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Crowds See Red at Deranged

The Halfway to Halloween: Blood Sacrifice event at Deranged proved, once again, that small to mid-sized attractions can compete in an often cutthroat market. Both Friday and Saturday drew crowds which was precisely how management and the slippery new mayor,…

Halfway to Halloween Happenings

Rooted in the ancient celebrations of Walpurgisnacht, Beltane, and others — Halfway to Halloween descends upon the Metro-Detroit haunted house scene tonight! Deranged in Romulus will get the festivities started as newly elected Mayor of Covensfield, Victor Kalloway, is primed…

Horrorlust Radio Reborn on Walpurgisnacht

After nearly a decade in purgatory, Horrorlust Radio has escaped the grave and returned to celebrate Walpurgisnacht and its American spinoff, Halfway to Halloween! Join your humble, Horrorlust host and Mike Fini, owner/operator of Deranged Haunt in Romulus, Michigan as…

Sunday Spookies!

Even a rain-soaked landscape could not put a damper on some much needed October magic! Sunday saw us meet the acquaintance of the loquacious Dr. Strach of The Scream Machine, who was all too happy to regale us with his…

Scrappy & Deranged

Many a haunted attraction was sidelined this fall by the unrelenting spread of COVID-19 — from non-profits to high dollar, professional attractions, few went untouched by the pandemic that dominated headlines throughout 2020. Deranged, entering the crucial third year of…

All the World is A Mirror

I get to reminiscing sometimes, and I find the entries here at Horrorlust to be a portal to the past. I’ve made little to no time to chronicle my love of Halloween and haunted houses here over the last four…