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...
Haunted Houses : Front Page News
Yesterday's Chicago Tribune featured a front-page article about haunted houses - read the article HERE.
Master Ron Fitzgerald’s Top 10 Halloween Movies
Ron Fitzgerald is a Chicago-based gothic illusionist and actor. Find out more at Fitzgerald's Realm of Magic.1. "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" (She's the Queen of Halloween!!!)2. "Halloween" (Duh, it's all in the title.)3. " The Nightmare Before Chistmas" (The Pumpkin King rules!)4. "Nightmare on Elm Street" ( Freddy is fun and creepy and a great Halloween costume!)5. "Beetlejuice" ( Ghouls gone wild!)6. "The Exorcist" (It just keeps getting funnier every time I see it!!!)7. "Hellraiser" (Pinhead loves to Trick or Treat.)8. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (Who doesn't want to do the Time Warp at Halloween?)9 "Fright Night" (It's...
THE CHAD SAVAGE TOP 10’s
I couldn't just do one list; I watch way too many movies and I'm way too into Halloween to only pick 10!CHAD SAVAGE'S TOP 10 KID-FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN DVDSIt's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownDisney's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (aka The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad)The Nightmare Before ChristmasMonster HouseHocus PocusThe Haunted MansionCasperDisney's House of VillainsScary Godmother 1 & 2Disney's Halloweentown 1 & 2(Does Anybody Remember Halloween Is Grinch Night?)CHAD SAVAGE'S AWESOME '80's HALLOWEEN DVDSNight of the DemonsTrick or TreatHell NightHalloween III: Season of the WitchElvira, Mistress of the DarkSomething Wicked This Way ComesMonster SquadCHAD SAVAGE'S ADULT HALLOWEEN TOP 10Halloween...
The HHC Top 10 Project
From now until Halloween (and beyond!), HauntedHouseChicago.com will be posting Top 10 lists from dark Chicago-area and haunted house industry movers and shakers, starting with the lovely and very talented Chrystyne!CHRYSTYNE'S FAVORITE HALLOWEEN MOVIESChrystyne is a local Chicago model, artist and bon vivant. She is Director of the Annual Halloween Art Exhibit and, believe it or not, the poster-monster for The Fear Haunted House at Navy Pier!http://www.chrystyne.com"A large part of me will always associate Halloween with my childhood, so most of my choices are comical or light-hearted in nature. For this reason, I chose to leave out films that are...
SAW V CONTEST!
ChicagoHorror.com / HauntedHouseChicago.com have a stack of SAW V stuff to give away (posters, t-shirts, etc.) to those intrepid SAW fans who can answer the following questions:What is Jigsaw’s signature slogan?In the trailer for SAW V, what type of a torture device is being used?Which singer from New Kids on the Block has starred in the SAW films?What is the animal Jigsaw has a mask of?Every Halloween since 2004 has had the release of a new SAW film. Which other classic horror franchise had a new entry released consecutively for five years in the 80s?What is the name of Jigsaw’s...