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Romance at the Horribly Horrendous Halloween Haunt: Chapter Three

After a very busy weekend at the haunt, followed by an equally busy day at work on Monday, Becca drove home ready for a little relaxation. As she drove up her street, she felt her tensions ease. She loved her house and it didn’t matter how busy her day was or how many things were …

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Romance at the Horribly Horrendous Halloween Haunt: Chapter Two

Once she sent the scare actors and other crew to their posts for the opening night of The Horribly Horrendous Halloween Haunt, Rebecca Thompson (“Becca” to everyone except her parents) walked around the sprawling grounds to check on everything. She handled a few last-minute issues, which were always expected the first night, and then finally …

Thunderstorms and Spooky Music to Get in the Halloween Spirit

Summer is already going strong here in Florida, but one thing I love about this time of year is when the thunderstorms arrive. We usually get a few weeks of intense heat with humidity high enough to make you feel like you’re melting the moment you walk out the door. But it’s not until summer …

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Halloween in Crystal Beach: If you build it, they will come

When I wrote my introduction on this site, I mentioned how it was a challenge to celebrate Halloween (and autumn in general) in sunny, Southern California. Well, here we are a few years later and now I’m on Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast. On the one hand, it’s gorgeous here with blue skies, white clouds and …

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12 Ways to Make This Halloween the Best One Ever

Photo credit: halloweenhorrorsqueen.tumblr.com It seems like I spend every year looking forward to the month of October and Halloween all year long. But when it finally gets, I often find that I’m too busy to sit back and enjoy it. So here’s a reminder for all of us Halloween lovers out there to do whatever …

Halloween 2014: Finding Great Bargains at the 99 Cents Only Store

Photo by The Queen of Halloween I know many of you, like me, pretty much celebrate Halloween all year long. But I know that I always look forward to that time in late summer/early fall when the rest of the world catches up and finally gets into the spirit, too. In Southern California, the weather …

Halloween in Summer: Visit the ScareLA Convention

Image courtesy of ScareLA It’s my first summer living on the top of a mountain and the weather is definitely different than what I’m used to in the valley. Near Los Angeles, the weather during the summer is very hot and mostly dry, though it can get a little muggy, too. One thing you rarely …