A Celebration of Horror and Halloween
A Celebration of Horror and Halloween
I’m often asked which haunted house is my favorite and the honest answer is that I don’t have just one favorite. Haunted attractions come in all shapes and sizes and employ a wide range of themes, narratives and scare tactics…
This edition of Hallowblog Flashback was originally posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 and chronicled a most memorable night of haunting at two Michigan attractions. Deadly Intentions would go on to win the 2009 Horrorlust Monster Award and also received an…
This installment of Hallowblog Flashback was originally posted Friday, October 9, 2009. In this entry I wrote about some horror and science fiction of the day; there’s also a dash of haunt schedule speculation included for good measure. In addition…
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…
This entry served as the official kickoff to the 2009 haunt season and was originally posted on Friday, September 11, 2009. The song at the top of this entry is called “Bag- O’-Bones” and was included on a Halloween CD…
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…
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…
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…
The haunt awards, like Horrorlust itself, are the result of an evolution. The 2013 crop will be the sixth annual edition for most of the awards — Rotten Pumpkin, Eerie Vibrations, Dark Horse, Killer Automatons, Pulse Pounder, and Monster all…
The Midwest Haunters Convention was held this weekend in Columbus, Ohio and that means two things — Summer has arrived, and with the passing of MHC the official countdown to the haunt season has begun! I loved the EC Comics…
