Get Scared this Halloween!

by mike

Okay I admit that I am a kid a heart. While everyone is lining up to go to the Naughty Tricks and Sexy Treats event, or some other item that mixes sex with our holiday season, I keep thinking of an event I loved as a child…. Haunted Houses.

Denver has a total of ten haunted houses that I know of, and there could be more, spread out around the city. These are not the mild haunted houses I remember, but instead I understand there is some serious fright going on. I haven’t been yet, but it is on my to do list before this holiday slips by. Haven’t thought of going yet, oh go ahead and be a kid. If you need a coupon, most often they are online.

For those that do want to get their freak on, there are so many different adult events advertised in this city that the WestWord must have made an additional million this week on their advertising. What is it that makes all the dudes want to dress up like ladies and all the ladies want to dress up like hookers. Great day to be out with your camera, in fact if you catch some great picks this upcoming scare season please email me and I’ll post them for all to see or better yet just post a response with a link to a Flickr page.

For those that feel a bit more refined, Dracula is coming to Denver’s Ballet and that might be a calm thing to do. Not my speed.

Or as another option, hide away from all the parties, the crazies, and the amateurs hitting downtown this weekend. Rent a scary movie, curl up with someone special and enjoy the holiday safely tucked away in your loft munching on popcorn and m&m’s.

One thing you probably won’t be doing is handing out candy, mostly because too many bad apples (is that literally) have spoiled what was my favorite holiday growing up. I, fortunately, grew up in the last batch of trick or treaters who started out after dark and got to cruise the neighborhood collecting treats until late into the night. From there it went to daylight hours only, and now i think they all get to collect candy at school (so sad).

Anyway, from one scattered subject to the next this holiday is almost here. A few questions tied to this comment…

What was your best Halloween memory?

What is the scariest movie you have ever seen (help to those planning to stay in and rent)?

What’s your plan this year, and what costume?

Creativity points certainly count.

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