Haunted Night - Halloween, haunted houses, costumes, corn mazes, pumpkins, Vancouver B.C., Seattle, Portland, Boise, Billings

We are looking for sponsors to be matched with a family in our homeless shelter to provide them the simple things to make Halloween special, a pumpkin, and candy! We have tons of children that may not get the chance to carve their own pumpkin this year due to their situations, and we hope the community will help bring a normal Halloween to the children in our shelters.

You will be matched with a unit, find out the ages and how many in the family and in return you’ll need to commit to providing a pumpkin to carve, a carving kit and candy to hand out. Decorations and costume pieces are always a nice touch as well.

The drop of day is Monday Oct. 26th 10-noon at our 2820 E. Cherry Street offices.

Won’t you help remind the families of the fun in life, and remind them why they are fighting so hard to get that life back on track? We hope you will! Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to sign up.

(From an e-mail 9/17/09 to the IAHA message board. Reprinted with permission.)

Hi everybody -

September’s Rue Morgue magazine hit the newsstands last week and my haunt, FrightTown, got a big, fat ol’ 2 page spread in their “Travelogue of Terror” column. We’re international, baby! If you don’t have a subscription already (I put mine under “Trade Publications” on my taxes because, you know, the horror and all), grab a copy and check it out.

3 Haunted Houses in one indoor location.

Dates: Thurs-Fri-Sat, Oct 15-16-17, 22-23-24, 29-30-31
On-Site Ticket Booth Hours: Thurs - 6:30 to 9:30pm Fri & Sat - 6:30 to 10:30pm

Visitors can avoid standing in line at the on-site ticket booths each night:

Tickets (regular price $15 per ticket) may be purchased in advance at a $2 Discount in the Scream Fair Booth at the NW WA Fair in August. Tickets purchased at the NW WA Fair will also receive a RIP Pass. Discount Coupons and complete details will be available at the Fair Booth.

Alternate ways to purchase Tickets are by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or by phone 360-220-9662. (360-220-ZOMBIE) In addition, beginning Aug 17, tickets may be purchased online at www.screamfair.com.

Greetings, Fellow Haunters:

I had a pleasant time at the final Ironstock Haunt Conference this past weekend. Producers Ralph "Ironman" and Melissa "Ironlady" Griffith gave us all many opportunities to smile, laugh and sigh as the tenth and last Ironstock show wound its way from Friday evening until late Sunday afternoon. Some bullet points about the conference:

1. The weather was hot in Tell City, Indiana, with temperatures in the low 90s and brilliant sunshine. No one left the shade of the pavilions unless to participate in the coffin races or vie for a free t-shirt blasted out of Ironman’s air-cannon howitzer.

2. I worked with "The Not So Secret Society of the Bitch Sisters"as a volunteer slug. These big-mouthed broads allowed me run the t-shirt sales booth on Saturday afternoon. Just for fun, I purchased a shocking-pink "Bitch Sisters" t-shirt and proudly wore it that day. (Guys, here’s a little fashion secret for you - if you want to completely freak out women, wear pink.)

3. Ironstock has its own relaxed schedule of doing things, usually 30-45 minutes behind what’s been advertised. (All the other haunt conventions that I attend are fairly punctual as to when classes, auctions, meetings, tours and parties begin and end.) I suspect that the heat and humidity had a hand here. Many attendees grabbed empty chairs and tables in the shaded pavilions and did little more than sit around all day, yak and stay hydrated.