Looking for a scary movie to watch during this spooky season? I found this list of movies voted on by the general public as the five scariest movies ever made: 5. Night of the Living Dead (1968) “They’re coming to get you!” 4. The Exocist (1973) “The power of Christ compels you!” 3. Jaws (1975). [...]
Halloween
1. Halloween Tree (Ray Bradbury) 2. A Ghost Hunter’s Guide To THE Most Haunted Places In America (Terrance Zepke) 3. Halloween (Thomas Ligotti, Caitlin Kernan, Ray Bradbury & more) 4. A Halloween Reader: Poems, Stories & Plays from Halloween Past (Lesley Pratt Bannatyne) 5. The Night Before Halloween (Natasha Wing) Ages 4+
Haunted Crescent Hotel (Arkansas) Looking for something memorable to do this Halloween? What could be more memorable than a paranormal experience? There are lots of haunted hotels in the United States. Are you brave enough to spend the night in one of them? The Historic Hotels of America list ghost-themed packages for all its member [...]
The annual Ghost Train Halloween Festival at Tweetsie Railroad takes place on October 5-6, 12-13, 19,20, and 26-27. Gates open at 7.30pm nightly. It has been operating since 1990 and becomes more popular each year. The following stats were taken from Tweetsie’s website: Honors Named one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast by [...]
For some truly spooky, Halloween fun with an education twist, consider visiting on of the following five top haunted spots, or encourage kids to do a little research and share the ghost story with friends and families for some Halloween fun. 1. Grove Park Inn (Asheville) is haunted by the Pink Lady. She is believed to be [...]
All of these festivals offer lots of fun fall stuff, such as street festivals with arts and crafts and food (some even offer yummy chili cook-offs), live music, costume contests, corn mazes, hayrides, kids activities, and Great Pumpkin Weigh-Offs. See pumpkins weighing up to 1,000 pounds! These festivals are from the end of September to [...]
Dinosaur Kingdom (Virginia) 1. Mayberry Days. This weekend is the annual Mayberry Days celebration in Mt. Airy, NC. Everything is free, including the parade that starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The Andy Griffith Museum is worth a peek and brave souls may want to watch the Snappy’s Pork Chop Sandwich Eating Contest. The record to [...]
My favorite time of year is almost here. Since it’s only 43 days til Halloween, I thought I’d share some information to get you in the mood… HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN Halloween is the one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. It’s also one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas in [...]
Here is a list of horror and seasonal movies coming out this fall: Hotel Transylvania (animated monster mash) SEPT. Synopsis (from movie site) Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On [...]
How will you celebrate? A USA Today survey reveals how many of us plan to enjoy the holiday: 51% will decorate 24% will have or attend a party 18% will wear a costume 7% plan to diet (for real???) Whatever you do…have a frightfully fun time!
