My Name
is Jeffrey "the Haunted" Armbruster and For the season I have created this
page to express Horror, Halloween, and just sheer terror! You
will find links to many other ghastly sites and info regarding Haunted
events right here in the Mid-Michigan area. So grab a loved one PRINT
OFF MY HAUNT LIST and be sure you venture out in to the night to enjoy
the horror of the season. As the 2002 season draws near be sure to check
back often for the gruesome details as whats upcoming and being added in
the world of the living dead and the tricities! Happy Haunting!!
Ha
Ha Ha Ha Ha!!
ALERT!!!!!
www.darkhaunt.org
October 17-31 - Please Click above for Details!!
The grand adventure each and every October is
to find the scariest, most outrageous haunted house. We are a part of that
group which starts in early October to find that
Holy Grail. We are looking for the "ten story get your money at the end
haunt."
It may be a figment of our collective imagination
but someday I will find it.
I like the beginning of the season best. Actors
are fresh, the haunts paint jobs are still wet and the rawness of the routines
allows for great improvisational moments.
The owner/creators look out at you with a look of anticipation. We are
their judges, juries;
critic all wrapped into one. What we report back
to our friends will make them or break them.
"She looks like a screamer" an older woman whispers
to an actor who runs back to tell the minions in back. If any motivation
speech works in a haunted house those words do.
They wait for us. We the few, the chosen, the screamers. And if treated
right I scream all right. I once screamed
so hard and long that my vocal chord gave out so I could only croak.
"She looks like a croaker" doesn’t have the same
motivational ring. So I was happy when my vocal chords returned the next
day.Haunted houses are everywhere. Created by
little kids in their basement, in huge Expo centers by large corporations,
in tents by vagabonds of ex ren fair groupies
or in private homes by the truly possessed.
Each has its own special taste, it’s own special
experience. So this is what this is all about. The adventure we call haunting.
Haunting for haunts. We are the few, the brave,
the Haunted. And this is a diary of our adventures of searching for the
perfect
scare. Stay tune, we have a lot to unload on
you.
We have our car. It is a station wagon. It will
fit 6 comfortably. We will stick 14 people in it. We have our maps - they
have all
the local Taco Bells marked. They are a big supporter
of haunts, so they will know were some of the biggest are and if they
don’t their customers will. We have downloads
from Haunted Americas’ Haunted Pages, it is one of the few places to get
the
correct hours and map to our intended destinations.
We have our radio tuned to the hip station, to hear commercials on
possible new haunts and, of course, cool tunes.
And today we add a special weapon to our arsenal – the cell phone. We know
four other groups going out. We have their cell
phone numbers and on the half-hour we give them a call – to check up on
what
they have found out, and we act accordingly.
We are ready; the journey is about to begin. The
sun is setting in the Autumn sky. The leaves crunch beneath my feet. And
I
can imagine the smell of gasoline and chainsaw
oil in the distance. I want to scream. Oh yes, I am wearing my Depends.
(Quoted From Haunted America's Carrie..)
Halloween,also
known as All Hallows Eve, Oct. 31,is the night that
the veil
between the realms of the living and the dead is at its
thinnest,when
the dead return to once again walk amongst the living!!
The night of Oct.31 is seen as the night that the earth herself
passes into death,becoming dormant and still,as the harsh autumn
winds moan and howl, cold and lifeless,through the naked,stiffened
branches of trees once green and alive in the warmth of the summer
sun,which is now only a fading memory.
Death enshrouds the once vibrant earth,embracing her with it's
silent cold on All Hallows Eve.
Believing that ones dead loved ones,ancestors,friends or any wayward
soul would return on that night,the ancients began the tradition of
placing plates of the finest food and bits of treats that the
household had to offer on their doorsteps,as gifts,to appease the
hunger of the ghostly wanderers,hence,one of the traditions that
paved the way for the modern tradition of Trick or Treats.
(it's said to bring good luck in the upcoming year to give out only
the best,that you will reap what you sow)
The problem was... if the souls of dead loved ones could return that
night,so could anything else,human or not,nice or not-so-nice ,hence
the tradition of putting out Jack o' lanterns.
The Jack o' lantern, originally a turnip,is now usually a
pumpkin,carved with intricate,scowling faces and illuminated with
wax candles from within.
Placed on the dwellings doorstep,it was originally used to scare
away any malignant spirits/demons that happened by the home.It was
said that if a demon or such were to encounter something as fiendish
looking as themselves that they'd run away in terror,thus sparing
the houses dwellers from the ravages of dark entities.
The spirits of the dead loved ones or just regular human spirits
wouldn't be offended by the Jack o' lantern though,since they would
already be aware of its purpose,having been human before
death,they'd have carved them once themselves.
Incidentally,the tradition of Gargoyles carved into buildings and
such has a similar purpose,to scare away evil entities.
Here
are cool Projects I have made or are presently making for my annual Yard
Haunt...Thanks Guys....
Doug
Ferguson's Famous Flying Crank Ghost..AWESOME prop for the Season
Scott
Nicholson's Plans for a really Ghastly and realistic Coffin for Halloween
Scaring
Cliff's
Cool Plans For a Coffin Body Slinger thats sure to add a scare to your
Season
Matt
Ponke's Plan for a really cool Electric Chair Prop thats sure to give you
a charge
Chris
Silvia's haunted Plans for realistic and inexpensive Grave Stones for Haunting
Scott
Messinger's Cool Cemetary Fence Plan to enhance your Gravestones!!
Buy and Bid on Props and Halloween
Items at Ebay..Sign up and Bid NOW!
My Project and Halloween Pics
Upcoming Haunted Events in Mid-Michigan 2002
2002 LIST
FAVORITES!!
Junction Valley Railroad Spook Train
- Bridgeport MI...Corner of Junction & Dixie Hwy
Enjoy the scenic ride with 250
Jack-o-Lanterns lighting the way. Filled with thrills and
chills, from over 80 different
scenes along the track!! Lots of suprises from our live
spooks!! This all adds up
to a very exciting and scary way to experience the season!
****
Hoffmans Haunted Barn - Bridgeport,
MI...Across from Junction Valley Spook Train..
Hoffman Farms does it again with
another year of Hay Driven Barn freakin terror!! Travel through this
haunted barn and encounter a maze of hay as you will most assuredly encounter
spooks, zombies, and ghastly characters trapped inside..The question is
will you make it out alive or will you forever join them?
Roethke Park Train Ride - Shields,
MI...M-46 Near Crooked Creek
Oct 26,27,28 - dark til 11pm -
5.00
A miniature railroad system filled
with many of today’s most haunted scenes
and spooky characters. Travel in
horror down these tracks of terror at blistering spine chilling speeds
as you visit many creatures of the night!! ALL ABOARD.. ****
DARKHAUNT -Saginaw Valley
Blood Program Haunted Trail and House..Saginaw, MI . Returning this year
to the Haunted woods of the Saginaw Valley Blood Program is this gruesome
walk of terror inside and out!! Sure to scare you into never walking
alone in the woods again!! This haunt will be filled with horror which
will add up to a frightfully good time!! Check your heart before attending
this one!! I'M WORKING AT THIS ONE SO BE SURE TO ASK FOR JEFF AND
SAY HI..I'LL BE AT OR NEAR MY FLYING CRANK GHOST!! ****
Rocky Horror Picture Show - Shooters
Sports Bar - Shields MI Near Crooked Creek
Contact Gayle at the Saginaw Valley
Blood Program for details..517-755-5387
Donate Blood and receive 2 free
passes!! 10th Yr !!
Village
of the Living Dead
- St. Charles, MI...M-52 to Water Street and West 4 Blocks
One of Michigan’s top 3 attractions,
this haunted house is sure to send you
away screaming. Encounter a house
filled with haunted psychos, a dark maze, and
many more scenes of terror... *****
Lansing Jaycess Haunted Spookhouse
- Lansing, MI in WashingtonSquare
108 South Washington Square in
downtown Lansing
near the intersection of Michigan
and Washington, just west of Oldsmobile Park.
Contact Lansing Jaycees for details
at 517-373-4786 or email
or visit webpage
Spooky Trails Starrs Farms in Linden,
MI...Near the Corner of Owen and Linden
Free Parking Contact (810)
735-6073 (seasonal line) for info..Discount coupons avail at Flint area
kessels and VG's Visit Spooky Trails Haunted Hayrides for a "Frightfully"
good time. You will never experience a more fearful forty minutes. This
hayride through the deep dark woods will bring out your most terrifying
screams. This year we're featuring
over two dozen of the most bone-chilling haunts! ****
Saginaw County Parks Halloween Event
Contact Mark or Jaime at 517-790-5282
for the Gruesome Details...
Sundance Riding Stables Haunted
Hayrides and Barn - Lansing, MI...Near Grand Ledge
Contact Russ at 517-627-5500 for
the Gruesome Details!! This event gives you your choice to be Frighten
while taking a scary ride along a Haunted Hayride or Entering a Haunted
Stable full of the Living Dead and haunted Souls!! Try both if you
have the Guts!! ****
Executioners Castle - Flint, MI
- Details for 2001 to come in time.
Seventh Heaven Haunted House - Flint,
MI...Near the Corunna Rd exit on Corruna Rd by I-75 in the Kessel Plaza...Free
Walk thru for customers to their halloween store..Oct 1 -31 during open
hrs..Call for info at 810-234-6080
Crossroads Village Ghost Train -
Flint, MI...Bray Road just North of Flint off of I-475 (exit 13) near Saginaw
and
Stanley Rds...Contact 1-800-648-PARK for details
Board our steam railroad for a
ride full of silly frights..Trick or Treat through our Haunted Victorian
Village. A frightfully good show in the Opera House, cider and doughnuts
and generous candy treats are all included in your admission.. ***
Ratings..... ***** = Best
IF YOU KNOW OF ANY MORE PLEASE EMAIL ME HERE!!
2002
IT WAS A BLAST..PICS NOW AVAILABLE
FROM PAST YRS on my Cedar
Point Halloweekends page!! We meet a group from Halloween-L there
each year who are as big of freaks as I am when it comes to haunting!!
Check this page out to see what Halloweekends is all about!! 2001
Promises to be best ever with Cedar Point possible investing 6 figures
for this!! ALL NEW Haunted house(s) this season and much much more
from what I hear!!
Spooky Sights..... 
> Haunted
House.org This is a Great and New
site that lists a complete record of Haunted Houses
all
over the U.S. and Canada!! Full of Event info, Contacts, and dates
and times!!
> Haunted
Attraction Magazine Run by my List Friend Leonard Pickel, this
is THE PREMIER PUBLICATION FOR
THE
DARK AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY
> Haunted
America This site is professionally done with all sorts of links
to Haunted
Happenings
throughout the country!! Many other fun things as well. Filled with stories...
> Terror
By Design A great site for picking up all the Halloween Products you
need to turn
your
home into that Haunted haven you've been dying for...(no pun intended)
> Halloween-L
This site has all kinds of great halloween ideas to liven or kill any part
of
your
season. Pictures, sounds, and great halloween archives.
> Phantasmechanics
Fab site for building your own low cost horror animatronic halloween
figures
and scenes!! Many great ideas for turning your house into a scream...
> Nation
Wide Listing A Great site for checking out many haunted events throughout
the
country.
Private and Commercial!!
> Stuartizm
Designs A talented Airbrush artist who can help create the perfect
Halloween
Mural
or design for your Haunted Event! His work is extremely Gruesome andsure
to leave you
Horror!!
> Scott's
Halloween Page A Great site for the Home
Haunter with many links to Other Home Huanters and errie
Projects to make your Yard
or Home that spooky place this season!!
> Another Scott's
Halloween Page with great info on how to's for all you prop builders
and home Haunters out there
> Halloween-L
Haunt Page Listing of many members of Halloween-L and their respective
Halloween pages..Many great sites
out there from us Members
with great Info in many Categories..
> Matt's
Spooky Halloween Page is a great place for Prop info and plans for
seasons come and gone for Haunting.. Filled with
great Links as well
> Allen's
Halloween Page is a great Halloween site for Props and building spooky
things for the Yard and House if your
intentions are such..Good
links as well..
> Jason Meyer's Hallowscream
webpage is a collection of information, sounds, images, instructions, recipes,
links to
other good Halloween websites, and
ideas to help liven up your next All Hallow's Eve...
> Karl Field's Pirates
of Emerson is a "Pirate themed Haunt in Fremont, CA"..Enjoy Matee!!
> The Haunting
at 332 is a Great Yard Haunt set up and operated by Mike the Halloween
Man!! A man after my own
Passion...Yard Haunting
> Spookyworld
Themepark The stuff that nightmares are made of!!
COME TALK TO ME ON THE HALLOWEEN-L
LIST!!
More
to come real soon.......
e-mail me
at armbrus9@pilot.msu.edu
My favorite season is here again
with tricks and treats for one and all.
Soon may the heat of summer pass,
and usher in the chill of fall!
So when you hear the lone wolves howl
and ghoulish voices' eerie calls,
you'll know where I'll be surely found,
a-haunting these familiar halls.
And if 'tis frightful fun
you seek,
be you small or
be you tall,
your spirits will rise with ghostly glee,
come join us at our Halloween Ball!
Happy
Halloweeeeeen!
(special thanks for the verse by Doug Ferguson)
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