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Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Get your freak on at Dallas-Fort Worth haunted houses

By Sarah Blaskovich

It's Halloween and you're feeling freaky. Check out a sneak peek into the haunted houses we dared to enter.

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009

Halloween Eve costume contest at Pegasus News World HQ

In which our salty editor, Sarah Blaskovich, walks off with the grand prize.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Pleasant Grove in Dallas to finish month-long celebration with GroveFest 2009

GroveFest will include carnival rides, a giant scavenger hunt, games, bounce houses, rock climbing, and pie throwing, among other activities.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Photo gallery: Lights Out at the Wax Museum makes Grand Prairie goblins come to life

Don't miss the please-don't-make-me grimaces of teens strolling through this wax museum haunted house.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Video: Spooky Folk spooks Parker House in Lewisville for The Sarah Crisman Show

By Sarah Crisman

Word of caution: Don't run when the chainsaw guy comes after you. The walls are much closer than they appear.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Old Red Museum to present Deck the Halls at Old Red exhibit

Fifteen Dallas County not-for-profit organizations will each decorate a lit holiday tree to celebrate Dallas County holiday traditions and their charity.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Circle Theatre to present world premiere of A Lone Star Christmas Carol

"We thought audiences might appreciate a modern and colloquial 'translation' of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol."

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Thursday Morning Cupcheck — Top Ten Halloween Hockey Horror Flicks

By Todd Maternowski

Get the adult diapers -- you're going to need 'em.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

PegStaff’s Halloween horror movie favorites, part deux — and film guy’s new gourmet picks

Two years after our first dreadful drill-down, a few frightful films refuse to leave the list.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Live bands kick off weekend of Halloween shenaningans in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Sarah Crisman

All dressed up with nowhere to go? We've found the wildest Halloween shows to varying degrees of mischief and mayhem.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Kids and family events in Dallas-Fort Worth, October 29-November 4

It's almost all Halloween, all the time this week.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Your spookiest Halloween 2009 events in Dallas-Fort Worth are right here

By Teresa Gubbins

Go ahead, take a peek, don't be afraaaaaid.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

Upcoming Denton concerts — October 30-31

By Josh Hogan

The Rocky Horror Tribute Band, Oso Closo, Big Daddy Alright, and cover bands are on tap in Denton this week.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Frisco’s Floating Phantoms Halloween Store caters to those with a flair for the macabre

Clowns ... why did it have to be CLOWNS!?

James Sale is big into Halloween; his high-end costume and prop business just keeps getting better. (It's almost SCARY!)

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

Dallas-based T.G.I. Friday’s hosting Halloween Weekend 2009

If you show up in a costume after 9 p.m. on October 29 and order a beverage in the bar, you pay only a penny for appetizers.

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

Lake Dallas hosting Halloween celebration on October 30

Event is free and includes refreshments, games, prizes, candy, bounce house, and more Halloween festivities.

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

The Boneyard delivers frights — even at your home

By Ruth Ferguson

Dan Hall of The Boneyard Haunted House in Arlington offers advice on spooking up your home for Halloween.

Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant makes impression on its audience

By Casandra Haynes

Halloween movies don’t always have to be scary. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is an enjoyable movie that comes just in time for Halloween. Families will love this film and everything the “freaks” have to offer.

Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

Kids and family events in Dallas-Fort Worth, October 22-28

Only a little over a week to go until Halloween, so there are plenty of spooky events going on.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

See’s Candies to open seasonal stores around Dallas on November 13

By Teresa Gubbins

For the first time evah, one will open at NorthPark Center.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Dallas-based Greyhound Lines thinks you might like to take buses rather than planes over the holiday

It's thoughtful of them to be thinking about our travel comfort.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

Photos from Coppell Oak Fest 2009

Now that Oak Fest is over, get ready for the Holiday Parade and Celebration.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

Video interview with director and actress from Gravestoned

Michael McWillie and Christina Campfield talk about making an indie horror film right here in North Texas.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

Dallas Latino leaders upset with illegal alien Halloween costume sold at Target

By Rebecca Aguilar

"It was never our intent to offend any of our customers," a Target spokesman said.

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Video: SCREAMS in Waxahachie is ultimate haunted house(s) experience

By Lena Dirbashi

Screaming and laughing go hand-in-hand here at SCREAMS, where being scared is a lot of fun.

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

Kids and family events in Dallas-Fort Worth, October 15-21

This week brings pumpkins, paintings, cemetery tours, butterflies, and a Coppell festival.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Irving-based Omni Hotels making spooky cocktails for Halloween

And we haz the photos for proof.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Haunted house review: Reindeer Manor in Red Oak

Two out of the three houses provided decent scares, but the main attraction fell way short of expectations.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Dallas-based Neiman Marcus unveils annual Christmas catalog

Outrageous items include a customized "Cupcake Car."

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

Sign up for Dallas Video Association’s Guts and Glory Film Race — if you dare!

The 24-hour shoot is set to begin Halloween night. (And that's not all about it that's scary.)

Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

A plague of zombies strikes at the Studio Movie Grill in Dallas

What do Texas zombies say? Apparently, it's "WE'RE HORNY!"

Friday, Oct. 2, 2009

Theatre off the Square in Weatherford to present Bats in the Belfry

Bats in the Belfry will start on Friday, October 9 and run through October 25.

Friday, Oct. 2, 2009

Video: Slaughter House in Dallas delivers classic haunted house experience

By Jake Kemp

Chainsaws, strobe lights, and terrified teenage girls. But is Slaughter House worth your money?

Friday, Oct. 2, 2009

Video: Break a Leg! Evil Dead “The Musical”

By Mike Bullock

Deadites get their freak on.

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009

Cutting Edge Haunted House of Fort Worth proclaimed World’s Largest Haunted House by Guinness World Records

It has the "longest walk-through."

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009

Kids and family events in Dallas-Fort Worth, September 24-30