Have you had enough of sparkly vampires from the cold, wet reaches of the Pacific Northwest? Then escape to the Twisted Lime Island Pub on Friday, February 10th at 8pm for Haunted Night's “Cupid’s Revenge Ball”, where the drinks flow almost as fast as the blood. Either way, you'll quench your thirst! Throw your inhibitions aside and come dressed as your favorite anti-valentine creation...think vampirate, vampire zombie, devil cupid or even sexy she-devil!

Prizes will be awarded for both the Sexiest and Most Horrifying costumes.

We'll also be celebrating DJ TIGER BUDBILL'S BIRTHDAY!!! You may remember Tiger from the X Factor, but the bloody good fun this night will be more suitable for Fear Factor!

$5 cover (includes one Vampire Glamour Jello Shot ticket for the ladies).

Must be 21 (this IS a bar).

Plus, for those of you who attended our Haunted Nightmare Haunted House last October, we have a pretty major announcement to share regarding our 2012 event!

This is an Anti-Valentine's Day party you're sure to sink your teeth into!

RSVP on the official Cupid's Revenge Ball Facebook event page.

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If you are tired of black walls or simple four-by-eight panels and want to add some depth and "Wow" factor to your haunted attraction or home haunt, you might have considered adding foam creations, such as faux stone or brick walls, cave walls, or wood panels. Perhaps you don't have the money to buy such lavish sets, and you don't know the first thing of how to do it yourself.

Disc 3 in the DVD series "How to Detail Your Haunted House" brought to you by Larry Kirchner of the Darkness Haunted House offers useful tips and techniques for carving foam for use in a haunted attraction or home haunt. This 85-minute disc is sponsored by Hot Wire Foam Factory, so you will see several of their industrial tools at work in a majority of the scenes. You will also get to see first-hand how to use several other tools, including—yes—a weed eater to shape foam.

As with any instruction of how to use tools that can burn, scar, or deform you, there is always a disclaimer, and this DVD is no different. Yet, I had to laugh when reading this screen. "Anything you see in these videos or dvd should only be attempted by trained professionals…DO NOT ATTEMPT to copy or replicate what you see in these videos." Wait a second, isn't the whole point of this DVD to teach you how to do what is shown without having to be a professional? While instructing us how to use a foam cutter, Larry even says, "you don't have to be a professional to do this stuff." I know the disclaimer is just to protect themselves, but don't you think it could have been worded a bit better? Add a comment

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Scary Convention Hosted in Columbus Ohio - June 2012

The Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC) returns to Columbus, Ohio June 8-10, 2012 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel for its 9th year.

THE MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION (MHC) is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the US serving an international audience of Haunted Attraction Industry professionals, owners and enthusiasts. MHC provides shopping, entertainment, education and tours.

Halloween Educational Seminars and Workshops

June Training Classes Serve Haunted Attraction Industry Professionals and Enthusiasts

The Midwest Haunters Convention (MHC) offers weekend seminars June 9-10, 2012 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Five tracks of education are presented: Acting, Makeup, Props, Haunt Business, and Haunt Design. The seminars are instructed by industry experts and serve participants with skills ranging from beginner to advanced levels and backgrounds ranging from haunt owners to Halloween fans. Add a comment

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The idea that zombies may walk the earth, devouring their fellow humans as they go, has its roots in Haitian voodoo culture, where ‘zombi’ means ‘spirit of the dead’.

The zombies of popular culture, however, are all film-based and largely inspired by George Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’.

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