Edward Shanahan, a Paranormal Spirit Observer, Medium and Psychic Reader, in coop­er­a­tion with the Historic Scutt Mansion’s Board of Directors and the Orland Park Historical Society, invites you to share his para­nor­mal spirit expe­ri­ence and knowl­edge at two unique haunted Chicagoland loca­tions! Visit the Scutt Mansion in Joliet and the Senator Humphrey House in Orland Park with Shanahan when he brings a small group of ‘liv­ing’ indi­vid­u­als along to expe­ri­ence and explore these loca­tions at night. Be part of an enter­tain­ing para­nor­mal expe­ri­ence as Shanahan attempts to ‘Cross the Veil’ between the liv­ing and the dead dur­ing the recre­ation of a Victorian Seance!

Thrills, ter­ror and sheer excite­ment return to Calico Ghost Town on Friday, October 23rd dur­ing the annual Ghost Haunt. This year the town has gone all out to pro­vide new hor­rors to the delight of any­one who attends this year’s event dur­ing two fun-filled weekends.

And you thought the job mar­ket was scary? 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”.

If you have nerves of steel, explore the new “Haunted Arkansas” Web sec­tion www.Arkansas.com/haunted — unveiled just in time for Halloween!

It’s nearly that the time of the year again when things go bump in the night. This sea­son, Busch Gardens’ annual “spook­tac­u­lar,” Howl-O-Scream, will fea­ture more attrac­tions than ever before—most of them new—and the effect will be jaw-dropping.