2008 Numbers & Awards
2008 marked the first season that I compiled numbers such as those listed below; it was also the first year that I assigned awards on such a scale. On occasion I will look back over past awards and wonder if…
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A Celebration of Horror and Halloween
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A Celebration of Horror and Halloween
Tag 2008
Erebus, The Realm of Darkness & Deadly Intentions Electrify Halloween Night
This historic post was originally published on Monday, November 3, 2008 and chronicled a momentous, Halloween visit to three prominent Michigan haunted attractions — Erebus and The Realm of Darkness in Pontiac and Deadly Intention in Warren. This was the…
Eerie Vibrations Cast the Frozen Features
This entry was originally posted Monday, October 27, 2008; the title was, as you may notice, the inspiration for the Horrorlust Eerie Vibrations Award. The last Halloween themed WOTW for 2008 has arrived and this one is a quality that…
Fortune Tolls
This edition of Hallowblog Flashback was originally posted Monday, October 20, 2008. The third installment of the 2008 Halloween themed Word of the Week puts me in mind of carnival mystics, tortured protagonists, and the fine gray line between those…
Mutation Spans Dungeons & Ages
This entry was posted Monday, October 13, 2008 and was the second installment in the 2008 Halloween themed Word of the Week series. The second installment of the 2008 Halloween themed Word of the Week is here and it’s a…
Enigmatic Whirlwind Senses
This entry marked the beginning of the 2008 Halloween-inspired Word of the Week series. Originally posted Monday, October 6, 2008 this entry chronicled all Word of the Week posts to date. All of those included in this particular entry can…
Sinister Sidelined
A mere two days ago I reported that Purgatory’s Revenge would not be open during the 2014 haunt season. Unfortunately, today I bring news of yet another closure. I spoke to Steve Czapiewski via email recently, Steve is the Advertising…
Official Launch of the 2008 Haunt Season
This flashback erupted into existence on Saturday, September 27, 2008. For a few years I enjoyed this style of entry as a way to provide highlights of the previous season at the cusp of the latest season of screams. It’s…
Fear is Here
This is something of a follow-up to the previous Hallowblog entry and was originally written Saturday, September 20, 2008. In this one I wrote about finding the 2008 Fear Finder and kicked around possible haunt visits. After several dreams about…
Haunt Updates, Haunted Dreams & Haunting Films
In this entry, from Monday, September 8, 2008, I recall a vibrant dream about the Fear Finder newspaper. In the years since I have had several similar dreams in which I get a nocturnal sneak peek at the seasonal treasure;…
