up
"Eternity in Hell" is a sentence of suffering for most. But not for John Colone. Eternity is just about the length of time it would reasonably take to put in place the thousands of ideas that spew from the mind of this former top Chrysler dealer who has made a commitment to transform Hell - Michigan, that is - into a year round Halloween destination.
"We'll be celebrating, and selling, Halloween 363 days a year," ...
Planet Earth on Halloween - October 31st
By David Lady
NOTE: There is nothing wrong with your Halloween website. Do not attempt to skip this article. The following transmission was originally discovered by surveillance satellite EAVESDROPPER (sponsored by Nike), built by NASA (a division of Disney) for the United States Government (a subsidiary of Microsoft). It was discovered in the form of an advanced signal being beamed from Earth to a distant planet and has been de-coded for your edification . . ...
Madame Tussaud's Sculpter Creating the Wax Frankenstein
Universal Studios, an industry leader in creating horror films, celebrated the anniversary of several Universal classics horror classics in 2001. In a landmark relationship, Universal Studios Home Video (USHV) joined Tussaud's Group of London and Madame Tussaud's worldwide attractions to pay tribute to Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Development of the Dracula, Frankenstein and Mummy characters for Madame Tussaud's Wax Museums coincides with USHV's 2001 national campaign for a ...
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Madame Tussaud's Wax - Portrait Facts
Frankenstein wax figure being scuplted at Madame Tussaud's
Each strand of hair is inserted individually, taking approximately five weeks to complete each head.
Two maintenance teams inspect and primp each figure daily before the attraction opens.
To add authenticity to the portraits at Madame Tussaud's New York, many artifacts have been donated from the celebrity or purchased from auctions.
All portraits have ...
By Mistress Serrella (Sarah Briggs)
Hello Ghoulish readers! Well, I guess I have to spill the beans. Not magic beans mind you, but beans nevertheless, or rather some other kind of food groups! Ol' Mistress Serrella, oh, ah, that's me in case you didn't know, had a horrible experience this Halloween. I pulled out my favorite witch costume, hat and cape. You'll never guess what happened? Only the hat and cape fit. My favorite witchy-poo dress looked like I was trying ...
Located in Mansfield, Ohio - One Spooky Place
Touring any empty prison is an eerie experience, to be sure. Now enhance that experience by doing it at night with only flashlights to light your way down deserted corridors that resonate of prior inhabitants. Intensify it further by placing that tour in a 149,000 square foot structure that looks more like a turn-of-the-century medieval chateau than a prison. The result is an Ultimate Halloween Destination - the Ohio State Reformatory (OSR) in ...
A Scary Place Located in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River (MA) Our tour guides will be informing you of the history and mystery of each room during your tour of the house where the most infamous crime of 19th century America took place. We are providing this guide to assist you and hope you will be able to decide for yourself who murdered Andrew and Abbey Borden on that fateful day.
On Thursday, August 4, 1892 the bodies of Andrew and Abbey ...
By Mistress Serrella (Sarah Briggs)
Hello, there. How are we doing? Well, it seems that some of the comments I made in my last note to you in our beloved Happy Halloween Magazine stirred the breast of any and all ghouls that are feeling dating pains or dealing with the saps they chose to be their afterlife partners. With that said I feel that I must dive in headlong where other mere mortals fear to swim. Never fear, ghoulish readers, I, ...
The name Houdini is inextricably linked with Halloween because of his death on October 31, 1926 at Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. The Official Houdini Séance, held each year since his death, has its roots in Houdini's efforts to expose fraudulent mediums. He claimed if there was truly a way to contact the living after one's death, he would do so. He set up a code with his wife, Bess, who faithfully attended the annual seances awaiting his return for ...
With Halloween witches, goblins, and super-heroes descending on neighborhoods across the USA, the American Red Cross offers parents, grandparents and guardians some safety tips to help prepare their children for a safe and enjoyable trick-or-treat holiday. Halloween should be filled with surprise and enjoyment and following some common sense practices can keep events safer and even more fun.
On Halloween night, walk, slither, and sneak on sidewalks, not in the street.
Look both ways before crossing the street to check for cars, ...
Halloween Fact or Fiction: Halloween was originally a Celtic holiday celebrated on October 31.
Fact:
The ancient Celts celebrated the new year on November 1, the beginning of winter. Summer's end (Samhain) was celebrated immediately before on October 31. Celtic priests, the Druids, established the night of October 31 as a gathering time for the spirits of death and evil. (Barth, 1972 p. 79)
Halloween Fact or Fiction: Trick-or-treating is a modern Halloween custom.
Fiction:
Silver Ravenwolf (2000) explains: "We find ...
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