My son just celebrated his first birthday! He was born at the end of July. Last year, he was way too young to appreciate the Halloween season (even though I still took him trick-or-treating! I ate the candy. . .)It will truly be awesome this year to see Halloween thru his eyes. . .I will share my findings and my re-discovery of the holiday thru my son's eyes!Big Daddy
I journeyed over to Bartz's today on highway 100. They are starting to put out their Halloween stuff, but only had about a half of an aisle out. Literally, as I looked, the clerk was putting stuff out.Give 'em a few days and it will be loaded with our favorite Halloween stuff!
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 you like to be a part of HauntedWisconsin.com? If you answered YES to all of the above, then you should fill out an application to be part of our Review Crew! We're looking for just a couple more haunt lovers to join our Review Crew, so if you think you have what it takes to be a great reviewer fill out an application by Friday,...
The word on the streets, and by streets I mean from an employee at the local Waukesha Starbucks, says the nectar of Autumn gods will make its triumphant return on September 1st. Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks locations near you, 09.01.09. Mark it on your iPhone, PDA, calendar or tattoo it on your forehead.
Hey Halloween freaks, Big Daddy here! Halloween is in the air - especially after today's high is only in the upper 60's. . .MMM can almost smell the scent of cooking pumpkin seeds. . .Been making my way to the usual stores to check out the Halloween merchandise. . . I have endured the funny faces and odd stares when I ask when the merchandise will be out. . .but there are a couple of stores that are already getting into the "spirit". . . Luckily, I now have someone to take with me - my one year old son....
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 any suggestions.
So I wanted to let everyone know that the Yankee Candle store in Brookfield Square has an assortment of limited edition Halloween candles and accessories in stock. The on-hand stock is quickly depleting and the guy working today said when it's gone it's gone. They have everything from tealight holders to votives to their signature large jar candles. Yankee Candle has released Halloween themed scents including Moonlight Harvest, Patchouli, Candy Corn, Autumn Leaves and various pumpkin spiced candles. Don't miss out on the selection if you're interested, get there soon!!
This is my first blog entry in quite some time and for good reason: I've lost my creative edge lately. However, I practice makes better. I just wanted to say that your favorite Halloween website and staff are hard at work behind the scenes. Site updates, 5 hour meetings, lots of coffee, hidden zombies, Review Crew.09 rising from the grave and plenty of new Haunts across Wisconsin ready to assist to the ICU (Involuntary Cowering Urination). -- Cheers and Fears.
Today we upgraded the sites underlying framework to Django 1.1 and fixed the various bugs that cropped up. Let me know if you run in to any zombies caused by the upgrade.I made comments system to be a little nicer. Try it out and see if you like the new system.Finally, when you log in, you are now taken directly to your account page where you can manage your haunt information, blog, fright finder, etc.Enjoy!
It's that time of year! Over the past week, I received two email ad's from Grandin Road and The Lakeside Collection letting me know that Halloween merchandise was now available on their websites. Grandin Road is the pricier of the two, but has a nice selection and some decorations I haven't seen elsewhere. They also carry Martha Stewart's Halloween line. It seems that sparkle and bling is in for Halloween this year. The Lakeside Collection only has a few Halloween items, but they do have a very spooky standing ghoul that's over 5ft tall and is only $19.95! They also have...
We've added zombies somewhere on the site...Also, we're experimenting with an iPhone interface located at http://www.hauntedwisconsin.com/mobile/.
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Jenny and I made lots of small updates to the site this weekend. Some of the changes are:Added e-Ticket info for eventsSome cosmetic changes to the event pagesUsing your message board account on the rest of the site should work betterMake it easier for event operators to update their listingsAdd sharethis links to news, blogs, and events pagesWe have lots more planned for the next few months. Let me know if there are some changes you would like to see (post to the comments below or send me an email).
October is only three months away, so now is the time to start getting ready for Halloween. No, it's not too early! According to employees at several local Michaels craft stores, shipments of Halloween merchandise will begin arriving tomorrow, Thursday, July 2nd! Hopefully other stores won't wait until late September to bring out their Halloween merchandise, and unlike Walmart, will at least bring out Halloween before Christmas!
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 other Halloween event in Wisconsin, submit your event information as soon as it's available. If you submitted your event information last year and provided a user name, you can just go to our login page to update your information.
According to The Muppet Newsflash, Disney is developing the idea of a Muppet Halloween special to air on TV this fall! You may also be able to dress up as your favorite Muppets character for Halloween this year. Disney is working on a line of Halloween costumes based on the Muppets including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and Swedish Chef.
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 so zombies can eat something tastier than brains. There will be prizes for best costumes and many little prizes along the way. A $5.00 donation is requested, and all proceeds will be given to Lakeshore Weekend for Kids which is a local fund raiser for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Bring the most donation money and win a prize! Zombie Walk Saturday, May 16, 2009 Location: Downtown Manitowoc...
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 crawl) in downtown Manitowoc. The House of Bathory - 2nd annual weekend of horror Friday & Saturday - May 1 & 2, 2009 $10.00 8pm to Midnight Zombie Walk Saturday, May 16, 2009 Location: Downtown Manitowoc 6pm – midnight $5.00 donation per zombie Zombies will visit nine bars beginning at Saucy's and ending at Digger Dave's. The walk begins at 6:00pm but Saucy's is hosting...
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 of experience, HAuNTcon brings people together who love Haunted Houses and Halloween for a fun filled three days and nights of Haunter Education, Tours of Local Haunted Houses, a packed Tradeshow Floor, Hearse Show and an incredible Costume Ball! Yes, it’s open to the public, but you’ll need to purchase tickets to get in. The show kicked off the week with an overnight Pre-show Haunted...
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 them out!
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