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August 27, 2010 11:04 a.m.
Today is the last day to apply for the Review Crew
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Posted By: Jennifer
Applications are DUE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (FRIDAY, AUGUST 27).
You should apply if the following describes you!
• Love Halloween
• Love haunted attractions
• Good writing, spelling & grammar skills
• No affiliation with a haunt for the past ...
August 13, 2010 10:01 a.m.
Only two weeks left to apply for the Review Crew
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Posted By: Jennifer
There's still time to apply to be part of our Review Crew! We want YOU to be part of the crew!! We especially need those of you from the Madison/Whitewater area or those ...
July 14, 2010 10:28 p.m.
2010 Review Crew application now available
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Posted By: Jennifer
Be part of HauntedWisconsin.com! We're currently looking for additional Review Crew members to travel to haunts throughout Wisconsin. Applications are due by midnight on Friday, August 27. You should apply if the following ...
July 1, 2010 2:25 p.m.
July advertising special - $75 off
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Posted By: Jennifer
From now through July 31st, get $75 off when you purchase both a Site Sponsor ad spot (any tier) and a Bottom Fold banner ad spot (9 left). Featured Event advertisers and Contest Sponsors may ...
June 8, 2010 12:29 p.m.
Time to submit your Halloween event information
Events
Posted By: Jennifer
There are only 145 days left until Halloween and even less until the Halloween season begins! If you own or operate a Halloween event (haunted house, hayride, corn maze, zombie walk, etc.) now is the ...
June 2, 2010 12:09 p.m.
New Event Category Added - Zombie Walk
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Posted By: Jennifer
Thanks to a suggestion on our message board, we've added a new 'Zombie Walk' category to our events pages. If you're in charge of a zombie walk and/or zombie pub crawl or ...
May 8, 2010 12:11 p.m.
Manitowoc Zombie Walk - Saturday, May 8
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Posted By: Jennifer
Yep, it's tonight! Get gruesome and head over to Capone's at 6pm to participate in the zombie walk (pub crawl). This is for those of you 21 and older. There's a $5 ...
April 15, 2010 10:25 a.m.
Halloween...wang in April
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Posted By: Jennifer
There are now less than 200 days until Halloween, and less than 10 days until Hallowang. Hallow what? Hallowang was founded in April 2006 on the principle that Halloween is so much fun, it should ...
April 11, 2010 9:24 p.m.
Sign up for our newsletter
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Posted By: Jennifer
To help keep you updated, we'll soon be sending out newsletters with information about local Halloween happenings and site updates. We’ll also notify you with any breaking news such as an event being ...
January 29, 2010 12:54 p.m.
10 year anniversary
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Posted By: Jennifer
HauntedWisconsin.com is now in its 10th year online! Thank you to everyone who has visited and interacted with us over the years. We'll continue to improve the site and hope to be your ...
November 26, 2009 2:09 p.m.
Happy Thanksgiving!
General
Posted By: Jennifer
Haunted Wisconsin wishes everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
November 2, 2009 2:41 p.m.
Splatter Haus is OPEN this weekend
Events
Posted By: Jennifer
Halloween may be over, but that doesn't mean the scares have to end. Splatter Haus will be open this Friday and Saturday!
Splatter Haus moved a new location in 2008 and are located at ...
October 26, 2009 6:42 p.m.
Win a pair of tickets to The Haunted Barn in Stoughton
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Posted By: Jennifer
Congratulations to Charlotte, Renee, Kayla, Lacy and Rebecca! **************************************************** Another haunt season is coming to a close. Don't miss your chance to win free tickets to the final weekend of terror. We'll be giving ...
October 19, 2009 11:56 a.m.
Terror on Rural Street - Power Outage 10/17/09 (updated)
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Posted By: Jennifer
If you attended Terror on Rural Street this past Saturday, please see their notice regarding a power outage below.
"Terror on rural street experienced a power outage on Saturday October 17th which resulted in a ...
October 1, 2009 9:22 p.m.
Only 30 days 'till Halloween...
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Posted By: Jennifer
which means more haunts and Halloween are opening this weekend. Over 40 events in fact, and the list grows every week! Don't like big crowds and long lines at haunts? Then this is the ...
September 16, 2009 12:32 p.m.
The haunt season starts this Saturday
Events
Posted By: Jennifer
Waiting until October to visit a haunt? Why wait? The Terror Trail in Wautoma will be OPEN this Saturday and Sunday, and every weekend through November 1st.
Click here for more information.
September 6, 2009 5:07 p.m.
New additions to the Review Crew and staff
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Posted By: Jennifer
The HauntedWisconsin.com team met yesterday to look over the applications for new Review Crew members. It was a tough decision, but we decided to add thee new members. Welcome to Pete, Ted and Christopher ...
August 28, 2009 12:34 p.m.
Review Crew applications due on 9/04/09
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Posted By: Jennifer
If you want to be part of this years Review Crew, you only have ONE WEEK LEFT to submit an application! Do you LOVE haunted attractions? Do your friends ask you for advice on what ...
August 23, 2009 10 a.m.
2009 Review Crew application available
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Posted By: Jennifer
Do you LOVE haunted attractions? Do your friends ask you for advice on what haunts to go to? Do you visit at least five Wisconsin haunts every October? Do you have good writing skills? Would ...
August 17, 2009 7:12 p.m.
New drop-down menu's
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Posted By: Jennifer
We added drop-down menus to the site on Sunday. We're hoping this will make it easier for everyone to find information on the site. Let us know what you think and if you have ...
July 23, 2009 10:32 p.m.
New Facebook Page
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Posted By: Jennifer
We recently moved on Facebook and have a new fan page. Please click here to see our page and be our fan!
May 29, 2009 6:47 p.m.
Submit your Halloween event information
Events
Posted By: Jennifer
October may be four months away, but now is the time to submit your 2009 Halloween event! Submitting your event information is FREE! If you have a haunted attraction, corn maze, hayride, home haunt or ...
May 6, 2009 10:06 a.m.
Zombie Walk on May 16th in Manitowoc
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Posted By: Jennifer
Zombies will walk the streets and visit nine (9) bars in downtown Manitowoc on Saturday, May 16th. The walk begins at 6:00pm but Saucy's is hosting a brat fry prior to the madness ...
April 29, 2009 3:43 p.m.
The House of Bathory open this weekend
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Posted By: Jennifer
Celebrate Halloween early by getting your pants scared off at the 2nd annual weekend of horror at The House of Bathory. Two weeks later, scare the pants of the living at a zombie walk (pub ...
April 29, 2009 3:37 p.m.
HAuNTcon comes to Milwaukee this week
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Posted By: Jennifer
As mentioned in earlier posts, HAuNTcon is a conference and expo that strives to help you make next October the best season it can be! Designed by Haunters, for Haunters of every age and level ...
April 23, 2009 5 p.m.
Dominion of Terror open this weekend
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Posted By: Jennifer
The Dominion of Terror in Sheboygan will be open this Friday and Saturday (April 24 & 25) from 7-10pm! Admission is $10.00. If you're looking for a hauntingly good time be sure to check ...
April 16, 2009 11:47 a.m.
WI Haunts open in April & May
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Posted By: Jennifer
October may be six months away, but this year we're lucky enough to have several haunts open their doors in April and May to coincide with HAuNTcon, the haunted attraction national trade show and ...
March 25, 2009 11:09 a.m.
Buy tickets now for HAuNTcon
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Posted By: Jennifer
Ticket prices for HAuNTcon will be going up on April 1st. Be sure to buy your tickets now for all of the spooktacular events taking place at HAuNTcon!
March 23, 2009 5:04 p.m.
HAuNTcon 2009 in Milwaukee
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Posted By: Jennifer
The sixth annual HAuNTcon (Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention) will be held in Milwaukee this year at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Convention Center. This event takes place from April 30-May 4, 2009 ...
March 20, 2009 2:56 p.m.
Advertising information now available
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Posted By: Jennifer
If you're interested in advertising with HauntedWisconsin.com, please contact me for further information. We do not currently have any Featured Event spots available, but we are taking names for our waiting list. Please ...
February 17, 2009 4:44 p.m.
2009 Updates
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Posted By: Jennifer
We'll soon be clearing out all of the 2008 information for the new year! We took a short break for the holidays, but we're back to working on HW. We've been working ...
January 13, 2009 1:16 p.m.
Happy New Year!
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Posted By: Jennifer
The HW team will soon be getting back to work with updates for 2009. We look forward to all the Halloween and haunt happenings this year and hope everyone's having a great 2009 so ...
November 12, 2008 10:42 a.m.
Visitors Choice Haunt Awards - Voting Closed
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Posted By: Jennifer
Voting wrapped up last weekend and we will be announcing the winners in a few days! As a reminder, all winners are picked by you, the visitors! All votes were submitted by visitors to HauntedWisconsin ...
October 31, 2008 1:15 p.m.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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Posted By: Jennifer
The most spooktacular day of the year is finally here and there's a ton of holiday fun taking place today and Saturday; trick-or-treating, parties, scary movies, haunted houses and more! We hope everyone has ...
October 29, 2008 3:07 p.m.
Follow-up: Tickets to The Haunted Barn
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Posted By: Jennifer
All tickets have been given away! Thank you to everyone who responded. Happy Haunting!!
October 29, 2008 10:55 a.m.
Free tickets to The Haunted Barn in Stoughton
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Posted By: Jennifer
The first 6 people to email me will receive free admission for two to The Haunted Barn in Stoughton, open this Friday and Saturday. Please include your first and last name for verification at the ...
October 12, 2008 8:44 p.m.
Visitors Choice Awards voting page now available
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Posted By: Jennifer
The 2008 Visitors Choice Awards page is now up. Click here to vote for your favorite haunt(s) in categories such as Best Gross Out Scare, Most Improved Haunt and Favorite Haunt. Winners will be ...
October 9, 2008 10:23 p.m.
Submit your reviews
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Posted By: Jennifer
Our submit event form is up. Click here to submit reviews for Wisconsin events you've attended this year! Please note: We're still working on bits and pieces with the reviews, so keep an ...
October 7, 2008 9:51 a.m.
Pumpkin carver wanted at Gilly's Haunted House
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Posted By: Jennifer
Gilly's Haunted House is looking for someone who can carve 25 pumpkins for a display outside of their haunt. Donations will be collected and the pumpkins will be raffled off. All proceeds from the ...
September 30, 2008 9:33 p.m.
Wisconsin Feargrounds helps Waukesha Project Graduation and Make-A-Wish
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Posted By: Jennifer
The Wisconsin Feargrounds located at the Waukesha Expo Center is supporting Project Graduation this year by donating a portion of their ticket sales during their student nights. This benefits all four Waukesha High Schools; Waukesha ...
September 30, 2008 8:01 p.m.
Free Quarantine movie tickets at Gillys
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Posted By: Jennifer
Gilly's Haunted House is giving away free tickets to the movie Quarantine this Friday and Saturday from 8-10 pm (while supplies last). In order to get a free ticket, you must make it through ...
September 28, 2008 9:49 a.m.
Reviews Coming Soon
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Posted By: Jennifer
Yes, we will be bringing back visitor reviews as well as our Review Crew reviews. We will be working on the new forms today and they should be up soon!
September 26, 2008 9:24 p.m.
Ned the Dead at DeWane Asylum
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Posted By: Jennifer
Stop out this Saturday, September 27 and Saturday, October 18 to see Ned the Dead from Chiller Theater. He will be shooting his television show from the front of the DeWane Asylum haunted house in ...
September 26, 2008 10:37 a.m.
The Wisconsin haunt season officially begins today
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Posted By: Jennifer
There are 14 events open today and 16 events open tomorrow including 6 haunted attractions! Check out our calendar for a list of open events. Drive safely and have a spooktacular time!
September 23, 2008 12:01 p.m.
Submit your Halloween event information
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Posted By: Jennifer
If you have or know of a Halloween related event not in our Event Directory, click here to submit the information so others will know about the spooktacular event. We also still have advertising options ...
September 19, 2008 11:06 a.m.
Haunts open in one week
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Posted By: Jennifer
It's that time of year! Several haunted attractions will be open for the season next week Friday! Click here to find out what events will be open so you can start planning where you ...
September 16, 2008 11:06 p.m.
New Review Crew members
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Posted By: Jennifer
Thank you to everyone who applied to be part of our 2008 Review Crew. There were many qualified applicants this year! We decided to add two new RC members and would like to welcome Ryan ...
September 14, 2008 12:38 p.m.
Review Crew Applications Closed
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Posted By: Jennifer
Thank you to everyone who applied to be part of this years Review Crew. We will contact new members shortly! If you missed out this year, be sure to submit Visitor Reviews and apply next ...
September 2, 2008 1:16 p.m.
Review Crew Application Problems
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Posted By: Jennifer
Some people have been encountering errors when filling out the Review Crew application. If you encounter any errors, please send me an email with what error you recieved and I will send you a Word ...
August 31, 2008 2:23 a.m.
Looking for a few new Review Crew members
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Posted By: Jennifer
The Review Crew application is now (finally) available!! We're looking for a few more RC members who love haunted attractions and can give thorough, unbiased, and constructive reviews. If that sounds like you, apply ...
August 27, 2008 4:52 p.m.
New Link Directory URL
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Posted By: Jennifer
There may be some of you wondering where our link directory went. Well, with the new site and sections, we had to change many of the URL's you may have bookmarked and linked to ...
August 26, 2008 5:31 p.m.
New Event Directory
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Posted By: Jennifer
Those of you who have visited HauntedWisconsin.com in the past have probably noticed that our new event directory looks a bit different. In addition to the new look, the event information pages and search ...
August 24, 2008 8:30 p.m.
Welcome to the new HauntedWisconsin.com
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Posted By: Jennifer
We've finally made the switch over to the new HauntedWisconsin.com. There are some more updates and pages we will be adding in the coming weeks, but take a look around and let us ...
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