So I was at the Bass Pro Shop tonight, and there was a little girl, say about 8, who was having to be coaxed by one of Santa's elves to go see the Jolly Old Elf himself.  It made me think, why are kids sometimes so scared of Santa?  Is it that he sneaks into your house, late at night, undetected?  Or is it the big hideous red suit?  At any rate, I guess the answer to this question is probably the same as why people are afraid of clowns.  Hey...Santa in a haunted house...hmmmmm

I know this may be a little late, but we'd like to thank all of the Denver Haunted Houses fans for a great season!!! We'll try to keep you posted here in the off-season, with news and updates about all things haunted and horror related! Scare ya next year!

Costumes for Kids is program designed to collect new or used costumes, make up, and more for disabled and disadvantaged children to give them the Halloween they deserve.

The program has officially launched and we are looking for haunted attractions, individuals, Halloween enthusiasts and more to donate old or unused costumes, make up, decorations, etc. These items will be distributed to children who are less fortunate, and children with disabilities requiring hard to find/fit costumes.

All we ask is that you contact us, and ship your costumes to us so we can have them cleaned and sent to the families in need to give the children a very special Halloween every year. All sizes are acceptable from infant on up.

Don't let the name fool you. We also accept make up (must be unopened), Halloween favors and decorations and such to bring the whole Halloween experience to these children and families. For more look at our Items Wanted or Needed page.

We will also have posters available to download that you can put up and start your own drive to help this cause. Not every child is able to celebrate Halloween as they should so let's give them that chance to escape hard times, disabilities and special needs by bringing them some simple joy.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT THE PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED

The New Batman Movie - The Dark Knight is quickly closing in on the top money earning films of all time. Titanic is first with 600,788,188 Star Wars is second with 460,998,007 The Dark Knight is currently third with 445,370,695

Seems like only a matter of time before it beats Star Wars, will it beat Titanic, we'll soon see.

In the midst of all of that holiday garbage, horror has proven that it's king of the world as Warner Bros. Pictures and their Will Smith starring post-apocalyptic thriller I Am Legend took over the box office with an astounding estimated $76.5 million this weekend, the biggest December opening ever! If that's not cool enough, next week DreamWorks is releasing Sweeney Todd, so expect the top two slots to be horror! Only time will tell how 20th Century Fox's Aliens vs Predator: Requiem will do, but can you imagine horror taking over Christmas?

MGM/Dimension Films will release Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser on September 5, 2008. Will Pinhead return along with all of your favorite Cenobites? We'll see. Also, Lionsgate has decided that they will have Saw V ready for October 24, 2008. David Hackl will be directing and hopefully continue this impressive, although maybe too long, run of the franchise.

It only makes sense that a guy in Texas would come up with this ridiculous combination of sex and horror. It appears that the "haunted house" features women wearing neon paint as halloween costumes - and nothing else. Now don't get me wrong, seeing women in neon paint and nothing else does seem like a good time, but in a haunted house? Cmon, haunts are meant to scare, not arouse. I can't go through that broad spectrum of complex emotions in a 10 minute experience. What if I end up getting my synapses crossed forever and end up screaming at the sight of a naked woman and getting turned on in a haunted house? Don't play God here Mr. Texan. Use the KISS principle (not that KISS principle) - Keep It Simple Stupid. I like my haunts scary, and my naked women unscary. Please don't cross that line! And if memory serves me correctly, this failed experiment was already tried by Hell's Delight 2 years back here in Denver. Remember that one? It wasn't so much of a haunt rather than a walk down Colfax at 3am.

Moral of story: there's a time and place for everything. If you want erotic dancers, go to PTs. If you want to be frightened out of your mind, go to a Haunted House. 'Nuff said.

Here's the link to the story:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2007/09/28/nguyen.tx.adult.haunted.house.khou

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