News Articles: 2005

107 Articles

Here is a list of news articles from 2005 about Halloween, haunted houses, trick-or-treating and other Halloween related stories.

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May 3, 2005

Channel 3000
Halloween Ideas Thrown Out
One Plan Would Limit Access To UW Students Only

June 15, 2005

The Arizona Republic
Halloween display frightened children, mother testifies

June 16, 2005

Channel 3000
Mayoral Power Could Shut Down Businesses On Halloween

East Valley Tribune
Halloween noise ends up in court

June 19, 2005

East Valley Tribune
Showman upstaged in courtroom

June 21, 2005

East Valley Tribune
Halloween display too loud, judge rules

The Arizona Republic
Spirited holiday display leads to guilty verdict

June 24, 2005

The Arizona Republic
Creator of controversial holiday displays quitting neighborhood
Putting his house on the market

June 25, 2005

East Valley Tribune
Spirited owner planning to add house for sale sign

The Arizona Republic
Neighborhood 'spirit' a failure

June 30, 2005

East Valley Tribune
Noisy holiday house for sale in Scottsdale

July 7, 2005

The Arizona Republic
No jail time for disruptive holiday display
Scottsdale homeowner gets 2 years probation, fine

July 8, 2005

East Valley Tribune
Noisy holiday neighbor gets probation

The Arizona Republic
Holiday-display creator avoids jail, gets probation
Birkett to pay fine over Halloween show

September 29, 2005

WPR
Pumpkinfest Celebrates Folk Basics, Hurled Squash

October 6, 2005

Post-Crescent
Area haunted houses kick off a scream-filled Halloween season

October 8, 2005

Post-Crescent
Halloween spending takes creepiness to a new level
Average consumer to lay out 5.4% more this year More adults getting into the spirit of frightful holiday

October 13, 2005

Asbury Park Press
Harried Americans find a new escape in thrills of Halloween season

October 14, 2005

The View News
Local haunted houses get set to scare

October 17, 2005

Channel 3000
Halloween Glo Stick Explodes On Child
Safer To Wear Than Play With

GM Today
Haunted houses have ... real squeal appeal

October 20, 2005

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Have no fear, Halloween is here
Costume, candy sales aren't scared off by frightening economy

mkeonline.com
Profile: Tim and Ann Marie Gavinski
Halloween-loving couple play the dark and light sides of the Angel of Death

October 21, 2005

Badger Herald
MPD highlights Halloween tactics

October 22, 2005

Oshkosh West
Ghoulish volunteers 'rock' thrill seekers

The Journal Times
Halloween is now in Burlington -- More than a week of activities kicks off this weekend

Wisconsin Dells Events
A Tale Of Two Houses

Record-Journal
Nightmare on South Elm Street

Seattle Times
Halloween fans go all out to decorate their haunts

October 23, 2005

The Journal Times On-line
Costume Central: Need a get-up for Halloween? Check this out

Wisconsin Dells Events
A tale of two houses

WI Rapids Daily Tribune
Halloween a holiday purely for 'personal enjoyment'
Spending for merchandise reaches record

Great Falls Tribune
Spirit of Halloween possesses area families

October 24, 2005

Texarkana Gazette
Scary Season

Courier-Post
She's a fiend for Halloween

Daily Press
Terror of the neighborhood
Apple Valley family turns front yard into fright yard

October 25, 2005

The Arizona Republic
Scary delight for Halloween
Popular display says 'boo' to complaints

October 26, 2005

BusinessWeek
Goodbye, Dracula. Hello, Hollywood
As retailers jockey for seasonal sales, the most popular costumes come from movies and TV

Badger Herald
Madison's halloween history

The View
Ryders Get into the Spirit of Halloween

Penn Hills Progress
Retired cop transforms home into major fright site

October 27, 2005

Milwaukee Journal Setinel
Turn decorations into local sensations

Wisconsin State Journal
They like a house of horror

NewsTribune
Rural Walnut family's roadside Halloween display grows gruesomely

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Look out! Falmouth home full of fright

TownOnline.com
A home for Halloweenies

Tooele Transcript Bulletin
MACABRE FETISH Halloween calls out to some homeowners

Union-Tribune
Halloween host's eye for the eerie

The Daily Times Staff
Enter only if you dare! - Maryville couple puts on a show for trick-or-treaters

October 28, 2005

Milwaukee Journal Setinel
Fright night delight
Jack-o'-lantern display turns heads in Town of Cedarburg

Manitowoc Herald Times
Vandals ravage 'Crypt'
Halloween fan's annual display damaged, but show will go on

Portage Daily Register
Ghoulish Goings-on

Dayton Business Journal
Halloween store ready for the last-minute rush

Detroit News Online
Halloween kidnapped by grown-ups
Silly adults: Tricks, treats are for kids

Vancouver Sun
When the yard goes to hell
Treat little ghouls to a cool graveyard when they come calling

East Valley Tribune
Scottsdale man’s Halloween display falls to vandalism, theft

Beloit Daily News
Beloit's house of ghouls set for Halloween

Inside Bay Area
Scaring people is a family affair for Dublin's McDowells

The Courier-Journal
Halloween spending is no longer just a drop in the bucket
Consumers fork out for costumes, decor

Star-Tribune
Haunted house hosts frightful fun

Investor's Business Daily
Halloween events scare more cash out of mere mortals

Ann Arbor News
With compliments to Sir Graves Ghastly Ann Arbor family gets into Halloween in a very big way

October 29, 2005

Milwaukee Journal Setinel
The last pumpkin batch
Students make final visits after family sells Cedarburg land to developers

Milwaukee Journal Setinel
2005 not a great year for great pumpkins

ContraCostaTimes.com
Halloween possesses one man to dress up home

The Sedalia Democrat
Have yard -- will add graves

The Arizona Republic
Halloween makeovers
Scary decor emphasizes fun, piques interest

Detroit Free Press
Some people carve out their own Halloween niches
Glowing displays for season to stir fright and delight

Indianapolis Star
Teen's yard is heaven for fright fans

LA Daily News
Hallowed haunts
High-tech special effects bring area homes to frightful life

The Kokomo Tribune
Halloween hit with Heights’ Hopkinses

The Detroit News
Boo decor
Haunting house decorations dot the landscape this Halloween

Asbury Park Press
Making it frightfully clear
This time of year, in many yards, everybody plays the ghoul

Mooresville-Decatur Times
Scaring up a profit
Halloween gives retailers a boost in October

Beacon Journal
Creepy Collection
Vintage ghosts, witches, skeletons and pumpkins are in high demand for Halloween decorating

Asbury Park Press
Neighbor annoyed by scale of displays

The Detroit News
Homeowners scare up spook-tacular displays

October 30, 2005

Milwaukee Journal Setinel
13 Ways to Celebrate Halloween

The Journal Times
Racine's trick-or-treaters out in force Sunday

Herald & Review
Halloween to the hilt: A Clinton family's tradition takes year-round planning to create maximum effect

Horrors await scare-seekers in Mattoon

Bradenton Herald
Bewitched!
The spirit of Halloween is alive and spooky at some area homes

Star-Gazette
Halloween memories are sweet
Readers recall full-size candy bars and neighborhood togetherness.

Daily Record
Halloween bash in Randolph provides adults ghoulish time
Monster party draws crowds to couple's home every year

Associated Press
Haunted house business getting frightfully hard
'Scaring people is easy,' but making money at it a lot harder

Herald & Review
Halloween to the hilt: A Clinton family's tradition takes year-round planning to create maximum effect

October 31, 2005

Journal Times Online
Many dressing up their houses and grounds for Halloween, too

Stevens Point Journal
Point Brewery plays scary host

San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Halloween is Haunters Society's time to howl

Standard-Examiner
Land of Plastic Dead: Delight of decorating yards for Halloween catching on

The Arizona Republic
Ship of ghouls: Pirates rule yard

The News-press
Trick or treat: Adults fuel growth in holiday spending

Times Leader
Halloween’s so popular it’s scary
Though costumes come to mind, it's outdoor décor that's turning out to be a big seller, say haunt-happy retailers.

Daily Press
Bone yard springs up in town
Family turns front yard and garage into haunted house just in time for trick-or-treating youths

The Daily Astorian
Queen of Halloween’s spider lures tricksters to her web
Astoria woman finds her Halloween spirit draws a crowd

The Washington Post Company
A Hollow Halloween
Theft, Vandalism End A Ghoulish Tradition In Md. Neighborhood

The Island Packet
Family, friends inspire couple's spooky decorations

The News-Herald
A spook-tacular charity display

The Free Lance-Star
Guests get a spooky treat

November 1, 2005

LaCrosse Tribune
100 pumpkins greet West Salem kids

NBC Newschannel 6
Halloween Wonderland

The Roanoke Times
Halloween to the hilt

Grand Forks Herald
House of jack o' lanterns
Family carves tons of pumpkins for Halloween

The Herald-Dispatch
Frights and sweet delights

November 2, 2005

Wisconsin Dells Events
Dells Makes Pumpkin History

Union-Tribune
Home of Halloween fan is year-round shop of horrors

Worrall Community Newspapers
Nightmare on Elm
Families bond in all kinds of ways.

November 3, 2005

The Daily Vanguard
Halloween moves out of the candy aisle, into big business
Fueled by increased sales to adults, holiday merchandise makes big money for retailers

November 4, 2005

Stoney Creek News
Halloween is a very special affair for Stoney Creek family