Get your freak on at Dallas-Fort Worth haunted houses
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
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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
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
Thursday Morning Cupcheck — Top Ten Halloween Hockey Horror Flicks
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
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
Go ahead, take a peek, don't be afraaaaaid.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
Upcoming Denton concerts — October 30-31
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
Chainsaws, strobe lights, and terrified teenage girls. But is Slaughter House worth your money?
Friday, Oct. 2, 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
Vinnie Paul Abbott’s Halloween party at Firewater in Dallas attracted people in costumes
Vinnie Paul did his Dirk Diggler impression.
Monday, Nov. 3, 2008
Nightmare survey conducted by Dallas-based Blockbuster ranks The Exorcist #1
Sure, these 10 films are what the "general public" (i.e., "unwashed masses") think are scary. But which films chill out PegNews staff and readers most?
Friday, Oct. 31, 2008
Today is the last day for early voting in DFW
It's a record Texas turnout already, and it ain't over 'til Joe the Plumber sings - which can't happen until he signs a recording contract.
Friday, Oct. 31, 2008
Gay List Daily’s Halloween Weekend Happenings
Angels, Demons And Those On All Fours.
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008
Lake Dallas hosting annual Halloween Celebration on Friday, October 31
Lake Dallas' Halloween celebration will take place ON Halloween, which is a good day to have your Halloween celebration on.
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008
Gay List Daily’s must-do events: Oct. 23-28
With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, it’s fast becoming a two-weekend holiday.
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
North Texas Studio Movie Grills stir up Horror Remix Halloween treat
Why did it have to be zombies? Because the vampires were booked already, one supposes.
On Thursday night, Oct. 30, prepare to be cinematically retro-scared. (And have a beer, while you're at it.)
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
Haunted House(s) review: Six Flags Fright Fest
As for the haunted houses themselves, the preponderance of thrills and chills come from other park activities - though it IS pretty scary leaving your valuables in those public lockers.
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008
Haunted House review: Hangman’s House of Horrors
Plenty of scares to see and things to do - two bloody stumps up!
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
Haunted House review: Fear Factory Insanitarium in The Colony
A few of the rooms have some decent imagination to them, but the wait and quickness of the experience override anything you see there.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008
Haunted House Review: The Cutting Edge in Fort Worth
The first in a series of haunted house reviews by Pegasus News, it's rated one of the top haunts in the country.
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
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