thePULSEBy Elaine Fang and Steph Turner
www.monstrous.com offers descriptions of the scariest topics known to man. From vampires to tragedies, this sight holds all for the paranormal lover and the concerned member of society. Not only does this site describe the supernatural, but it also describes the monstrous acts committed in today’s society.
www.scaryforkids.com/scary-maze: Don’t be deceived by the web name ~ this is no little kid’s game. It will make you heart beat faster and I guarantee that you or one of your friends will scream! Get your video camera ready!
www.americanfolklore.net/spooky-stories.html: Spooky and chilling American tales flood this website left and right. From stories about things that go bump in the night to creepy podcasts, this site is perfect for campfire story night ideas.
www.bloody-disgusting.com: This site is filled with current and up coming horror movies. With news, forums, interviews and more, this site will indulge all of your scary movie fetishes. Chillingly interesting it’s the frighteningly perfect website for all horror movie fanatics.
www.vampires.com contains everything you need to know about the blood-drawing creatures called vampires. From different species ~ Astral ~ to vampire pop culture ~ Vampire Chronicles ~ this website screams VAMPIRES!
www.cracked.com: Still believe in full-blown monsters? Well, this website will ruin those slightly creepy fantasies of yours. You’ll learn the mystery behind the mythical creatures of the world, so don’t look if you want your fright fantasies in-tact.
www.dreadcentral.com: A horror fanatics dream (or nightmare?) come true, dreadcentral.com is a spooky site filled with ghost haunting stories, horror movie updates and many other spook-tastic treats. They even have a store filled with horror goodies.
www.realhaunts.com/haunted-houses/united-states/massachusetts/: Interested in local haunted places? www.realhaunts.com will make sure you find what you seek. From hauntings by Salem Witch Trial victims to Civil War prisoner hauntings, this website relives history through the undead.
www.ghostresearch.org/ghostpics: These pictures just might give you a fright. A combination of real and fake ghost pictures will make you look twice at exactly how many people ~ live and dead ~ are in the photos.
If getting a scare on-line doesn’t count in your book, then put your money where your mouth is and go get scared in (or out of!) the flesh:
Taking over the DCU Center and The Palladium once again and wreaking ghoulish havoc in the name of horror music and movie fans alike, this year’s Rock-n-Shock line-up of bands and horror icons is scarier than ever! Check out rockandshock.com…if you dare!
While we’re talking about The Palladium, let’s talk utterly gross. GWAR, the scariest, most fetid, delightfully disgusting band ever is offending at The Palladium on Oct. 31. If you live through a GWAR show, you pretty much won’t be scared of anything ever again.
Are cemeteries more your thing? OK, then grab some friends/fiends and brave Spider Gates Cemetery in Leicester. Called Spider Gates because it has eight gates and the wrought irons at the entrance are surrounded by creepy spiderweb patters, this cemetery is rumored to be dangerous and drenched in the paranormal. Those who’ve gone inside have reported hearing whispers and noticing leaves moving around even when there’s no wind. As they got closer to the eighth gate, some felt someone brushing against them; others have reported seeing people walking aimlessly around graves. No wonder that in 2006 Spider Gates was rated one of Travel Channel’s top haunted places in the US. You can also screw up the courage to visit in Blood Cemetery in Charlton; it got its name because urban legend holds that the tombstones within actually bleed when the moon is full.
Like your scares to be a little more…tangible? Your first clue that Barrett’s Haunted Mansion is going to be good (in the evil sense, of course) is on its website, www.bhmansion.com ~ just check out the Photos section and see what I mean. The pix are the perfect teaser to the mansion itself that’s designed to deliver the maximum scare factor with ghouls, shrieks, blood and more! Head to the site for more info on what’s in store…and on the hours of [insert diabolical laugh here] operation. Or call one of the Mansion Ghouls at 781–871-4573.
Spooky World really is a New England tradition, and its collaboration with Nightmare New England, has only made the tradition better ~ probably why they were selected as one of America’s Best Haunts. There are tons of scary attractions (Nightfeeders, House of Eternal Darkness, Buried Alive, Demented, Sleepstalkers, and more), so really, you can’t say you’ve done Halloween right until you’ve had the you-know-what scared out of you at Spooky World in Foxboro! www.spookyworld.com.
And of course everyone knows that Salem is the scariest place around (and not just at Halloween!) ~ it’s the real deal. Check out some of these events.
October 10 – The Retro Zombie Ball at FestivalOfTheDead.com
October 23 – Monstah Smash Costume Gala sponsored by JourneysOfHopeMA.org
October 23 – Vampire Masquerade Ball at FestivalOfTheDead.com
October 24 – Wicked Night on the Wharf at SalemWaterfrontHotel.com
October 30 – Official Salem Witches’ Ball at FestivalOfTheDead.com
October 31 – The Reality Bites Costume Ball at HawthorneHotel.com
