| 20 Rules of Halloween |
1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see if it's really dead.
2. Never read a book of Demon Summoning aloud, even as a joke.
3. Do not search the basement, especially if the power has gone out.
4. If children speak to you in Latin or any other language, which they should not know, shoot them immediately. It will save you a lot of grief in the long run. However, it will probably take several rounds to kill them, so be prepared. This also applies to kids whose eyes glow and speak with somebody else's voice.
5. When you have the benefit of numbers, NEVER pair off and go alone.
6. As a general rule, don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.
7. Never stand in, on, or above a grave, tomb, or crypt. This would apply to any other house of the dead as well.
8. If you're searching for something that caused a loud noise and find out that it's just the cat, GET THE HELL OUT!
9. If appliances start operating by themselves, do not check for short circuits; just get out!
10. Do not take ANYTHING from the dead.
11. If you find a town which looks deserted, there's probably a good reason for it. Don't stop and look around.
12. Don't fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you're sure you know what you're doing.
13. If you're running from the monster, expect to trip or fall down at least twice, more if you are of the female persuasion. Also note that, despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's still moving fast enough to catch up with you.
14. If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior such as hissing, fascination for blood, glowing eyes, increasing hairiness, and so on, kill them immediately.
15. Stay away from certain geographical locations, some of which are listed here: Amityville, Elm Street, Transylvania, the Bermuda Triangle, or any small town in Maine.
16. If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to the nearby deserted-looking house to phone for help. If you think that it is strange you ran out of gas because you thought you had most of a tank, shoot yourself instead. You are going to die anyway, and most likely be eaten.
17. Beware of strangers bearing strange tools. For example: chainsaws, staple guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, combines, lawnmowers, butane torches, soldering irons, band saws, or any devices made from deceased companions. (or chipper/shredders, remember Fargo).
18. If you find that your house is built upon a cemetery, now is the time to move in with the in-laws. This also applies to houses that had previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some horrible fashion, or had inhabitants who performed satanic practices in your house.
19. If your parents move you to a town where you find out the high school gym burnt down during Prom night, or hear that a maniac gets loose from a sanitarium every Halloween, then it's time to run away!
20. When trick-or-treating and you come to a house made of gingerbread and gum drops...RUN!! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!! |
Haunting fun in West
Virginia.... Halloween is coming soon and Wv has
many different offerings for spooky, haunting, creepy
fun... 
Brooke Hills
Spooktacular
Wellsburg, West
Virginia
Location: 100 Gist Street
Contact Phone:
304-737-1236
Website:
www.brookehillsspooktacular.com
Details:
Since 1987 the almost 2 centry old chicken farm house has turned into a
haunting attraction in the ohio valley area. There are 11- 13 different
rooms in the old farm house and groups of 8-15 people go in for the
scare of a life time.
Foggy
Bottom Festival Of Fright
Wheeling, West
Virginia
Location: 68 East Cove Ave
Website:
www.festivaloffright.net
Details: The Ohio
Valley's only Three Pronged assault of Horror! Three Haunted Houses for
one low price! Terror never felt so good!
Haunted Dojo at Top Form
Karate
Weirton, West Virginia
Location:
1000 Pennsylvania Ave
Website:
www.haunteddojo.com
Details:
See if you can survive our 20 minute tour through 15000sq/ft of haunted
rooms, the morgue, a not so dead graveyard, maze and butcher
shop.
Hauted Parkersburg Ghost
Tours
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Contact
Phone: 304-428-7978
Website:
www.hauntedparkersburg.com
Details:
Join us, as we stroll over the quaint streets of downtown Parkersburg,
West Virginia covering its haunted history and famous paranormal tales.
Listen as the tour guides tell you stories of the Banshee of Marrtown,
the East End Ghoul, tales of the West Virginia Mothman, the Men in
Black and the November 2nd, 1966 appearance of the alien Indrid Cold
(featured in "The Mothman Prophecies" book and movie) one mile south of
the city limits of Parkersburg.
House Of
The Setting Sun
We
had a fire last June, which burnt our house down. We have risen again
and with our 15+ years of experience are open and ready to scare the
YELLLLL our of you. We are open every weekend in October (friday
&
saturday) from 7-11pm. $8.00 per person. Food/souviners available. When
you get to Greenspring, WV, follow the pumpkins and signs. We'll be
waiting for UUUUUUUU!!!!!!
Sponsored
by the New Martinsville Lions Club Built by Master Magician Dave
Powerswho has had the #1 rated Haunted Attraction In West Virginia for
19 years. Frankenstein
will be your host on this one-of-a-kind Haunted Tour. You will enjoy
the comfort of a cell...experience Old Sparkey the electric chair,
wander through mazes and get lost in the dungeon of the former West
Virginia Penitentiary, one of the scariest places behind
bars!
More West
Virginia Haunted Attractions, Places, & Hayrides Coming
Soon!
"Please note that this is for entertainment purposes only." "It should not be associated with any occult or non Christian activities." |
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Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The
Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the
United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on
November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the
beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often
associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before
the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the
dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated
Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to
earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought
that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the
Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a
people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these
prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the
long, dark winter. To commemorate the event, Druids built huge
sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as
sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During the celebration, the
Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins,
and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was
over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished
earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them
during the coming winter. By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the
majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years
that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were
combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain. The
first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally
commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor
Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is
the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain
probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is
practiced today on Halloween. By the 800s, the influence of
Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope
Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honor
saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was
attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related,
but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called
All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning
All Saints' Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began
to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in
A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to
honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big
bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and
devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints', All
Saints', and All Souls', were called Hallowmas. **Information provided by the History Channel |
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Ball will be at a location in the Weston, Lewis County, West
Virginia WEST VIRGINIA
WITCHES' BALL® website. For information on the 2009
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