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September 12, 2012 Steve Biodrowski Ghost Ship, Halloween 2011, Halloween in Orange County, Ten Thirty One Productions 1 min read

Ghost Ship gone?

Apparently, GHOST SHIP – the sea-faring haunted attraction that set sail from Newport Beach in 2011 – will not return for

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May 8, 2012 Steve Biodrowski Halloween 2011, Halloween in Orange County, Knott's Scary Farm, Videos 1 min read

Knott’s Scary Farm 2011: Delirium (Video)

Delirium was the best of three new attractions at last year’s Knotts Berry Farm Halloween Haunt. Although perhaps a bit

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November 2, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Halloween 2011, Halloween on Stage, Wicked Lit 1 min read

Beat Post-Halloween Blues with Wicked Lit’s Immersive Theatrical Horror Shows – at Discount Prices!

So, you’re Halloween high has ended, and you feel your morose soul descending into the abyss of withdrawal. The zombies have returned to their graves. The vampyres have fled to where the ghouls and Afrits rave. The restless spirits have shuttered up their haunted house. The cannibal crazies have disappeared into the maze of the backwoods. The delusions have disappeared, and the ghosts ships have all set sail. What is left? What is left?

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November 1, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Halloween 2011, Halloween in Los Angeles, Halloween Tours, Heritage Square Museum 2 min read

Heritage Square Halloween & Mourning Tour 2011: Mini-Review

I just wanted to take a moment to offer a brief, belated review of this year’s edition of Heritage Square

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October 31, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Halloween 2011 5 min read

Last-Minute Halloween Suggestions for October 31, 2011

We know you’re out there, you prevaricators and procrastinators, wasting the precious days of October until Halloween Night rolls around,

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October 31, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Halloween 2011, Halloween in Ventura County, Hellizondo Haunt, Mourning Rose 3 min read

Halloween Odyssey 2011: Mourning Rose Manor and Hellizondo Haunt

After Burbank, Tarzana, and Woodland Hills, the next leg of Hollywood Gothique’s 2011 Halloween Yard Haunt Odyssey takes us from Los Angeles all the way to Simi Valley. The little bedroom community seems quiet and safe, but you never know what sort of hidden terror lies just beneath the placid surface – until now…

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October 31, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Backwoods Maze, Halloween, Halloween 2011, Halloween in San Fernando Valley, Rotten Apple 1 min read

Halloween Yard Haunt Odyssey 2011: Rotten Apple 907 & Backwoods Maze

Our exploration of 2011’s Halloween Yard Haunts began last week with our trip to Boney Island (reviewed here). Next,

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October 30, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Ghost Ship, Halloween, Halloween 2011, Halloween in Orange County, Ten Thirty One Productions 1 min read

Ghost Ship and the Internet Troll Phenomenon: My Final Word (I hope)

I thought I had said everything I had to say about Ghost Ship, the new Halloween attraction in Newport Beach

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October 29, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Ghost Ship, Halloween 2011, Halloween in Orange County, Ten Thirty One Productions 1 min read

Ghost Ship Update

A final update for those considering a trip out to Newport Beach to enjoy the much maligned Ghost Ship: As

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October 29, 2011 Steve Biodrowski H.P. Lovecraft, Halloween 2011, Halloween in The Verdugos, Mountain View Mausoleum, Wicked Lit 8 min read

Wicked Lit 2011: Production A Review

Dates: October 21 through November 5
Location: Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery, 2300 N. Marengo Avenue, Altadena, California
Wicked Lit’s innovative productions – based on the works of Poe, Lovecraft, Dickens, etc – fully immerse the audience in different times and locations, creating a unique brand of shuddery entertainment, quite distinct from other Halloween events in Los Angeles.

Museums & Galleries Tours

October 28, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Ghost Stories and Hauntings, Ghost Tour at Strathearn Park, Halloween 2011, Halloween in Ventura County, Halloween Tours, Reviews 5 min read

Ghost Tour at Strathearn Park 2011 Review

Dates: October 14-16, 21-23, 28-30
The Ghost Tour at Stathearn Park brings to life the history of Simi Valley, told by dead souls from the past. The experience is not intended to be frightening, but it does hit the right mood for Halloween. People interested in history and/or in enjoying Halloween without being assaulted by costumed maniacs, will find this event to be a pleasant and educational diversion.

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October 27, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Halloween 2011, Halloween on Stage, Theatre 68 3 min read

Theatre 68 Haunted House 2011: Review & Video

Dates: October 14-31
Hours: 8-11pm weeknights & Sundays; 8pm-midnight on Fridays & Saturdays
Theatre 68 doesn’t have the expanse of other Halloween haunts in Los Angeles, but it offers something distinctive that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere: a more personal, intimate variety of horror, with audience and characters engaged up close and personal.

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October 25, 2011 Steve Biodrowski Fright Fest, Halloween 2011 11 min read

Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest 2011: Review

Dates: October 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, and 28-31
Six October seasons have passed since last we visited the Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest, in the eldritch year of 2005 (review here). That is vast eons of time in the competitive netherworld of Halloween haunted houses and hayrides, and Six Flags has expanded its Fright Fest with more mazes, scare zones, and shows than ever before; we found this year’s event to be much the same as before in terms of its overall impact, but it is bigger and better than before.

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