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Just How Extreme Are the Haunted Houses This Halloween?

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:32:38 +0000

If you’re thinking of celebrating Halloween by going to a haunted house attraction, you also might want to schedule an appointment with a psychologist the following morning. The Wall Street Journal took a behind the scenes tour of several haunted attractions that have been dubbed as the scariest in the country. They don’t just feature [...]

NJ Couple Flees Haunted House, Sues Landlord for Security Deposit

Donald Deane — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:10:49 +0000

A couple in New Jersey are suing a landlord for their security deposit after fleeing a rental home they say is haunted. The landlord, meanwhile, alleges that the couple is simply trying to break their lease. Who do you believe? video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Michele Callan and fiance Josue Chinchilla moved into a home [...]

Reporter Takes a Tumble During Zombie Attack at Haunted House [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:28:30 +0000

When it comes to serious haunted houses, if they want to scare you, they're probably going to scare you. So as much as ABC 7's Kimberly Craig was hoping to walk out of Pontiac, Michigan's 4-story, Guinness World Record holding Erebus Haunted Attraction with little more than a few goosebumps, ultimately she wound helpless on the floor, surrounded by zombies.

'Today' Anchors Spend a Terrifying Night at Haunted Penitentiary [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:53:28 +0000

Just in time for Halloween, 'Today' anchors Lester Holt, Amy Robach and Jenna Wolfe joined the cast of SyFy's 'Ghost Hunters' to search for spirits at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Mighty brave, given that the abandoned prison is supposedly a hotbed of paranormal activity.

10 Awesomely Spooky Amateur Haunted Houses [VIDEOS]

Dan Seitz — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:00:02 +0000

Halloween is coming up, and we all know what that means: Christmas stuff starts showing up in stores any minute now. Also, on Halloween weekend, we'll be going to lots of haunted houses, haunted garages, haunted mazes, haunted cul-de-sacs and haunted, well, anything you can stick a light-up ghost on. But some people get really, [...]

The 10 Best Haunted House Screams From 'Scare Stars' [VIDEOS]

Dan Seitz — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:58:04 +0000

Scare Stars is a video site for Chambers of Fear, a haunted house attraction in Surprise, AZ. We're guessing somebody in Surprise wanted to live up to the town's name.

The site posts dozens of videos daily of their favorite terrified haunted house customers, so we went through and found ten of the most hilarious.

Busch Gardens Haunted House Makes Cheerleaders Scream [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:23:31 +0000

Three ditzy Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleaders visit the Howl-O-Scream 2011 haunted house at Busch Gardens and get really scared while wearing skimpy outfits. And they make the same silly faces that the scared folks at the Nightmare Fear Factory make. What more do you need for Halloween fun?

Residents Say California Apartment Complex Is Haunted [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:53:04 +0000

For the majority of us, Halloween is only one day a year. But the residents of a supposedly haunted apartment complex in California experience ghostly terrors all year round, according to MSNBC. The structure in Laguna Beach, which was originally built in 1915 as a tavern, is reportedly home to several different apparitions, including a [...]