Dallas Halloween

The national list is coming along at: HauntedHouseNation.com.

Entering your zipcode will take you to that place, but nothing else happens yet(still only loads local haunted houses). Feel free to add any haunted houses you know about or email the people running them so they can add them to this site. Anywhere in the US feel free to add it. That way when I do get everywhere else working there will be some content. =)

It’ll probably be the end of the week before I get it working, but it does work for dallas right now as it did before, so no worries there. And the links are upgraded to go there as well.

This site will be around for local dallas news, reviews, photos, events, and links. But for now it has news and development for the national site.

I’m taking this thing national. The new address is hauntedhousenation.com. All existing submissions will remain, and I’m working no getting the system set up to do Haunted Houses within 20 mi. from my location, etc…. So no national submissions yet(all will assumed to be Dallas, TX or close by) but soon.

As soon as I get it all set up I’ll let you know!

While not a horror movie, it is definately coming out a little early for Halloween. The Brothers Grimm will be coming out on Friday.

From the IMDB Plot Summary webpage.

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

Doesn’t look bad. Corpse Bride, which isn’t a horror either but looks great. As well as a midnight showing of Nightmare before Christmas(And if not that, because I can’t make it for one reason or other, at least watching it with some friends or during a Halloween Party).

You can now add your Haunted House to the List with the Automated Form. Much easier on me. Now I just need to get the automatic Lat/Long calcs going, but I can do it by hand until I’ve got it up.

Ok, the list is working in IE now and has all the haunted houses from the previous list. Check it out and leave comments. =) Not done yet, still working on more functionality, but getting close.

Ok, the map has been updated, expanded, and I fixed the IE problems. Sorry, I’m still new to the Google API, but hey, check it out now.

Google Maps now supported. More coming!

The new list is Coming Online. Only two added so far, but more is coming. Gotta finish some of the features first.

I’m developing a list system so the list isn’t just a static page. Webmasters will be able to add their haunted house to the list(and all the current data there is). The system will also, in the beginning, support user reviews(how many people, avg review between 1 and 10 stars, maybe 5, not sure yet). It will say how many people reviewed it and what the rating is.

In the future, you will have the ability to add you own textual review to the haunted house, upload pictures, and it will have Google Maps support as well, as well as a downloadable CSV file and a “Select the houses you want to visit and hit Generate Print Page” with Maps, Directions, and Info. (As well as the links to the coupons so you can print those up) so you can plan your perfect night.

More stuff coming soon, and if you’ve got any advice, feel free to leave it!

I added some more Haunted Houses to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Haunted House List that I maintain here. I’m going to post reviews of the ones I remember from last year, and when they open this year I will post new reviews as well. You should be able to judge from last years reviews, as most haunted houses do not change much, but I personally prefer to visit as many as possible and will post new notes and reviews(as well as pics!).

The Texas Renaissance Faire is back with their 31st Season. I always love doing this. They sometimes have a haunted house, but nothing big or good, but the rest of the faire is great! =) Sorry guys, I went to Scarborough, and it’s a nice diversion, but it really was nothing compared to the Texas Renaissance Faire. I’ve been going for years, since I was in my teens. Moving to Dallas only made it more of a drive, but not something I wanted to skip.

The dates are Oct 1st thru Nov 20th so it hits right there around Halloween Time. Which means one weekend I’m gonna take off Haunted Houses to head down there.

I’m headed to San Diego for the next week+ so I’ll be back around the 22nd or 23rd(I forget). I’ll try to do a few posts while I’m there but I can’t promise anything.

This place claims to be a real Haunted House with a real past. Haunted House at Reindeer Manor is on the Outskirts of Dallas. I’ve never been, nor heard of them, but it looks like they will be open this year as well. You can find their true history online, as well as their guestbook(with reviews). I think I plan on heading that way this year to check them out. Gonna add them to The List now.

Halloween is only a few months away! Let’s get started with some links and some stuff to look forward too:

Little Blurb on the Origin of Halloween, or check out the WikiPedia entry.

The Darth Vader Pumpkin deserves a smile. =) Even though this site is targeted towards the Adult Halloween Enthusiasts, I’ll be listing many Halloween Activites for Children in the DFW Metroplex. Contact Me if you know of anything! I will start a separate list if there is a good deal of want for one.

There is some info on the Palani Witch Trials as well as some good commentary.

Things to Look Forward To:

Dallas Symphony Orchestra does a Halloween Concert on Sunday, Oct. 30th. Family Oriented.

Dragon’s Halloween Ball - No Date Set, Not For Kids, but I’ve heard it’s always a big bash. I think it’ll be Oct. 29th this year, on Saturday, but I’m not sure.

Ok, I’ve gotten a new theme again. Let me know any feedback on it, ok?

I just saw this link over at ThriftList.

250Gig SATA for about $100. Hell yeah! Uh, when I’ve got some extra cash. My little 90gig is pretty full.

Dallas Scare Grounds, a definate favorite of mine both because of location(not far at all from me!) and because of the work these people put into it.

From their site:

2005 NIGHTS OF OPERATION:
SEPT. 16 & 17, 23 & 24;
EVERY THURSDAY thru SUNDAY IN OCTOBER

2005 HOURS OF OPERATION:
FRI & SAT 7:30PM - UNTIL AT LEAST 1AM;
WEEKNIGHTS 7:30PM - UNTIL AT LEAST 11PM

Also, they’ve got their Web Coupon as always.

Also, if you’re interested in working there:

POTENTIAL GHOULS & FIENDS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Ever thought about working in a haunted house?
Come to a Security & Actor Orientation Meeting
Saturday, Sept 3
or Saturday, Sept 10
at 6:30PM - enter on Express Street.

For more employment info at Dallas ScareGrounds,™
please call (214) 744-6705.