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Pictures from this past October’s Haunt are now up for your viewing pleasure.  I would like to thank Mike Leinwand and Debra Friedman for taking the pictures. 

You can view them here!

Halloween 2010 has come and gone.  It felt like it happened so fast, yet the set-up seemed like it took ages.  I am writing this at 10:22pm after a grueling day on my feet, so bare with me here folks. 

This year saw some great things and some not so great.  The great, such as the addition of Hallowindow and some new props, will be shown in pictures and videos in the coming weeks, as I sift through everything.  The opening/closing coffin was a wonderful success.  The electric chair was great, except for the handle that broke off VERY early in the evening, courtesy of one hyper guest. 

On the not so great side, wind broke my donation reaper, so while he was still able to accept donations, he was no longer animated and his stand was in pieces.  The lights on my street are seriously messed up and would go on and off at will, which played games with my own lighting.  Overall though, I heard many great things from neighbours.  However, the debate to continue next year, which will be the 12th, is raging in my mind.  I’ll have to sleep on this one.

In the meantime, there are many people I would like to thank.

 - Neal Brother’s Foods: your support was much appreciated and I must say I heard nothing but good things about the taste of your cheese pops!
 - Mike Leinwand: You are always a help, although I often have to bribe you with candy.  Thanks Muke!
 - Mom and Pops: Once again you have proven to be wonderful parents who are VERY understanding!
 - Jesse: Thanks for lending me the projector oh wonderful brother!
 

And to all my neighbours who came and donated to The SickKids Foundation, I thank you very much!  And once again, a shout out to Jacob, for no reason other than I think you’re a cool kid, but my feelings towards your dog are undecided, as he growled at me.

Check back soon for pictures and video.  If I figure out how to transfer things from a PVR to a computer, I’ll also upload my City TV interview, as I was most hilarious in it, if I do say so myself.

Some of us grow to be doctors, politicians, lawyers, heroes.  Me, I grew to haunt and haunt I shall!  Today is the moment that I have been waiting for.  I’m like a kid in a candy store, a grown-up on their childrens’ first day back at school, a, well you get the idea! 

Tonight Halloween descends upon the streets of Forest Hill, as Haunt on the Hill kicks off its twelfth year of fear!  Come celebrate with me as I introduce to you new screams.  This labour of blood, I mean love, is all for you, the neighbours that make Forest Hill the wonderful street that it is.  And with that, I leave you with some words from this haunter’s favourite song:

Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn’t you like to see something strange?

Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween

This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It’s our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween

The haunt runs from 5:30-sundown.  Please bring money to donate to The SickKids Foundation!

Yours eerily,

Rachel “Wednesday Addams” Brown

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.