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Horrifying Halloween Happenings (USA) – With Halloween, October 31st, falling on a Thursday this year, most of this season’s celebrations are starting this weekend…And here are some of our favorite frightening ‘haunts’ around the country to experience Halloween at its best…
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, WV) – Having first opened its doors to the mad and unfortunate in 1864, this sprawling West Virginia asylum, which at its peak housed more than 2400 inmates (many who died within its walls), closed in 1994. Now with countless reports of paranormal activity, Halloween ghost tours are available for those fearless enough to take this decrepit compound on.
The Graveyards of New Orleans (Louisiana) – With its southern gothic vibe and voodoo backwoods, there are few cities more truly haunted than New Orleans. And its graveyards are not for the light-hearted.
Salem Haunted Happenings (Salem MA) – Talk about embracing your past…Salem on Halloween is a ‘Witch Fest’ that never disappoints!
The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade (NYC) – No need to explain this pick…right?
Halloween San Francisco (Bay Area, CA) – Same goes here.
On The Big Screen – Not surprisingly there’s a full spectrum of Halloween-ready movie offerings at you local Cineplex. Although more of a dark superhero flick, Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the classic villain in Joker is truly disturbing. But if you’d rather laugh than scream, Zombieland: Double Tap recaptures the macabre and humorous spirit of the original with a few fun twists thrown in.
TV Time & Streaming – The AMC network celebrates every Halloween season with Fearfest, a non-stop horror marathon that runs frightening classics through October 31st. And Netflix is still streaming The Haunting of Hill House, an increasingly horrifying and ultimately effective remake of the original 1959 ghost classic by Shirley Jackson.
THE ACB HALLOWEEEN WEEKEND BEER PICK
A beer’s name is an intrinsic part of any Halloween beer, and AleSmith Brewing’s fall seasonal is not just frighteningly named…it’s frighteningly delicious. Blood red and abundantly hopped to balance out its crimson malt backbone, AleSmith Evil Dead Red is a fiendishly smooth Red Ale that’s only brewed only for the haunting season.
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