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Hauntworld Magazine ranks the scariest places in the country, including lists of the top haunted houses and haunted attractions for each day of October

As the nation continues to struggle in one of the worst economies in history Americans will require a bit more to actually feel fear this Halloween season. In response, Hauntworld Magazine (www.hauntworld.com), the Halloween and haunt industry’s leading trade publication, has announced listings of the most terrifying locations in America, including: the Top 31 Haunted Attractions (one for each day in October), the Top 10 Amusement Park Halloween events and more. These attractions are being recognized for their attention to detail, high-quality special effects, and overall “scare factor”.

The haunted houses and attractions on these lists aren’t your average neighborhood decorations. Each haunted attraction costs up to $1 million to construct, uses professionally trained actors, Hollywood make-up artists and the latest technology in order to transport people into an insane, realistic and horrific environment that rivals any horror movie set. The result is an industry that has grown to generate over $1 BILLION each season, redefining the way people celebrate Halloween.

“Americans have an intrinsic urge to conquer fear and the haunted attractions on these lists are as close as many can get to literally coming face-to-face with true terror,” said Larry Kirchner, Editor-in-Chief of Hauntworld Magazine. “Scary movies and roller coasters are great for a cheap thrill but what these attractions provide their visitors is a sense of exhilaration and an adrenaline rush that can only be felt from live action. These locations are examples of those places in the country you’ll be telling your friends you
survived, not visited.”

Top Professional Haunted Attractions: 2009

The Top 13 Haunted Attractions:
• 1. 13th Gate Haunted House – Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
• 2. Netherworld Haunted House – Atlanta, Georgia
• 3. The Beast – Kansas City, Missouri
• 4. The Darkness Haunted House – St. Louis, Missouri
• 5. House of Torment – Austin, Texas
• 6. Dent Schoolhouse – Cincinnati, Ohio
• 7. Bates Motel – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 8. Haunted Schoolhouse – Akron, Ohio
• 9. Bayville Screampark – Long Island, New York
• 10. House of Shock – New Orleans, Louisiana
• 11. Dead Acres – Columbus, Ohio
• 12. Headless Horseman – Ulster Park, New York
• 13. Graystone Manor – Killen, Alabama

And to visit a haunted attraction for each day of October, the list continues
to include:

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Source: http://www.horror-movies.ca/

Today George Romero’s Survival of the Dead launched a huge attack on the web by opening up several different things. They have official launched a Twitter and MySpace page and also tossed in a pretty cool behind the scenes video. Check out that video below and be sure to stick around for more as we hear it.

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Zombie-palooza hit downtown Fremont July 3 and broke a Guinness World Record. The event was coined “Red White & Dead” in honor of the Fourth of July.

Thousands gathered by the cinema lot at Fremont studios at North 35th Street and Phinney Avenue North. Some had ripped pants, torn T-shirts, “severed skin” and blood, blood, blood.

They lurked the streets – a three block route – and earned double takes from drivers passing by – some amused, others puzzled.

Organizers registered 5,000 zombies to earn the world record.

Registration began at 6 p.m., and hordes of zombies continued stumbling in well after 8 p.m. The dance steps to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” were taught at 8:30 p.m. as a tip of the hat to the late pop super-star.