Fort Worth, TX – Hangman’s House of Horrors joins with others across the globe on October 24, 2009 to perform the largest simultaneous dance around the world – Michael Jackson’s, “Thriller.” Hangman’s hopes to recruit over 500 volunteers to learn the Thrill the World version of “Thriller” and dress in their best “Zombie” at 7:30 p.m. that evening to dance. (read more)

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We thought you’d enjoy this photo of the facade of the Dracula haunted house at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights.

LEGACY OF BLOOD – Universal Orlando is devoting its entire Halloween Horror Nights event to bringing popular horror films to life, including Universal Pictures’ famed “Dracula.” The legendary dark prince will be featured in a haunted house, and will be more horrifying and intense than ever before. This year’s Halloween Horror Nights runs 23 select nights from September 25 to October 31.

September 10, 2009 – Bristol/Southington, CT – The Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce is proud to announce their partnership with the American Diabetes Association this year. The attraction will open Saturday October 2, and run weekends through the end of the month, and proceeds will benefit ADA. (read more)

I had the chance to drive up to Columbus, OH recently and visit a couple of Haunted Houses getting ready to open up for the season. My first stop was the brand new Scare-A-Torium owned by Kelly and Neena Collins. Yes, two of the Producers of The Midwest Haunters Convention have become Haunted House owners. (read more)

TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 21, 2009) – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay kicks off it’s tenth season of gut-wrenching scares by launching the Howl-O-Scream 2009 website, HouseofVayne.com, expanding the event to seven horrifying haunted houses, and introducing the beautiful new face of evil itself – the fashionable Ms. Vayne and her deranged models. (read more)