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Haunted Houston Halloween 2009

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Check out some photos from a haunted costume ball when the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention was held in Houston.
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Top Kids Costumes for 2009

  1. Optimus Prime
  2. Cheerleader
  3. Bobble Head Ghost
  4. Fairy
  5. Snake Eyes
  6. Star Trek
  7. Vampiress
  8. Wolverine
  9. Power Ranger

Check out these local haunts!

Boo on the Boardwalk

Enjoy the haunted house Dungeon of Doom and tons of spooky fun! Spooktacular entertainment, pumpkin decorating and much more the entire month of October
kemahboardwalk.com


Phobia Haunted Houses - Two locations
290 - Six attractions
18777 Highway 290, Exit West Road

45 - Three attractions
I-45 South, Exit 15 at the Mainland Mall
www.darke.com


Houston Haunted Houses
Scream Factory/Monster Clowns/Haunted Woods
2955 South Sam Houston Parkway East

The Castle of Doom/The Sanitarium/The Texas Chainsaw Maze
1500 Elton Street
www.houstonhauntedhouses.com


ScreamWorld
2225 North Sam Houston Parkway West
www.screamworld.com
Houston Zoo Boo
October 17, 18, 24, 25, & 31
9am - 4pm

On October 17, 18, 24, 25, and 31 we're inviting all little ghouls or goblins to come to the Houston Zoo for Halloween activities that are fun for the whole family!

We encourage all kids to come dressed in their spookiest, scariest, or prettiest Halloween costume! They'll love to show off their costume in our Costume Parade and dance to the "thrilling" music with our children's DJ!

In an effort to be "green," the zoo is asking children to bring their own trick-or-treat bag to the event.
www.houstonzoo.org/zooboo


Texas Terror
Located in Neighborhood 7 at Katy Mills Mall between the AMC Cinema and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Enter from the entrance located near the parking lot. (5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy, TX 77494)
www.texasterror.com
Great Pumpkin Patch
1200 N. Diary Ashford
Go I-10 West, exit Dairy Ashford, and go South. Nursery is 1-2 blocks from I-10

Great Pumpkin Patch. It's a blast for kids! There's free pumpkin decorating, a slime station where kids are making REAL slime, etc


Haunted Trails
1150 Antoine Drive
713-618-DEAD
The outdoor experience of pure terror
11500 Antoine Drive, Houston TX
From Beltway 8 North, exit Antoine, turn north
www.thehauntedtrails.com
Halloween Mansion at Children's Museum of Houston
1500 Binz
713-522-1138
Magic and mystery take over the Children's Museum of Houston as it magically morphs into the McDonald's® Halloween Mansion for two spine-tingling weeks, Oct. 20 through 31! Go on a spooky journey as you wander through the Museum's howlific hallways in search of Halloween goodies and trinkets.
www.cmhouston.org/halloween
Scream on the Green
Discovery Green Park
Sat., Oct. 31, 6pm
Free admission
Dress up the family for a free, fun-filled spooky outdoor Halloween party. Costume Contests  adult, children, dog (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) Café Scarey-oke with KPFT, Living Mausoleum and Statues, Puppet Pizazz, MomHouston button making, Roller Skating Car Hop girls, Fortune tellers, face painters, Mad Science, magicians, caricature artists etc., Vendors with Halloween and "Green" treats of course!, DJ and Dancing (9 to 11 p.m.)
www.discoverygreen.com
Halloween Bash
Saturday, October 31
8pm to 2am
Halloween Party Location: BUS by Minute Maid Park
1800 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77003
www.halloweenbash.org
Haunted Holes at Putt Putt Fun House
806 E. NASA Parkway, Webster TX
281-333-0579
Actors spin a spooky web of family fun with a creepy carnival-themed miniature golf, interactive animatronics and trick-or-treating! Every Friday and Saturday in October from 7-10pm
puttputtfunhouse.com
Galveston Haunted Tours
From its storied harbor to its vault-filled cemeteries to its stately Victorian mansions, historic Galveston is filled with legendary figures and ghostly stories. Galveston Historical Foundation is reviving two "Haunted Happenings" tours and adding a third in a series that was blown away in 2008 by Hurricane Ike.
Tickets for all the "Haunted Happenings" tours are available at GHF's website: www.galvestonhistory.org. Adult prices are $20 for Ashton Villa, $15 for Haunted Harbor; and $12 for Haunted Cemetery.
For more information, call GHF at 409-765-7834.
Terror Dome
16020 I-10, Channelview TX
281-860-9800
spookershalloween.com
ArBOOretum
Saturday, October 24: Noon - 4 p.m.
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX
713-681-8433
houstonarboretum.org
Ghost Tours of Galveston
832-892-7419
Galveston, TX
Founded in 1999 by Ghost Tours Of Galveston creator Dash Beardsley, Ghost Tours of Galveston is Galveston Island's first, foremost, and original haunted historical walking tour. This unique two hour tour combines history, mystery, ghost stories and legends taking you on a journey into Galveston's richly unknown past.
ghosttoursofgalvestonisland.com
Nightmare on the Bayou
I-10 at Studemont, Houston TX
713-868-3344 Ext. 4
nightmareonthebayou.com
Moody Madness at Moody Gardens
409-683-4653
Galveston, TX
moodygardens.com
Top Halloween Candy

  1. Snickers
  2. Nerds
  3. Toostie Rolls
  4. Life Savers
  5. M&Ms
  6. Reese's
  7. Twizzlers
  8. Butterfinger
  9. Skittles
  10. Candy corn