KRIS ZAHROBSKY’S TOP HALLOWEEN PICKS

Kris Zahrobsky is the founder and lead reviewer for HauntedHouseChicago.comHalloween (1978) Without a doubt. The first horror movie that I ever loved. Beside the great story, setting, and unbelievable talent, this movie gave birth to Michael Myers. Arguably the greatest horror villain of all-time, he was more to me than just a slasher like Freddy or Jason; he was intelligent. Yes, he was able to get hit, burned, stabbed, and 500 other ways of being killed. Yes, he kept the relentless pursuit of his victims. But, he didn't do it like a Mack Truck. He was somewhat creative and seemed...

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DEANNA MORTON’S TOP HALLOWEEN PICKS

Deanna Morton is the Secretary for the International Association of Haunted Attractions, moderates the Haunt Club Chicago Yahoo! Group and has been a successful home haunter for many years.FAVORITE HALLOWEEN MOVIESDraculaThe MummyFrankensteinThe Wolfman When I was a wee tot, my dad would wake me up late to watch the original Svengoolie on Chicago's Creature Feature, and these early films were those that really captured my imagination. They soon became my imaginary friends. Basically, they set the theme of my life.Hocus Pocus - 'cause a VIRGIN lit the black flame candle!Sleepy Hollow - Tim Burton.. 'nuff said.Young Frankenstein - A hilarious...

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HALLOWOOT!

Woot.com is a great site - "One Day, One Deal". Every day at Midnight CST, they offer a new product at a ridiculously low price.Then there's Shirt.Woot.com, same thing, except it's original (and often user-submitted-and-voted) t-shirt designs.As of yesterday, they started doing HALLOWOOT! -- Halloween-themed shirts. Get yours before they sell out, and be sure to check daily for the new Shirt Woot!http://shirt.woot.com/

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CNN Article About Haunted Houses

Great article about haunted houses and the haunted house industry - Chicago gets mentioned specifically for Chicagoween!http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/20/halloween.festivities/index.html

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KRISTIN’S TOP HALLOWEEN PICKS

Kristin is a Chicago-area dark artist, runs the fantastic Yahoo! Group Chicago Creepster, an excellent source for information about all things spooky in and around Chicago, and is very active in the horror scene in Chicago.FAVORITE HALLOWEEN MOVIESHalloween always puts me in a mood for slashers, but they're always on TV so I'm choosing the favorite films that I'm always itching to see all year long but never take the time to enjoy. October is self-indulgent month!LADY IN WHITE - My all-time favorite film centered around Halloween. The right elements of gothic melodrama make this the perfect innocent ghost story...

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Haunted Houses : Front Page News

Yesterday's Chicago Tribune featured a front-page article about haunted houses - read the article HERE.

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