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Rank Crypt of Rotting Flesh
A Word of the Week entry from Monday, October 15, 2007. This one provided a little nod to one of my childhood favorites, Tales from the Crypt. Another fine Monday in the great month of October, another Halloween themed Word of the Week. This entry is sure to put readers in mind of entombed ghoulies as well as that late…
Downriver Haunt Review
Originally posted on Sunday, October 14, 2007 this entry chronicled our visit to three haunted attractions located throughout the Downriver area. To the best of my knowledge this was the only time I formatted a review in such a fashion (placing haunters and attractions in list form at the top of the review). I never did uncover the mystery haunt…
Phantom Forest Hayrides & Other News
This is an obscure but neat read originally posted October 9, 2007. The majority of it is dedicated to my experience as member of the team at Phantom Forest Hayrides in Grosse Ile during one weekend that season. Unfortunately the pictures that I reference several times are not available anywhere on Horrorlust. Also included in this entry is a link…
Erebus Snuffs the Light with Summer Scream
It isn’t often that haunted house adventurers get a chance to experience screams outside of the fall season but this summer that is precisely what Erebus plans to offer. For three days in July the Goliath of Pontiac will open the doors to visitors for a special event. On July 11, 12 and 13 — for the first time ever —…
Mischief Managed
This Word of the Week entry was the second of its respective season and was originally posted October 8, 2007 . The title of this entry is a rather obvious reference for anyone who has read the Harry Potter novels, but for those of you who’ve not — “mischief managed” is the magical incantation uttered when a witch or wizard…
The Haunt List
As you’ll shortly read, I was still toying with an alternate name for Hallowblog when this was first written; however the name would ultimately stick. I suppose this can be viewed as my own pared down version of the Fear Finder; over the years I did end up visiting the majority of these haunted attractions. As of 2013, 15 of…
Emotion as Weapon, It is Fear
This was the first entry in the 2007 series of Word of the Week; originally posted Monday, October 1, 2007. Word of the Week has officially gone Halloween but before I get to this week’s featured word I have a few notes to share. This Friday and Saturday I’ll transform into a ghoul at Phantom Forest Hayrides located in Grosse…
Dark Magnetism Part 2: Rob Johnson, Darksyde Acres
Last weekend the haunt community was shocked to learn of the untimely passing of Adam Ladd. Adam was the owner of Ladd’s Evil Acres in Hillsdale, Michigan and by all accounts was a man with a big heart and lots of friends; among those friends was Rob Johnson. As you’ll read, Rob spoke highly of Adam Ladd during our interview…
Haunting Season Begins
This was originally written September 29, 2007 and was the first official entry under the Hallowblog banner. In it, I waxed over film, television, and general haunt news but the bulk of the text covered a visit to The Haunting in Adrian, Michigan. This entry has particular importance to me; to the best of my knowledge this is the first…
Dark Magnetism: Rob Johnson of Darksyde Acres
Founded in 1828 Jonesville, Michigan is not a booming population center. Officially listed as a village, Jonesville had a total population of 2,258 people at the time of the 2010 United States Census. It would seem on paper to be an abjectly boring place, but the theater of life doesn’t play out on the uniform black and white pages of…
Hush Amping Up for 2014
Hush Haunted House took the Detroit haunt scene by storm in 2013 — the rookie attraction exceeded all expectations and was dubbed Horrorlust Haunt of the Year. If you follow Hush on social media it’s clear that the minds behind the madness are hard at work for 2014 as well. Hush had a presence at Motor City Nightmares in April…
Interviews Coming to Horrorlust
It’s been a long time coming but I’m excited and proud to announce that Horrorlust will soon feature interviews with owners and operators of haunted attractions. This is an idea I’ve kicked around for a couple of years but I needed to make a few bonafide contacts before the plan could come to fruition. I’ve had the pleasure over the…
Halloween Companion Number 2
This would be the final entry of the 2006 Halloween season; as with the first Halloween Companion, it too highlighted a film and monster. I also waxed nostalgic with a timeline of Halloween past. This was originally posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006. Last week I went on at length about zombies, most of you will find comfort in the…
2014 Bloodview Schedule
Two years ago during an overnight trip, we paid a memorable visit to Bloodview in Broadview Heights, Ohio. It was a relatively intimate setting that featured an excellent cast of actors; they call themselves the Legion of Terror and are quite possibly the very best we’ve ever encountered. Whenever I get to thinking about my all-time favorite trips my mind…
Choose your Mask
In the latest Hallowblog flashback, we turn our attention once more to a spooky word. This would be the final installment of Word of the Week from that year; it was originally posted October 26, 2006. We have arrived at the last Halloween themed Word of the Week, I know it’s sad. However, you need not worry; much…
Halloween Companion Number 1
Here is the seminal post that would spur Hallowblog (and then Horrorlust) into existence — Halloween Companion Number 1. As you’ll soon read, the purpose of this entry was to highlight a creature of the night as well as one horror movie. It only seemed fitting to select the zombie as the featured monster and naturally Night of the Living…
Eviscerate the Jack-o-lanters!
This Word of the Week entry was originally written on Thursday, October 19, 2006. On that same date I made a second post entitled, Halloween Companion Number 1. The title may’ve been generic but the substance of the post was important. It was in the fall of 2006 that the foundation of Horrorlust was being laid even if I had…
Haunting By Numbers: 2013 Haunt Season
Spring is upon us which means we have officially passed the half way point to Halloween; the countdown is on! With that in mind, let us pause and reflect on the notable numbers from the 2013 haunt season. 23: Total number of haunted attractions we visited last fall at 17 separate locations; this total ties our personal record first set…
Corn Stalks are Grown to be Stolen
Like last week, this post too was a Halloween themed Word of the Week. There are a couple of tidbits worth mentioning in this post, the first being a mention of the RWF. The RWF stood for Revolution Wrestling Federation which was a backyard wrestling production I staged with some friends over a number of years. The particular show mentioned…
…Somewhere in the City of Necropolis
This is the first of many entries regarding Halloween that predated Horrorlust. When I began to rifle through some of my old posts I was somewhat surprised to discover that the total number exceeded fifty. I’ll upload these missives one by one, once a week until the backlog has been exhausted. Each of these entries was originally posted at Myspace…
