For many families, the countdown to Halloween starts about now. With a few weeks away until the holiday, we can already feel our budgets hurting. It’s amazing how expensive one night can be. Between costumes, candy and decorations, we’re looking at potentially hefty expenses. All that money spent for one outfit and one night? It’s almost as bad as prom season.
Of course, we can always decide not to celebrate. Forgo the costume and candy for now, and spend the money on something else. We can always save money by reusing costumes from last year. If you have kids, however, skipping the holiday is out of the question. Money should never stand in the way of your child’s Halloween.
Here are six of the most common Halloween budget killers, coupled with tips for outsmarting them:
New Costumes
Prepackaged costumes are not always worth the premium. Instead of spending $50 to $100 on a costume in a bag, use your creative instincts to create your own. Leverage your kids’ creative imaginations to design your family’s costumes. If you’re savvy with a sewing machine, buy some fabric and put your ideas to work. Otherwise, shop around on eBay and at thrift stores for second-hand items. As a family, find creative ways to make the most of what you have around the house, too.
Premium Supplies
This year, when you’re shopping for Halloween party supplies, be smart about what you’re buying and where you’re shopping. Instead of seeking out Halloween-specific supplies, look for items that you can reuse throughout this fall season. Step outside the Halloween section to seek out generic items without the Halloween premium. You can even try the dollar-store to find the basics that you need.
Disposable Items
If you are shopping for Halloween supplies, look for items that you can reuse in future years. The costs may be higher upfront, but over time, your investment will be a wise one. Store your items in a place where your decorations will be free from harm or damage, and keep them in a vacuum-sealed bag. You can even make your own decorations to reuse and use this experience as an opportunity to build some great family memories.
Unnecessary Props
In the world of decorating, less can be more. Instead of splurging on every imaginable prop, focus on the ones that deliver the effects that you want. Take a minimalist approach to making a statement. You don’t need an over-done home to have fun with your family.
The Assumption That You Can’t Shop Around
With less than a month left until Halloween, you have plenty of time to plan your budget wisely. If you find a great deal on a costume right now, you should absolutely take it. If you’re up to it, you can also wait until the very last minute when many Halloween stores dramatically drop prices. With time on your side, you’ll also have your pick with top second-hand marketplaces like eBay and Amazon marketplace.
Remember that you can also shop around for items like candy, and when you do shop around, compare items by price-per-ounce to make sure that you are buying the most for your money spent. Costco and Amazon.com are both great places to buy wholesale candy. When you shop around, make sure that you scour the web for online coupon codes.
Candy
As with your costume, candy is an expense that allows you to get creative. Chances are that you and your kids will be attending a number of Halloween-related events and parties. Save this candy, and reuse it for the night of Oct. 31. You can also reuse candy from the night itself: take your kids trick or treating early, and redistribute the candy that they ultimately won’t eat. When trick-or-treaters come to your home, distribute candy yourself so that you can moderate how much people are taking. That way, you’ll have enough candy to last the entire night.
The Bottom Line
For adults and kids alike, Halloween is an amazing holiday. Most likely, the night will be expensive, but you shouldn’t let money stand in the way of this night of fun that only happens once a year. Find creative ways to save, and make the most out of your budget.
Original story – How To Escape Halloween Budget Killers
Halloween is right around the corner and there is going to be a ton for horror on TV for us Horror Freaks. The Walking Dead Season 2 on AMC and American Horror Story on FX will both premiere in October which is a great way to get into the Halloween spirit. AMC also runs FearFest during October when they show great horror films all month long. To help you in your planning and DVR recording we have posted the schedule Fearfest 2011 below. Check AMC’s official site for schedule changes.
Here is the 2011 AMC Fearfest Schedule:
Sunday, October 16, 2011
1:30AM
Silver Bullet: A boy (Corey Haim) in a wheelchair stops a werewolf with his uncle (Gary Busey) and sister (Megan Follows).
3:30AM
Thinner: An elderly Gypsy king’s (Michael Constantine) weight-loss curse prompts an obese lawyer (Robert John Burke) to call in a mob boss’s (Joe Mantegna) debt.
7:00AM
The Shining: A writer (Jack Nicholson) goes mad while serving as caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and clairvoyant son (Danny Lloyd) at a snowbound Colorado hotel.
10:30AM
Cujo: Bitten by a rabid bat, a huge dog traps a Maine woman (Dee Wallace) and her young son (Danny Pintauro) in their Ford Pinto.
12:30PM
Christine: When a gawky teen (Keith Gordon) restores a 1958 Plymouth Fury, the car takes on a life of its own and begins terrorizing those in its way.
9:00PM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
10:30PM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
Monday, October 17, 2011
12:30AM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
2:30AM
The People Under the Stairs: A ghetto boy (Brandon Adams) discovers his landlords (Everett McGill, Wendy Robie) are weirdos hiding something in the cellar.
4:30AM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
9:00AM
Night of the Living Dead: People (Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman) hide in a house from carnivorous walking corpses revived by radiation fallout.
11:15AM
Poltergeist: A suburban couple’s (Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams) little girl is drawn from her bedroom into a nightmarish other dimension.
1:45PM
The Funhouse: Naughty teens (Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin) are locked in a carnival fun house with a man in a Frankenstein mask.
4:00PM
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh: The daughter (Kelly Rowan) of a New Orleans aristocrat ties his murder to the legend of an artist (Tony Todd) fitted with a hook.
6:00PM
Mimic 2: Investigating three faceless corpses, a detective (Bruno Campos) considers a teacher (Alix Koromzay) at an inner-city high school the prime suspect.
8:00PM
Survival of the Dead: Residents of an island battle a zombie epidemic and search for a way to bring their dead relatives back to life.
10:00PM
The Hills Have Eyes: A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers (Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw) become stranded in a government atomic zone inhabited by a band of bloodthirsty mutants.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
12:30AM
Mimic 2: Investigating three faceless corpses, a detective (Bruno Campos) considers a teacher (Alix Koromzay) at an inner-city high school the prime suspect.
2:30AM
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh: The daughter (Kelly Rowan) of a New Orleans aristocrat ties his murder to the legend of an artist (Tony Todd) fitted with a hook.
4:30AM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
9:00AM
The Omen: A U.S. diplomat (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Lee Remick) adopt the infant Damien in Rome, then find out he’s the Antichrist.
11:30AM
Dracula 2000: A London antiques dealer (Christopher Plummer) travels to New Orleans to save his estranged daughter from his nemesis, Count Dracula (Gerard Butler).
1:30PM
Mimic 2: Investigating three faceless corpses, a detective (Bruno Campos) considers a teacher (Alix Koromzay) at an inner-city high school the prime suspect.
3:30PM
The Hills Have Eyes: A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers (Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw) become stranded in a government atomic zone inhabited by a band of bloodthirsty mutants.
6:00PM
Survival of the Dead: Residents of an island battle a zombie epidemic and search for a way to bring their dead relatives back to life.
8:00PM
Diary of the Dead: A group of film students runs into real zombies while filming a horror movie.
10:15PM
Scream 3: Murders draw a young woman (Neve Campbell), a reporter (Courteney Cox Arquette) and an ex-policeman (David Arquette) to the set of a movie inspired by horrific events that they survived.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
1:00AM
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: An agnostic lawyer (Laura Linney) defends a Roman Catholic priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of negligent homicide during the exorcism of a college student.
3:30AM
Dracula 2000: A London antiques dealer (Christopher Plummer) travels to New Orleans to save his estranged daughter from his nemesis, Count Dracula (Gerard Butler).
9:00AM
Blood of Dracula: A girls-school teacher (Louise Lewis) turns a student (Sandra Harrison) into a vampire with an amulet.
10:30AM
The Others: A devout woman (Nicole Kidman) with two sunlight-sensitive children believes ghosts inhabit her darkened island mansion.
1:00PM
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: An agnostic lawyer (Laura Linney) defends a Roman Catholic priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of negligent homicide during the exorcism of a college student.
3:30PM
Scream 3: Murders draw a young woman (Neve Campbell), a reporter (Courteney Cox Arquette) and an ex-policeman (David Arquette) to the set of a movie inspired by horrific events that they survived.
6:00PM
Diary of the Dead: A group of film students runs into real zombies while filming a horror movie.
8:00PM
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane: A genetically engineered virus turns passengers aboard a 747 into ravenous zombies.
10:00PM
House of Wax: Friends (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray) become stranded in a town where murderous twins entomb their victims in wax.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
2:30AM
White Noise 2: The Light: After nearly being killed along with his family, a man recovers and realizes that he can sense when someone is about to die.
4:30AM
Blood of Dracula: A girls-school teacher (Louise Lewis) turns a student (Sandra Harrison) into a vampire with an amulet.
1:30PM
White Noise 2: The Light: After nearly being killed along with his family, a man recovers and realizes that he can sense when someone is about to die.
3:30PM
House of Wax: Friends (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray) become stranded in a town where murderous twins entomb their victims in wax.
6:00PM
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane: A genetically engineered virus turns passengers aboard a 747 into ravenous zombies.
8:00PM
Slither: A small-town sheriff (Nathan Fillion) and his team encounter waves of wormlike alien organisms that are intent on devouring all life on Earth.
10:15PM
Lake Placid: A New York paleontologist (Bridget Fonda) goes to the backwoods of Maine and teams up with the local game warden (Bill Pullman) to stop a 35-foot killer crocodile.
Friday, October 21, 2011
12:15AM
Tales From the Darkside: The Movie: A doomed boy stalls a witch (Deborah Harry) with three tales: “Lot 249,” “Cat From Hell” and “Lover’s Vow.”
4:00PM
Lake Placid: A New York paleontologist (Bridget Fonda) goes to the backwoods of Maine and teams up with the local game warden (Bill Pullman) to stop a 35-foot killer crocodile.
6:00PM
Slither: A small-town sheriff (Nathan Fillion) and his team encounter waves of wormlike alien organisms that are intent on devouring all life on Earth.
8:00PM
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday: Slasher Jason (Kane Hodder) survives a SWAT team attack and returns to destroy all blood kin, who are his only mortal threat.
10:00PM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
Saturday October 22, 2011
12:00AM
The Hills Have Eyes: A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers (Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw) become stranded in a government atomic zone inhabited by a band of bloodthirsty mutants.
2:30AM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
6:45AM
The Mummy: An Egyptian mummy (Boris Karloff) searches Cairo for the girl (Zita Johann) he thinks is his long-lost princess.
9:15AM
Village of the Damned: A doctor (Christopher Reeve) battles children who exert deadly mind control over adults in a small Northern California town.
11:30AM
The People Under the Stairs: A ghetto boy (Brandon Adams) discovers his landlords (Everett McGill, Wendy Robie) are weirdos hiding something in the cellar.
1:30PM
Tales From the Darkside: The Movie: A doomed boy stalls a witch (Deborah Harry) with three tales: “Lot 249,” “Cat From Hell” and “Lover’s Vow.”
3:30PM
The Hills Have Eyes: A family road trip takes a terrifying turn when the travelers (Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw) become stranded in a government atomic zone inhabited by a band of bloodthirsty mutants.
6:00PM
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday: Slasher Jason (Kane Hodder) survives a SWAT team attack and returns to destroy all blood kin, who are his only mortal threat.
10:15PM
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money: Bank robbers headed for a Mexican heist stumble into a bar frequented by the undead.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
12:15AM
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter: An executioner’s daughter (Ara Celi) joins an outlaw (Marco Leonardi) who escaped death, in a journey that leads to vampires.
2:15AM
Tales From the Darkside: The Movie: A doomed boy stalls a witch (Deborah Harry) with three tales: “Lot 249,” “Cat From Hell” and “Lover’s Vow.”
4:15AM
Piñata: Survival Island: Released from a piñata, an evil spirit terrorizes young partygoers (Nicholas Brendon, Jaime Pressly) on an island.
6:00AM
Blood of Dracula: A girls-school teacher (Louise Lewis) turns a student (Sandra Harrison) into a vampire with an amulet.
7:30AM
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money: Bank robbers headed for a Mexican heist stumble into a bar frequented by the undead.
9:30AM F
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter: An executioner’s daughter (Ara Celi) joins an outlaw (Marco Leonardi) who escaped death, in a journey that leads to vampires.
11:30AM
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane: A genetically engineered virus turns passengers aboard a 747 into ravenous zombies.
1:30PM
Diary of the Dead: A group of film students runs into real zombies while filming a horror movie.
3:30PM
Survival of the Dead: Residents of an island battle a zombie epidemic and search for a way to bring their dead relatives back to life.
5:30PM
Resident Evil: Commandos infiltrate a research facility after a deadly virus turns the entire staff into ravenous zombies.
7:30PM
The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”
9:00PM
The Walking Dead “Bloodletting”
Monday, October 24, 2011
1:00AM
Diary of the Dead: A group of film students runs into real zombies while filming a horror movie.
3:00AM
Survival of the Dead: Residents of an island battle a zombie epidemic and search for a way to bring their dead relatives back to life.
5:00AM
The Walking Dead “Bloodletting”
10:00AM
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: An agnostic lawyer (Laura Linney) defends a Roman Catholic priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of negligent homicide during the exorcism of a college student.
3:00PM
Resident Evil: Commandos infiltrate a research facility after a deadly virus turns the entire staff into ravenous zombies.
5:00PM
Dreamcatcher: While staying at a cabin in the woods, telepathic friends (Thomas Jane, Jason Lee) confront aliens that are being hunted by the military.
8:00PM
Halloween: John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage.
10:00PM
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Two people (Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin) discover that a TV commercial will cue a madman’s (Dan O’Herlihy) Halloween masks to explode.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
12:15AM
Halloween: John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage.
2:15AM
Village of the Damned: A doctor (Christopher Reeve) battles children who exert deadly mind control over adults in a small Northern California town.
4:30AM
Corridors of Blood: A 19th-century London doctor (Boris Karloff) becomes addicted to anesthesia and makes a deal with grave robbers.
9:00AM
Dreamcatcher: While staying at a cabin in the woods, telepathic friends (Thomas Jane, Jason Lee) confront aliens that are being hunted by the military.
12:00PM
Thinner: An elderly Gypsy king’s (Michael Constantine) weight-loss curse prompts an obese lawyer (Robert John Burke) to call in a mob boss’s (Joe Mantegna) debt.
2:00PM
Cujo: Bitten by a rabid bat, a huge dog traps a Maine woman (Dee Wallace) and her young son (Danny Pintauro) in their Ford Pinto.
4:00PM
Graveyard Shift: The owner (Stephen Macht) of an ancient mill hires a drifter (David Andrews) to rid the basement of rats.
6:00PM
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Two people (Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin) discover that a TV commercial will cue a madman’s (Dan O’Herlihy) Halloween masks to explode.
8:00PM
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) renews his hunt for killer Mike, who has escaped from the hospital once again.
10:00PM
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) meets Mike’s 9-year-old niece (Danielle Harris), who seems to know when he’s going to kill next.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
12:15AM
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) renews his hunt for killer Mike, who has escaped from the hospital once again.
2:15AM
Cujo: Bitten by a rabid bat, a huge dog traps a Maine woman (Dee Wallace) and her young son (Danny Pintauro) in their Ford Pinto.
9:45AM
Silver Bullet: A boy (Corey Haim) in a wheelchair stops a werewolf with his uncle (Gary Busey) and sister (Megan Follows).
11:45AM
Pet Sematary: A family’s life in small-town Maine is shattered by the evil unleashed from an ancient American Indian burial ground.
1:45PM
Pet Sematary Two: A teen (Edward Furlong) and his buddy take a shot-dead dog to a sacred burial ground where it comes back to life, riled.
4:00PM
Slither: A small-town sheriff (Nathan Fillion) and his team encounter waves of wormlike alien organisms that are intent on devouring all life on Earth.
6:00PM
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) meets Mike’s 9-year-old niece (Danielle Harris), who seems to know when he’s going to kill next.
8:00PM
Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later: In hiding for two decades, a traumatized woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) learns her murderous brother has returned for her.
10:00PM
Halloween: John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
12:00AM
House of Wax: Friends (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray) become stranded in a town where murderous twins entomb their victims in wax.
2:30AM
Halloween: John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage.
10:00AM
The People Under the Stairs: A ghetto boy (Brandon Adams) discovers his landlords (Everett McGill, Wendy Robie) are weirdos hiding something in the cellar.
12:00PM
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh: The daughter (Kelly Rowan) of a New Orleans aristocrat ties his murder to the legend of an artist (Tony Todd) fitted with a hook.
2:00PM
Dead Silence: After his wife meets a grisly end, a man (Ryan Kwanten) returns to their haunted hometown and uncovers a supernatural link to her death.
4:00PM
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money: Bank robbers headed for a Mexican heist stumble into a bar frequented by the undead.
6:00PM
Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later: In hiding for two decades, a traumatized woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) learns her murderous brother has returned for her.
8:00PM
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Two people (Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin) discover that a TV commercial will cue a madman’s (Dan O’Herlihy) Halloween masks to explode.
10:15PM
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) renews his hunt for killer Mike, who has escaped from the hospital once again.
Friday, October 28, 2011
12:15AM
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) meets Mike’s 9-year-old niece (Danielle Harris), who seems to know when he’s going to kill next.
2:15AM
Scream 3: Murders draw a young woman (Neve Campbell), a reporter (Courteney Cox Arquette) and an ex-policeman (David Arquette) to the set of a movie inspired by horrific events that they survived.
4:45AM
How to Make a Monster: A Hollywood makeup man (Robert H. Harris) sends his teenage werewolf and Frankenstein to kill studio moguls.
11:00AM
House of Wax: Friends (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray) become stranded in a town where murderous twins entomb their victims in wax.
1:30PM
Scream 3: Murders draw a young woman (Neve Campbell), a reporter (Courteney Cox Arquette) and an ex-policeman (David Arquette) to the set of a movie inspired by horrific events that they survived.
4:00PM
Survival of the Dead: Residents of an island battle a zombie epidemic and search for a way to bring their dead relatives back to life.
6:00PM
Diary of the Dead: A group of film students runs into real zombies while filming a horror movie.
8:00PM
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane: A genetically engineered virus turns passengers aboard a 747 into ravenous zombies.
10:00PM
The Walking Dead “Bloodletting”
11:30PM
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday: Slasher Jason (Kane Hodder) survives a SWAT team attack and returns to destroy all blood kin, who are his only mortal threat.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
1:30AM
The Walking Dead “Bloodletting”
3:00AM
House of Wax: Friends (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray) become stranded in a town where murderous twins entomb their victims in wax.
6:30AM
The Mummy: An Egyptian mummy (Boris Karloff) searches Cairo for the girl (Zita Johann) he thinks is his long-lost princess.
8:15AM
Bride of Frankenstein: Baron Frankenstein (Colin Clive) creates a hissing, frizzy-haired female (Elsa Lanchester) for his other monster (Boris Karloff).
10:00AM
Lake Placid: A New York paleontologist (Bridget Fonda) goes to the backwoods of Maine and teams up with the local game warden (Bill Pullman) to stop a 35-foot killer crocodile.
12:00PM
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday: Slasher Jason (Kane Hodder) survives a SWAT team attack and returns to destroy all blood kin, who are his only mortal threat.
2:00PM
Halloween: John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage.
4:00PM
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Two people (Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin) discover that a TV commercial will cue a madman’s (Dan O’Herlihy) Halloween masks to explode.
6:00PM
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) renews his hunt for killer Mike, who has escaped from the hospital once again.
8:00PM
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) meets Mike’s 9-year-old niece (Danielle Harris), who seems to know when he’s going to kill next.
10:15PM
Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later: In hiding for two decades, a traumatized woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) learns her murderous brother has returned for her.
Sunday October 30, 2011
12:15AM
Halloween: John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage.
2:15AM
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Two people (Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin) discover that a TV commercial will cue a madman’s (Dan O’Herlihy) Halloween masks to explode.
4:15AM
Bride of Frankenstein: Baron Frankenstein (Colin Clive) creates a hissing, frizzy-haired female (Elsa Lanchester) for his other monster (Boris Karloff).
6:00AM
Mimic 2: Investigating three faceless corpses, a detective (Bruno Campos) considers a teacher (Alix Koromzay) at an inner-city high school the prime suspect.
8:00AM
Slither: A small-town sheriff (Nathan Fillion) and his team encounter waves of wormlike alien organisms that are intent on devouring all life on Earth.
10:00AM
Halloween: John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage.
12:00PM
Halloween 3 Season of the Witch: Two people (Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin) discover that a TV commercial will cue a madman’s (Dan O’Herlihy) Halloween masks to explode.
2:00PM
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) renews his hunt for killer Mike, who has escaped from the hospital once again.
4:00PM
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers: Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) meets Mike’s 9-year-old niece (Danielle Harris), who seems to know when he’s going to kill next.
6:00PM
Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later: In hiding for two decades, a traumatized woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) learns her murderous brother has returned for her.
ST. LOUIS, Sep 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Hauntworld Magazine ( www.hauntworld.com ), the Halloween and haunt industry’s leading trade publication and online haunted house directory, has announced this year’s top haunted attractions in the United States, including the Top 13 and 31 attractions. The haunted attractions were selected due to the advanced level of special effects, passion for detail and overall ability to produce SCREAMS.
Each professional haunted attraction costs up to or more than $1 million to construct, utilizes professionally trained actors, Hollywood make-up artists and the latest technology to transport people into a horrific environment that rivals any horror movie set. The result is an industry that has grown to generate over $1 BILLION each season, redefining the way Halloween is celebrated.
“Nightmares are brought to life at these professional haunted attractions through Hollywood special effects technicians, makeup artists, set designers and very talented actors,” said Larry Kirchner, Editor-in-Chief of Hauntworld Magazine. “Americans love the adrenaline rush, and these haunts provide visitors with a sense of exhilaration that can only be experienced at these haunted attractions. Nightmares really do come true at this year’s list of top attractions and are definitely not for the faint of heart.”
Top Professional Haunted Attractions: 2011
1) Bates Motel/Pennhurst Asylum — Philadelphia, PA, www.thebatesmotel.com www.pennhurstasylum.com
2) The Darkness – St. Louis, Missouri, http://www.scarefest.com/haunted_house.cfm
3) 13th Gate – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, http://midnightproduction.com/
4) Headless Horseman – Ulster Park, New York, http://www.headlesshorseman.com/
5) Netherworld — Atlanta, Georgia, http://www.fearworld.com/
6) Cutting Edge — Dallas, Texas, http://www.CuttingEdgeHauntedHouse.com .
7) 13th Floor Haunted House — Phoenix, Arizona, http://13thflooraz.com/
House of Torment — Austin, Texas, http://thehouseoftorment.com/
9) Erebus — Pontiac, Michigan, http://www.hauntedpontiac.com/
10) Asylum Haunted House/13th Floor — Denver, Colorado, http://www.asylumdenver.com/ http://www.13thfloorhauntedhouse.com/
11) Dent Haunted Schoolhouse — Cincinnati, Ohio, http://www.frightsite.com/
12) The 13th Floor San Antonio – San Antonio, Texas, http://www.13thfloorsanantonio.com/
13) Nightmare on the Bayou — Houston, Texas, http://www.nightmareonthebayou.com/
The List Doesn’t End There…There are 31 days in October, so there’s a top rated haunt listed for each day in October. For the Complete list including this years top 13 real haunted houses, best amusement park haunts to the top scariest places in America log on to www.hauntworld.com or http://www.hauntworld.com/featured_article/americas_best_haunted_houses_scariest_attractions_halloween_2011
About Hauntworld Magazine:
Hauntworld Magazine ( www.hauntworld.com ) is the premier haunted attraction magazine in the industry. Coupled with its online component, hauntworld.com, Hauntworld provides insider access into the world of haunted houses and attractions. Readers can find information regarding the top haunts around the country and internationally and includes listings to over 4,000 professional haunted houses. Use Hauntworld.com to find haunted houses near you locating haunted houses by city, state or zip code. Originally created to serve haunted attraction industry members through its unique editorial content and discussion boards, Hauntworld now helps nearly four million people find the best haunts each Halloween season. The magazine/website and its editors have been featured in publications such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and on the Travel Channel, among other media outlets.
SOURCE: Hauntworld Magazine
