Hey remember me, 365 Halloween? During the off season it can get pretty dead around here. Hey, even the biggest Halloween fans tend to get wrapped up in other endeavors during the beginning of the year. One way to jumpstart your interest for Halloween 2008 is the HorrorFind Horror Weekend from March 28-30th. Your ticket will get your entry to all their spooky, Halloween, and horror themed events;

Haunt & Halloween seminars
Costume contest
Horror movie screenings
Haunted House
Celebrity Q&A/Commentary
Spooky Art Show
Merchant Area
and lots

2007 was a terrifyingly good year for Knott’s Halloween Haunt. Here’s our review and pictures.

You’ve been toiling away on your costume (or pumpkin, prop, spooky art, whatever the case may be) to freak out the impending trick-or-treaters. Your creation can win you a handful of treats, too! Some of these contests are frightfully simple to enter, while the rest require varying degrees of participation. Whether you only have a moment to join a mailing list, or have set aside months to create a fantastic costume or prop, you’ll find a contest perfect for you.

MAKE/CRAFT DIY Halloween Contest: Submit images of your homemade Halloween creations to the flickr pool. Categories include pumpkins, costumes, decorations or gadgets, and food.
Prizes: A trip to Maker Faire San Francisco and a bunch of other TBA prizes
Deadline: November 4, 2007

Curbly Candy Corn Challenge: To enter, transform these syrupy wedges into something seasonally superior for your home. Or, take …

Hey Halloween discount seekers, I have a few sales and coupons for you;

Buy Costumes Blowout- Use coupon code clear25 to get 25% off all clearance costumes. They’re already marked way down so if you’re looking for the absolute cheapest costume, this sale is for you. Expires October 15, 2007

Costume Craze- Use coupon code GET5 to get 5% off all orders. Expires October 31, 2007

Illuminations- All Halloween items are 25% off (no coupon needed), shipping is free on orders over $75, plus get 15% off your order total with this link (again, no coupon needed).

One Step Ahead & Leaps and Bounds- On either site you can use coupon code HAUNT10 to get $10 off orders $75+ that include one or more costumes. Expires October 21, 2007

The Big Horror DVD Sale- …

Blog updates have been a little sporadic lately because we’ve been slaving away in our dungeon creating pages such as the List of Top Scary Movies.

Like we mentioned earlier, October is obviously the month when everyone wants to watch lots of scary movies. We’ve made it quick to find the scary movie you’re in the mood for by breaking them up into easy to scan categories. What are my favorite categories you ask? Thanks for asking. I tend to search through the Zombies and Horror Comedy first, but it’s hard to go through October without watching a few Cult Classics.

This list is big, but by no means exhaustive. We need your opinions on what you think should be added to the list! We will definitely update it throughout the year, …

Use these easy-to-scan categories to find the scary movie you’re in the mood for. We’ve got everything from gore-fests, family friendly, zombies, vampires, TV shows and more.