Welcome One and All!

For all you Halloween Fanatics....this will be a review and links site of the Best Haunted Houses in the country that my wife Lisa and I have had the pleasure - or displeasure - of gracing....

I've been a *huge* Halloween and horror fan since I can remember...I dunno...it just brings the kid in me out...by the end of September, our place is suitably adorned and we await each weekend with anticipation of which haunts to hit next....

We've been blessed enough to be able to travel quite a bit around the country and see some wonderful attractions and the cities they lurk in...and we're hoping to pass on the fun we've had on to anyone willing to listen in....

Saturday, September 21, 2013

THE INDUSTRIAL TERRORPLEX - Jeffersonville, Indiana's Beastly Halloween Hacienda



We've arrived at the final stop of our Must See Haunts for 2013 which puts us in Jeffersonville, Indiana at the Industrial Terrorplex - formerly the Industrial Nightmare - the biggest and baddest venue the state has to offer.



Legend has it that every night at 8:15 or so, hundreds of bats infest the chimney of the Terrorplex...for some reason, these nocturnal predators gravitate towards the building...do they know something we don't????



When I started contemplating my list for this year, this one had to be on top - it was NO CONTEST!


Four haunts in all - CarnEvil 3D - a black lit harlequin infested nightmare  - Infected - psycho zombie carnage at it's finest -  Dimensions - a place that would give Ted Bundy the creeps - and the main run, the Industrial Nightmare itself, which blend seamlessly together into a terrifying experience...
 


We've been through it twice, but it was our initial visit in 2009 that really set the tone for us - heck, Lisa and I went for an encore  - along with our first visit to The Devil's Attic - in 2012 just because it's that good!!

As ever, this is a companion piece to my regular HAUNTCAST segment - go to: www.hauntcast.net for all the details on how to subscribe and all the benefits to do so as well. You won't be disappointed!

Next time around....welll...not too sure - to accommodate everyone's haunting and holiday needs, HAUNTCAST will lay down and rest until January, and, as the season is upon us, we'll be traveling a bit - as ever - but be watching for an extra post of two in the next few months...my regular reviews will resume with HAUNTCAST's return in 2014.


Until then, STAY SCARY!



































 As I've said before, the Industrial Terrorplex makes a Terrifying Triple Halloween Treat along with The Devil's Attic and the Baxter Avenue Morgue - if you're in the area - and all three are but a stone's throw away from one another - bring some extra cash, friends and victims and take in all three!!!


Also worth of note is The Devils's Attic's Devilish Ducati Giveaway....click the link for details...



 

....also, please remember the Akron School and Laboratory this season - one of the best in Ohio - as they solider on without their founder...




Chicago's Dream Reapers has been reincarnated into CarnEvil - now located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois  -  check in on CarnEvilChicago.com



I just HAVE to make mention of Universal Studios Horror Nights in Hollywood, CA is hosting the new Black Sabbath 13 3D haunted attraction - featuring scenes inspired and sound tracked by the music the Sabbs...





As most folks here know, we lost Jerry G. Bishop this past September 17th, a man who's was multifaceted career included being the original Svengoolie of Chicago late night horror television from 1970 to 1973 on Screaming Yellow Theatre...



I'm a little too young to remember the original show - I was three years old when he hit the airwaves! -  but his influence on horror hosts was incalculable - including that of one Rich Koz, who used to send in gags to Mr. Bishop, and, a few years later, he helped establish Koz's career first as the Son of Svengoolie in 1979, and, with much affection, telling Koz in 2005 he was all grown up now and could just call himself Svengoolie when the show was resurrected in 2005.



As one of millions of Windy City natives who's lives this man's talent and humor has touched in one way or another, I'd just like to say thank you to Mr. Bishop for all the years of laughter and memories - Halloween in Chicago would not be what is now without him, and will not be the same with his absence.



Rest in Peace, Jerry - we'll miss ya'.



Jerry in later years...



Speaking of the Rich Koz Svengoolie, check out his new coffin, now featuring on his show on ME-TV and the U!!!!



And, of course, don't forget the return of THE WALKING DEAD October 13th on AMC - AS IF YOU COULD!!!!!


Until next time...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!

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