FRIDAY April 6th
John and Peter's
96 S. Main St.
New Hope, PA

SATURDAY April 14th
Chiller Theater
Hilton Parsippany
One Hilton Court
Parsippany, NJ

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LAST LINES of HORRORâ„¢

"You know it's a puzzlement. There's something I always wanted to
ask you about that operation. You know in that transference part,
the monster got part of your wonderful brain, but what did you ever
get from him. Mmmm."
GENE WILDER / MEL BROOKS
Young Frankenstein (screenplay)

Ok, Munster fans, i have bad news. Aunt Lily Munster passed away on
Monday this week. She was 82.
Count B. Bradford

HauntSpace Banner Trading (have a website?)

HauntSpace.com will now be accepting banner trades.  If you have a
HALLOWEEN website, blog or forum, you are welcome to submit a request
for banner trade to screamhaunt@...  BANNER TRADES ARE FREE!

Why? helping one another is the intention, as well as providing FREE
banner advertisements to other Haunters who wish to display their
websites.  If you want to expose your website to a high volume of
Halloween enthusiasts, this is the way to go.  HauntSpace received
over 9 million hits in the month of October, which isn't bad for a
site that's only 5 months old.

What's the catch? and where will your ad go?

Your website banner will be featured on the MAIN PAGE and throughout
the site.

The rules are below, if you feel that you qualify, please fire off an
email to me WE PREFER HOTLINKING TO YOUR BANNERS.

1. HauntSpace is a clean HALLOWEEN, HAUNTED HOUSE , HORROR
website, strictly enforced.  We only cater to hard-core Halloween
buffs and horror movie enthusiasts.  Any website that features
pornography; nudity or reference to illegal drug use is prohibited.
If it's clean, if it has Halloween knowledge, or Halloween content,
it's more than welcome.
2. Hot linking is preferred.  Simply give us a banner URL and
provide us with a return path, as to what page you want the visitors
to be directed to.
3. Placing a HauntSpace banner on your page is necessary.
Please provide the URL of the page that features a HauntSpace banner.
4. Websites that are sole Halloween social networks, just as
HauntSpace will not be featured on our site for obvious reasons.
5. Reiteration, HauntSpace doesn't care about numbers as far as
members are concerned.  The site is geared towards QUALITY.  Terms of
service violations result in the removal of banners and content that
goes against the better interest of HauntSpace and it's members.

Again, if you have a good website that features the types of
materials that benefit other Haunters, you'll be welcomed with open
arms.  HauntSpace has ZERO tolerance for inappropriate content and
strives to keep HauntSpace a website that is strictly geared towards
serving the Haunt Industry.  The HauntSpace banner can be copied and
saved, placed in a photobucket account for linking purposes and is
free for use on appropriate Halloween websites.

ADVERTISE YOUR QUALITY WEBSITE, BLOG OR FORUM ON HAUNTSPACE TODAY!
(FREE)
HauntSpace (Span)
www.HauntSpace.com

Check out my horror movie group True Horror:

   [Click here to join TrueHorror]
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While we have all past our favorite holiday (nothing better than
Halloween) this season has its charms and I wish you all Happy
Holidays.  While we all may have different belief systems and some of
you are coping with difficult problems, we are still fortunate to live
in a country where we have access to so much and the freedom to pursue
our dreams.  So, in that spirit, I wish all of you brightest blessings
and peace as you celebrate in your fashion with your family and
friends.  Kathy Ann

http://www.my-costume-4me.com/

   Generally, a costume is a distinctive form of clothing whose purpose is to
emphasize social position, to enhance attractiveness or to portray an alternate
character. In the world of today it is usually associated with vampires, scary
ghosts or famous personalities. Rarely does one get a chance to don a costume in
day-to-day life. Such an opportunity presents itself perhaps only on Halloween.
Halloween uniquely stands out because its unique mix of secular and religious
elements permit all and sundry to temporarily violate otherwise solid social
codes. Less powerful people can break the rules, reverse the order of expected
actions, flaunt otherwise unacceptable ways of dress or behavior or overturn the
usual roles of parent-child, boss-worker, male-female. Halloween is all about
frightening costumes, ghost stories, pranks, elaborate costumes and bizarre
games. On Halloween, we all revel in being scared and outlandish and ghoulish
costumes greatly help in achieving this.

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on our group. If you so wish. Also if you do NOT wish to let this post to your
group, email me with your groups NAME and I will make sure I do not send it
again.
   Thank you.)

   We also have many independent Writers of Horror as members. As well as
Filmmakers. Ask around. You may meet someone interesting!!


     Hello my fellow Horror/Halloween/Paranormal/SciFi buffs!!

   This Group is GREAT!! I want to introduce you to my Dark home on the net. The
Knight Breed!!

   I know your thinking "Not another Yahoo! Group." Well, yes it is! But not just
any group. In our group, we cover many topics that seem to come together. What I
mean is most groups are focused on ONE topic. Either Halloween, Horror, Sci-Fi,
The Paranormal, UFOs, Wandering Spirits (Ghosts), Movies, Medieval times/The
Dark Ages and so on. Here we talk about all this and more!!! Now if you check
the "Horror" category in Yahoo groups you will find our group in the SECOND
place slot!! Now I am in no way knocking other groups. However anyone can verify
what I am about too say. Some of the groups do NOT allow members to fully use
the group functions. Many groups member messages are moderated. They will not be
posted to the group with out being proof read. Many groups don't utilize there
Calendars, Polls and have few links listed, and don't allow there members full
use of the group. Here at The Knight Breed members have almost absolute freedom
of the group. Some groups are ONLY
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   So come on in, take a load off, and become one of the breed...

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   The following link will take you to The Breed. Peace!!
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   Welcome to Meridian. Here we are a different breed. Here we are
   The Knight Breed. We have an expanded group of interests. All different. All
the same. You will find Knights, Dragons, Goblins, Witches, Ghost Rider, Freddy
Kruger, Jason, Ash, Gladiator, The Mummy, Highlander, Braveheart, Haunts,
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and entities, Highlander, and more!

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Halloween, The Paranormal, Sci Fi, Movies, Books, Haunted houses, Etc.  It will
all gather here. From Horror, to Halloween, to Knights, Dungeons and Dragons,
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The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, even Finding Graves if you please. So
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For all my Halloween buddies!!!

   Hope you guys had a cool time Halloween! I was in NY at the Endless Night
Festival---something they have in New Orleans but because of their current
situation, they moved it to NY, so I HAD to go. You guys familiar with Voltaire?
www.voltaire.net ---he's a really cool guy, and I was lucky enough to take a pic
with him. He was the host for the evening!

   ANYWAY......since I'm such a diehard for Halloween, I still have oodles of
mini goodie bags to give away. NOT KIDDING HERE. If you LOVE Halloween as much
as I do--they're here for the asking, so I know it won't matter to you
guys---EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN, right? HA!

   Email me OFF GROUP, please! send me your snail mail addy, with the word
FREEBIE! in the subject line and I'll pop your goodies in the mail asap!!!


   AND FOR ALL MY CREEPY, TALENTED BUDDIES!!!!
   If you don't know yet, I have a magazine, "Dark Gothic Resurrected". I'm
looking for submissions for the Spring (April) issue. I have some coming in
already, but I still have plenty of room for more! Poetry, short stories, art,
take your pick! Check out the details on my site below under "Gratista Clan
Group Zine" at the bottom of the menu.


   Alrighty, I'm signing out for now. Hope to hear from you soon!
   Take care!!


   Eternally,
   Cinsearae S.


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Generally, a costume is a distinctive form of clothing whose purpose is to
emphasize social position, to enhance attractiveness or to portray an alternate
character. In the world of today it is usually associated with vampires, scary
ghosts or famous personalities.

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Now that's a die hard Halloween fan.   Still saw all the kiddies even when
sick!!   : )   I've had the flu in the recent past, it totally kick my @$$.   I
never would have given out candy, I'd be curled up on the couch with many
blankets on me and lot of DVD's to watch.

Amy


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This group is for those who study and are in the occult, paganism who
do not have family, have no support of their family, or their family is
hundreds of miles away. Or for those who do not have a support system.
We in the occult, paganism are a support system hoping to bond as a
family, and in hopes of developing life time friendships
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net_Family_Circle

I'm here, just had the flu since the day before Halloween  =(
   Finally recovered!  Still dressed up and passed out candy though!

LuluQMac@... wrote:
           So where's everybody gone too?

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shut ur,,,

ashwani meena <ashwani_meena@...> wrote:          hi i m ashwani from
india

amrheinanna <amrheinanna@...> wrote: --- In
halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, "Frazz"
<frazzmomto4@...> wrote:
>
> Im Frazz, 45 year old crazy mom to 4 girls. We live in California.
>
> Hope to make some new friends.
>
> Frazz
>
Hi Frazz! I just love your name! I have all boys at home!This is
neat ,I've only talked to two other people on here,so i'm glad to hear
from you!We have alot in commen.I'm from california too.I've lived in
arkansas for alot of years ,so long that i have a true hillbilly
accent!But i love it here,its home to me.I hope to talk to you alot
more,i know you probably dont have alot of free time,like me,but when
i get my chance at this computer i will write to you and see what your
up to. A new friend,Annabelle.


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Just found Halloween Sounds compilation here
http://www.nmlists.com/blog161.htm

> >From: "prcheney76" <prcheney76@...
> >To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
> >Date sent: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:55:45 -0000
> >Subject: Re: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder
>
> >I don't really care for Walmart but if I lived close to one, I am
> >sure I would be there constantly.
> >PR

I used to be there a lot. Of course, that was because I was a
department manager lol

--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, "Oooooooh"
<one04fun@...> wrote:
>
> Oh, man, it cut off before the end. I used to watch that show all
> the time and loved it. I was so disappointed that I couldn't see the
> end. Where is the other half?
>
Thats ok, I found it with a search. I also did a general search for
Tales from the Darkside, and found other episodes. I had forgotten how
much I loved that show lol

Oh, I hate Wal-Mart, it's just the closest thing and if you're in
a hurry, you don't have to drive to the other side of the
universe to get what you're looking for.  I usually try to avoid
Wal-Mart.

Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
"Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
Email: rose.patton@... or kandiland688@...

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "prcheney76" <prcheney76@...
>To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
>Date sent: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:55:45 -0000
>Subject: Re: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder

>I don't really care for Walmart but if I lived close to one, I am
>sure I would be there constantly.
>PR
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station


>--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, Kandi P
><kandiland688@...> wrote:

>> Lmao! I drive pretty good, actually, if someone's giving me
>> directions.  But luckily, we live right behind Wal-Mart, so I
>> didn't have to drive anywhere lol.

>> Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
>> My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
>> "Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
>> Email: rose.patton@...  or kandiland688@...

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Oooooooh" <one04fun@...
>>>To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
>>>Date sent: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:01:39 -0000
>>>Subject: Re: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder

>>>I hope you didn't drive too fast, Kandi LOL

>>>--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, Kandi P
>>><kandiland688@> wrote:

>>>> Really? :-) I forgot.  Now I gotta go to the store and buy some
>>>> candy for the trick-or-treaters.  Be back later!

>>>> Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
>>>> My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
>>>> "Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
>>>> Email: rose.patton@  or kandiland688@

>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "prcheney76" <prcheney76@
>>>>>To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>Date sent: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:18:56 -0000
>>>>>Subject: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder

>>>>>Halloween is tomorrow.
>>>>>PR
>>>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station

I don't really care for Walmart but if I lived close to one, I am
sure I would be there constantly.
PR
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station


--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, Kandi P
<kandiland688@...> wrote:
>
> Lmao! I drive pretty good, actually, if someone's giving me
> directions.  But luckily, we live right behind Wal-Mart, so I
> didn't have to drive anywhere lol.
>
> Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
> My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
> "Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
> Email: rose.patton@... or kandiland688@...
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Oooooooh" <one04fun@...
> >To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
> >Date sent: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:01:39 -0000
> >Subject: Re: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder
>
> >I hope you didn't drive too fast, Kandi LOL
>
> >--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, Kandi P
> ><kandiland688@> wrote:
>
> >> Really? :-) I forgot.  Now I gotta go to the store and buy some
> >> candy for the trick-or-treaters.  Be back later!
>
> >> Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
> >> My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
> >> "Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
> >> Email: rose.patton@  or kandiland688@
>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "prcheney76" <prcheney76@
> >>>To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
> >>>Date sent: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:18:56 -0000
> >>>Subject: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder
>
> >>>Halloween is tomorrow.
> >>>PR
> >>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station
>

Lmao! I drive pretty good, actually, if someone's giving me
directions.  But luckily, we live right behind Wal-Mart, so I
didn't have to drive anywhere lol.

Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
"Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
Email: rose.patton@... or kandiland688@...

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Oooooooh" <one04fun@...
>To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
>Date sent: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:01:39 -0000
>Subject: Re: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder

>I hope you didn't drive too fast, Kandi LOL

>--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, Kandi P
><kandiland688@...> wrote:

>> Really? :-) I forgot.  Now I gotta go to the store and buy some
>> candy for the trick-or-treaters.  Be back later!

>> Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
>> My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
>> "Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
>> Email: rose.patton@...  or kandiland688@...

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "prcheney76" <prcheney76@...
>>>To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
>>>Date sent: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:18:56 -0000
>>>Subject: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder

>>>Halloween is tomorrow.
>>>PR
>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station

That and old trick or treaters seemed to be the biggest pet peeves this
year. When you go trick or treating without a costume, it seems more
like begging.
PR
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station

Does this change to a Thanksgiving group now? If not someone should
start one.
PR
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station

SATURDAY November 4th
The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave.
(Frankford and Delaware Ave.)
Philadelphia, PA

SATURDAY November 25th
The Hollywood Bistro
7400 Bustleton Ave.
Philadelphia, PA

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LAST LINES of HORRORâ„¢

"In the small clearing overlooking the power lines, the fire in the
brush began to burn more strongly, urged by the autumn wind that blew
from the west."
STEPHEN KING
'Salem's Lot

--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, LuluQMac@... wrote:
>
> I loved the first 2 Saw films.   I saw III this weekend and to be
honest I
> was very disappointed.   I just felt like it was missing something.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Maybe missing the same plot the other two were missing? lol

Oh, man, it cut off before the end. I used to watch that show all
the time and loved it. I was so disappointed that I couldn't see the
end. Where is the other half?

--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, "Sam Hain"
<halloweenmovie@...> wrote:
>
> "Tales From The Darkside - Halloween Candy
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GVqLZ9F8Vo
>
> Very "rare" Halloween episode from 1985.
>
> Plot: A Goblin visits an old miser in the wee hours of the night on
> Halloween.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> ~ HalloweenMovie
>

I hope you didn't drive too fast, Kandi LOL

--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, Kandi P
<kandiland688@...> wrote:
>
> Really? :-) I forgot.  Now I gotta go to the store and buy some
> candy for the trick-or-treaters.  Be back later!
>
> Kandi (spelled with a K and an i), and my cane Fred
> My Halloween Group: groups.yahoo.com/group/all_halloween
> "Meat's meat, a man's gotta eat!" (Motel Hell)
> Email: rose.patton@... or kandiland688@...
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "prcheney76" <prcheney76@...
> >To: halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com
> >Date sent: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:18:56 -0000
> >Subject: [Halloween Headquarters] Just a friendly reminder
>
> >Halloween is tomorrow.
> >PR
> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Complaint-Station
>

What Halloween is Really About
By Heather Whipps
Special to LiveScience
posted: 26 October 2006
09:42 am ET


Christmas had better watch its back.

Halloween is creeping up on the December holiday in popularity and
consumer spending, according to recent retail surveys. And the customs
surrounding the ghoulish day are not just for little ones anymore.

Adult participation in Halloween is at an all-time high in the United
States, with big kids dressing up as their favorite characters and
partying into the wee hours like never before.
What are You Wearing?

The most popular costumes in 2006:

Kids

    1. Princess
    2. Pirate
    3. Witch
    4. Spider-Man
    5. Superman
    6. Disney Princess
    7. Power Ranger
    8. Pumpkin
    9. Cat
   10. Vampire
   11. Angel
   12. Fairy
   13. Ninja
   14. SpongeBob SquarePants
   15. Batman
   16. Cheerleader
   17. Football player
   18. Tinkerbell
   19. Monster
   20. Star Wars character



Adults

    1. Witch
    2. Pirate
    3. Vampire
    4. Cat
    5. Clown
    6. Fairy
    7. Gypsy
    8. Superhero
    9. Ghost/Ghoul
   10. Dracula
   11. Devil
   12. Woman of the Night
   13. Nurse
   14. Pumpkin
   15. Athlete
   16. Princess
   17. Zombie
   18. Angel
   19. French Maid
   20. Cowboy/Cowgirl

SOURCE: National Retail Federation

In an ironic twist, however, while more adults are getting into the
act this year, some U.S. schools are putting the kibosh on Halloween
celebrations altogether for the sake of political correctness.

A little something for everyone

Americans will spend almost $5 billion on Halloween this year,
according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), a jump of more than
a billion dollars over last year.

More grown-up participation in spooky festivities is a big contributor
to the holiday's growth, experts say.

"Consumers see Halloween as a seasonal celebration to bridge the gap
between the end of summer and the winter holidays," said Tracy Mullin,
president and CEO of the NRF, in a company statement. "Halloween
offers a little something for everyone and, this year, people of all
ages will be joining in the fun."

Nearly 80 percent of 25-34 year-olds will dress up in costume,
according to an NRF survey, which lists witches, pirates and vampires
as its top adult get-ups for 2006. The holiday is the only time during
the year that grown-ups can really let loose, act silly and get away
with it, say retailers, who've had to adjust to the demand for outfits
in much larger sizes and racier cuts. One shop owner in Charlotte,
North Carolina, boosted his order of sexy nurse and secretary costumes
to $3.5 million this year, up from $250,000 just five years ago, he
told The Charlotte Observer.

Offending witches

Many U.S. schoolchildren, however, are being told to leave their
pirate patches and witch hats at home.

A Washington state school board that made headlines two years ago for
canceling all daytime Halloween activities will continue its ban this
year, board officials confirmed recently. One of its official reasons
in 2004 was religious sensitivity to wiccans, modern-day witches who
district administrators claimed could be offended by the stereotypical
black hats and broomsticks.
Be Very Scared!


Halloween's Top 10 Scary Creatures


Top 5 Haunted Places in America

An odd statement, perhaps, but other school districts across the
country are now following its politically correct lead, reasoning that
not all students—especially in schools with a diverse religious
make-up—celebrate the holiday. Several schools in Illinois' Indian
Prairie School District banned costumes because some students were
uncomfortable and were staying home on Halloween, a representative
told The Chicago Sun-Times.

Offending Christians

A few schools, including one in Colorado and one in Massachussetts,
are bowing to pressure from parents who say the holiday, with its
pagan roots and ancient customs, goes against Christian teachings.

That's a tough argument to make, said Danny L. Jorgensen, professor of
religious studies at the University of South Florida.

"Halloween probably is a leftover from the pre-Christian past,"
Jorgensen told LiveScience, "however, it is not the same as the
original pagan holiday—whatever that may have been."

Any associations the holiday may have had with real witchcraft were
long gone by the time the holiday came to America in the 1840s with
Irish immigrants, who were mostly Catholic. Their annual custom of
getting dressed up in ghoulish costumes came from the Celts, who
believed long-dead spirits returned to the earth on Oct. 31, their New
Year's Eve. Morphed by a 9th-century pope, All-Hallows' Eve became a
day for the Christian world to honor saints and martyrs.

That makes today's version of Halloween, if it can be considered a
religious holiday at all, as much Christian as it is pagan, Jorgensen
said. "Halloween, almost by definition, was appropriated by Christian
cultures—void of its sacred significance—as some sort of special
event, if not a religious one."

Wow I luv John Legend!  Have a great time!!

--- In halloweenheadquarters@yahoogroups.com, "yagurlbubblez"
<yagurlbubblez@...> wrote:
>
> Today, I am going to John Legends concert tonight for halloween.
what
> are you guys going to be doing for Halloween?!?!
>

Today, I am going to John Legends concert tonight for halloween.  what
are you guys going to be doing for Halloween?!?!

"Tales From The Darkside - Trick or Treat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OMN7OUwB9M

Very "rare" Pilot Halloween episode from October 29, 1983

Plot: A rich old miser delights in challenging costumed neighborhood
children to locate the hidden debt records of their parents, all of
who owe him heavily. If a child manages to find the debt records, that
child's parents will be forgiven their massive debt. The old man tries
to foil the efforts of the children by strategically placing assorted
props designed to frighten them out of the house. After each child
fails, the old man is visited by an actual witch, whom he takes to be
a costumed parent.

Enjoy!

~ HalloweenMovie