Who's Watching You in the Shower?

There's an app for that!!!

Kate and I were perusing the iPhone apps online and ran across a "Ghost Radar". She bought the app and we've been enjoying it all night. It translates quantum flux readings into words. After hearing several, like escape, love, gold, bad, enough, loud, morning, may and others, I decided it was time to pull out the camera and videotape the device. We were able to catch two of the words before the world's tiniest memory card gave out.

Cool, huh? We're trying out this bad baby everywhere we go.

Halloween-centric Weekend

Ok, ghouls and goblins, things are really reving up for me this weekend. Tomorrow is all about finishing up editing the Halloween movie and getting all the party decs ready to go for set up next weekend. On top of that, I'm hitting a haunt tomorrow, Chronicles of the Cursed (link below). And, as if that were not enough, on Sunday, it's time for my annual trip to the Scarecrow Festival in St. Charles (link below for that as well). I know the Festival seems cutesy, but there are these two little old ladies there that make the most amazingly scary candlesticks and serving dishes. That alone is worth the trip.

Then, next week, I will be hitting Dream Reapers (link. . well, you get the idea). And, the week after, Statesville Prison!! Oh, good times. I also have one more here locally, Fear, I'm going to try to see. Plus, Midnight Circus at Franken Plaza.

Here's all those links . . .

Chronicles of the Cursed
http://www.cursedchicago.com/?ref=chicagocursed.com

Scarecrowfest
http://www.scarecrowfest.com/

Dream Reapers
http://www.dreamreapers.com/index.php

Statesville Prison
http://www.statesville.org/

Fear
http://www.neofuturists.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93&Itemid=%20201

Chicagoween's Franken Plaza
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/events/mose/franken_plaza__daley.html

Shout-out to Glen

Hey Glen. . . we here at the blog (read as me) wish you a speedy recovery and really hope we (again, read as me) get to see you when we (I'm) out that way later this month.

And the parade of horns continues. . .

Today's horns seem to be the favorites for everyone thus far. Here's yesterday's. I've already had to promise them to a co-worker to use for Halloween. Many people have suggested I rent them out. What's a fair price?Demon Down! The Human Flu took alot out of me. I had to stay safely tucked away in my underground lair for two days. Stupid humans and their stupid germs!

Monday's would stink without horns

Hornucopia - Day 2

Do these horns make my butt look big?

Hello you beautiful October!

I have an extensive horn collection. Enough, in fact, that I can wear a different pair every day of October. Some call it obsessive. I prefer impressive. And. . . here is the first pair. (um. . . no. . . that's not my natural hair color. . shhhhhhhhhh)

Party Time!

Chicago Halloween Fun

As the season approaches, I've been noticing ads for all kinds of Halloweeny goodness in Chitown. Here are a few:

Dream Reapers is "a haunted house using a new genre of haunt. One of old technology, dark, misdirecting and actor based scares carefully merged with that of new technology. High tech. animatronics, high detail and touching 4 of your 5 senses. It's been around for 10 years and, having been there three times, I can tell you I really enjoy it.

http://www.dreamreapers.com/index.php

This is an Edgar Allen Poe themed haunt put on by The Neo-Futurarium. However, it's not just on stage. There are 6 different vignettes that are through out the entire theater.
http://www.neofuturists.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=93&Itemid=%20201

Chronicles of the Cursed is located on Grand just west of the Chicago River and promises that "victims will experience the rage of Hades, a killing factory, the dead coming alive, toys turning into demons, parking meters demanding blood, and other truly disturbing experiences."
http://www.cursedchicago.com/

If you are looking for something a little less scary for the kids, try Navy Pier. I've been there a few times in the past and there is good fun to be had there.
http://www.navypier.com/halloween/index.html

Another good spot for the kids is Daley Plaza, or Franken Plaza as they call it during the season. Midnight Circus is so cool to watch. And, bonus, FREE!!
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/events/mose/franken_plaza__daley.html

The Chicago History Museum does a really fun Haunted Pub Crawl. We did it last year and I actually had a little wierd experience at one of the stops. Looks like they only have one date left with availability, October 13th.
http://www.chicagohistory.org/planavisit/upcomingevents/tours/history-pub-crawls#booze

The Chicago Haunting Tours go year round. So, if you don't have time to do everything in October, save this for November. I've done this one as well and really enjoyed it. Of course, the one I went on was a pub crawl, making it all the more fun.
http://www.chicagohauntings.com/

I've also taken Richard Crowe's Ghost Tour. I will say he seems to be the most knowledgeable. However, be warned, he's not the most engaging. In fact, I found him more interesting when we were on the phone than on the tour. But, like I said, he does know every haunted story about Chicago.
http://www.ghosttours.com/

As I find more fun things to do, I'll post them. Or, if you know of something, let me know.

More Cemetery Pictures

The crew from Ft. Wayne were in a few weeks ago for the Harry Potter exhibit. I met up with them and we went to two of our more famous cemeteries here in Chicago. And, for buffalo wings at my favorite place in Evanston. No pictures of that but, DAMN, they are good!

Enjoy these. . .
Since this isn't how you spell my name, it's not really all that creepy.

You gotta wonder who put the heart-shaped purse on this lady.

Is this why there haven't been any Vacation movies in a while?