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Hello and a happy Friday to you all! Today’s blog is a quickie, as I really should be out in the dungeon working on things!

Firstly, I would really like to take a moment to remind everyone that Haunt on the Hill proudly raises money for The SickKids Foundation. We accept sponsorship to help with our efforts. You can see the list of current sponsors here and you can find out how your business can become a sponsor here. We also collect monetary donations on Halloween night, but if you can’t make it to the haunt and still want to donate, we also have an online donation page here. It is a secure way to donate and is done through The SickKids Foundation website, so you know it is legit. Please take a moment to consider donating, no matter how small the donation, every bit helps!

This year is the first year I am actively seeking sponsors. If you know of a local business that would like to help out, please contact me. I would also like to thank my current sponsors, some of which are not listed on the site yet, but will be as soon as details are confirmed.

As for an update on the haunt, I have been working hard on fixing up some things from previous years and making additions as well. At the end of this month, my countdown sign will be up on the lawn! Things are slowly getting done, but I assure you, they will all be done in time for Halloween 2010!

Enjoy the rest of your summer because before you know it, All Hallows Eve will be upon us! Mwahahahahaha!

Yours truly,

Rachel “Wednesday” Brown

Get your head out of the gutters you pervs! 

If you’re familiar with Kathy, then you know she is one of the founders of the Midwest Haunters Convention in Columbus, Ohio, but what you may not know is that she is also a home haunter.  As a fellow home haunter, whose site is devoted to home haunting, I thought it would be interesting to look at the other side of Kathy, but since MHC is a big part of what she does, I also wanted to look at MHC from a home haunter’s perspective. 

So, check out my interview with Kathy, as I find out more about the home haunter!

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Hello!  If you’ve noticed a lack of blog posts lately, it’s because I was out of town, but I am back now and you can expect new posts every Monday and Friday as usual! 

In fact, this Monday I will have a very exciting interview with everyone’s favourite haunter, Kathy Sheife….Shief….Schiefer, um Kathy!  If you don’t know who she is, you will come Monday!  Really though, if you are a fellow haunter, you HAVE to know who she is, even if you can’t spell her last name!

As for an update on props for this year, that will come soon.  However, if you look to your right, you will notice that there are only 64 days left!!!!  I better get to the dungeon and finish some things!  I also want to quickly point out that Shopper’s Drugmart already has their Halloween candy out!  It’s almost here!

Now on to today’s blog post:  Haunt clubs.

As I’ve mentioned in the past, I am a member of the OHC.  This is the Ontario Haunters Club.  It’s a website, a forum, and even a monthly get together to meet up with some of Ontario’s finest haunters.  Victoria Wolf, founder of the club, is a super nice lady and all the members are really helpful when I get stuck on how to do something.  I don’t really go to the meet-ups, but I do chat with a lot of the members online and I find them to be a valuable resource. 

If you’re just starting out as a haunter or have been doing it for years, local clubs are a great way to meet fellow enthusiasts.  So, no matter where you live, if you are a member of a local haunters club, post below in the comments and let’s get the word out about all the clubs!

And don’t forget to check back on Monday for my interview with Kathy Schieferstein!  Look Ma, I did it, I think.

As a haunter, I often debate about what candy to hand out on Halloween night.  It often ends up being the same stuff that everyone gets because of the amount of children that frequent the haunt.  I would love to hand out more original candy or the full-size chocolate bars, but it is just too costly.

What got me thinking about candy was a post I came about on the 11 Points website, titled, “11 Worst Things You Can Get Trick-Or-Treating“.  To summarize, although the site goes into greater detail, there’s a bunch of the obvious stuff (apples and the like), but at number four is Dubble Bubble.  This is the only thing on the list that I truly disagree with.  As much as that small piece of rock solid pink gum is hard to chew and almost immediately looses its flavour, I always loved Dubble Bubble, even to this day!  By the way, number one on 11 Point’s list was Milk Duds.  I’ve never received Milk Duds on Halloween, nor have I ever even tried a Milk Dud, but the name Dud does not inspire confidence.

As for the razor blade in the apple story that we all heard as kids, Snopes.com has a full report here.

Now I open this up for debate.  What in your mind is the absolute worst candy to get on Halloween night?  What is the best?  In my neighbourhood, I can recall a time when one house used to hand out cans of Coke.  Not anymore though.  And now all the candy we buy is nut free for the allergic kids.  Sorry Reece’s Pieces, I know kids loved you! 

Oh and gross or awesome?  This Blood Bag candy is $5.99 per dozen on Oriental Trading.