tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1262700453974527718..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: The Dark Knight's Terror TrailJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57143751229878228842014-10-22T09:40:13.263-04:002014-10-22T09:40:13.263-04:00That Minnie Mouse is super scary! I do love Hallow...That Minnie Mouse is super scary! I do love Halloween. It gives people (OK, me) license to access their inner creepiness. Thanks for this, Paula!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75609419384888426482014-10-21T19:17:16.158-04:002014-10-21T19:17:16.158-04:00Halloween means giving out lots of candy! We seem ...Halloween means giving out lots of candy! We seem to have more and more little ones in the neighborhood these days. I love seeing the clever costumes the kids devise. One year a bunch of girls wore green sweat shirts and strings of Christmas lights (with battery packs) and posed together to make a Christmas tree! Another girl dressed as Barbie - complete with a box she fashioned around herself from a refrigerator box. They all got extra treats.<br />Your friends' Terror Trail sounds fantastic. Creativity plus Halloween equals fun. Just as long as it's not too gory - that's not my speed.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11906224557026310982014-10-21T17:57:49.801-04:002014-10-21T17:57:49.801-04:00E.B., Gloria, K.M., and Kara, thanks for writing a...E.B., Gloria, K.M., and Kara, thanks for writing about your experiences. I love hearing about all the different forms of celebration for Halloween. And, Linda, it's changed a great deal from when I used to go trick or treating! Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-70705590335585232262014-10-21T13:50:14.064-04:002014-10-21T13:50:14.064-04:00Halloween! How it's changed since I was a kid....Halloween! How it's changed since I was a kid.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-1971753676099480032014-10-21T12:14:25.453-04:002014-10-21T12:14:25.453-04:00How fun, Paula!
In our neighborhood we have an an...How fun, Paula!<br /><br />In our neighborhood we have an annual Halloween children's parade and party. This year I'm dressing up as the Cat in the Hat. After the party we go home and hand out candy to the kids who are trick-or-treating. One year a toddler got confused when I opened the door and ran inside thinking she was there for a visit. She sat on a chair in the living room and made herself at home. Of course, her parents ran in after her. It was wonderfully chaotic.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12579303115100224612014-10-21T11:17:27.610-04:002014-10-21T11:17:27.610-04:00Sounds like fun!
When my kids were of an age to ...Sounds like fun!<br /><br />When my kids were of an age to go to this type of entertainment. one of the fraternities at a local college used their huge mansion as a haunted house, and did an excellent job of it. From the entry hall, where a living head in a fishbowl greeted visitors, up the impressive front stairway, through rooms with various themes, down the back stairway to the old basement kitchen, it was great. And raised a lot of money for whatever charity the fraternity chose that year.<br /><br />They haven't had it lately--I suspect fire codes caught up with the attraction. There used to be a haunted barn in a nearby town, but the crowds became too rowdy and they had to shut that down.<br /><br />Halloween can be a fun time, but unsupervised teens (and slightly older) can ruin it for everyone. Look at the recent Pumpkin Fest i New England that turned into a riot.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62953475063194970832014-10-21T10:13:57.710-04:002014-10-21T10:13:57.710-04:00Paula, as I'm mentioning in a blog this coming...Paula, as I'm mentioning in a blog this coming Thursday, I don't like horror movies and horror books, however something like what the Stepps do, would be fun. I think they're a great family. I always loved the whole Halloween experience.<br /><br />I, too, believe in ghosts or spirits as I blogged about last year. Although, my experiences have been few, those of family members and friends have convinced me of their existence. I think some people have a more heightened awareness to their existence than others.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38651255991332500472014-10-21T09:47:23.544-04:002014-10-21T09:47:23.544-04:00And, Art Taylor's "Premonition" is a...And, Art Taylor's "Premonition" is an excellent Halloween story, along with Shari Randall's "Disco Donna" and, for President's Day, E.B. Davis' "Compromised Circumstances." All in HOMICIDAL HOLIDAYS from the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime. A great all holiday gift!Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83616871341401968642014-10-21T08:48:23.921-04:002014-10-21T08:48:23.921-04:00Now that's weird and spooky, Paula. I once sta...Now that's weird and spooky, Paula. I once stayed in a "haunted" castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. There were glass china cabinets placed on either side of the bed. When I heard a noise, I sat up, saw a reflection in the glass, and screamed. Of course, it was my reflection! (which reminds me of Art Taylor's short story in Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays named "Premonition.")E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-27888362305213566112014-10-21T08:37:27.858-04:002014-10-21T08:37:27.858-04:00What fun, Elaine!
As for spirits, I recently may ...What fun, Elaine!<br /><br />As for spirits, I recently may have experienced a prank from a mischievous one. I stayed at a bed and breakfast where a little girl spirit could be heard calling for her mother. We didn't hear the child, but after I left, I could not find my night shirt in my bag. I called the owner, who found it balled up behind the toilet in the bathroom. I know I did not leave it there!<br /><br />The Stepps are wonderful people. I feel privileged to know them. Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54435129342233196042014-10-21T08:07:14.517-04:002014-10-21T08:07:14.517-04:00When the kids were little we would go on outings l...When the kids were little we would go on outings like to the pumpkin patch. One year, I took my daughter and her friend on the Leesburg, VA haunted tour, featuring haunted houses in the town. Most were haunted by Civil War era ghosts. The town hired actors to set the stage at each house, in period character, telling the tour groups about the house and its hauntings. When we started out with the group, the adults started to sing the theme song to Gilligan's Island, much to the amazement of the kids. It was fun, but there was one house I left after a few minutes (taking the girls with me). I sensed a malicious spirit there. No other houses elicited that response. If people believe in an afterlife via a soul or spirit, I can't understand why some deny the existence or possibility of ghosts. Displaced spirits--and we know many alive who aren't particularly holy. <br /><br />Fun people to know, Paula!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com