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Zombie-fied!
Remember when you’d dress up as your favorite cartoon character—or whatever costume your parents made or bought for you—ring strangers’ doorbells, ask for free candy, and then eat all that candy (without worrying about criminals or calories) until you got a stomachache? Those days are long
gone, but Halloween still has a few tricks and
treats up its Grim Reaper sleeves for you.
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ZOMBIE PORTRAITS
Wondering what your face would look like if
you turned into a brain-chasing ghoul? Send a
digital photograph to artist Rob Sacchetto and
for $80 (plus shipping and handling) he’ll take
creative license in hand-illustrating an original,
full-color portrait depicting you as a zombie.
Looking for the perfect gift for your favorite
horror fan? This is the gift that keeps on living.
zombieportraits.com
BATES MOTEL
AND HAUNTED HAYRIDE,
Glen Mills, Pa. Open Oct. 2-5; Oct. 10-Nov. 1
Built in 1996, the Victorian-style Bates Motel
features incredible woodwork detail, high-tech controls for fog and lighting, and up to
three “scare spots” in each room, designed to
boost the fright value. “My theory was to put
people in the backdoor, scare the hell out of
them, then have them running out the front
door, screaming, laughing and high-fiving,”
says Randy Bates, owner. Every year, Bates
changes about 25 percent of each show—the
motel, the Haunted Hayride and the Haunted
Corn Maze—so visitors can come back each
time for a new experience. thebatesmotel.com
EVENTS
GREENWICH
VILLAGE
HALLOWEEN
PARADE, New York
City. Oct. 31.
Created in 1973 by
a local mask maker
and puppeteer, this
nighttime parade is
the nation’s largest
public Halloween
celebration. Enjoy
the bands, dancers
and artists from the
sidelines or grab a
costume and join in
the parade.
halloween-nyc.com
GREAT
HALLOWEEN
GRAVE DIG, Mahanoy
City, Pa. Oct. 24.
Billed as the world’s
only vampire hunt,
above: pictures from
the infamous greenwich
Village halloween
parade
this team-based
adventure game is
so popular it has a
waiting list. Don’t miss
the Grave Digger’s
Ball. gravedig.com
FESTIVAL OF
THE DEAD, Salem,
Mass. Various dates.
Celebrate the spirits
this Halloween season with such events
as the Annual Psychic
Fair and Witchcraft
Expo (Oct. 1–Nov. 1),
the Vampires’ Masquerade Ball (Oct. 23),
the Mourning Tea
(Oct. 25) and The
Dumb Supper: Dinner
With the Dead
(Oct. 29).
festivalofthedead.com
Steeler Nation
The 2009 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Tennessee
Titans for their home opener on Sept. 10 at Heinz Field. The Steel Curtain
is ready to bring it for another season in the Steel City. The Terrible Towels
are sure to be out en masse, whipping the fans—and team—into a football
frenzy, perhaps on their way to their seventh Super Bowl win since legendary
owner Art Rooney bought the team for $2,500 in 1933. Can the dynasty built
by Bradshaw, Swann and Stallworth prevail? Get your tickets now or tune in
to NBC at 8: 30 p.m. on the 10th to get back to the gridiron. steelers.com
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