News Articles: 2006
163 Articles
Here is a list of news articles from 2006 about Halloween, haunted houses, trick-or-treating and other Halloween related stories.
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March 31, 2006
Rockford Register Star
Molar Manor's New Dynamic Duo
Ron Singer sells his 'haunted collection' to couple who plan to take attraction to the 'next level.'
April 8, 2006
Rockford Register Star
Halloween added to list of city parades
April 10, 2006
Daily News
Plans afoot to scare all year
April 19, 2006
Milwaukee Journal Setinel
Dispute haunts Hartford
Two factions fight over future of 'Terror on Rural Street' project
April 20, 2006
Milwaukee Journal Setinel
Judge tries to scare up a solution
Mediation ordered in feud over Hartford haunted house
Haunted house feud heads to mediation
Order ending use of group funds extended
May 4, 2006
The Dallas Morning News
Eggs or pumpkins? City can't decide
Farmers Branch: Easter hunt may die to boost Halloween event
June 5, 2006
CBS News
Big Scares Are Big Business and Big Work
AP Centerpiece: Big scares are big business - and big work
June 11, 2006
The Plain Dealer
Haunted-house owners, horror fans have bloody good time at auction
June 14, 2006
News Net Nebraska
Volunteers scare up a good time
Halloween events rely on volunteers, donations
June 30, 2006
Milwaukee Journal Setinel
Things that go bump in Hartford
After 2 hearings, haunted house case still unresolved
July 13, 2006
ThisWeek
Event will crown region's most frightening female
Milwaukee Journal Setinel
Haunted house expected
Receiver to be named for Hartford non-profit
July 18, 2006
The Freeman
'Scariest Woman in the Midwest' from Waukesha
July 20, 2006
Wisconsin State Journal
Halloween revelers will have to pay to party on State St.
July 27, 2006
Duluth News Tribune
Wisconsin Weekend Package
July 30, 2006
Metro West Daily News
Halloween in July
August 10, 2006
Carroll County Times
Roden celebrates all things spooky at Horrorfind
August 31, 2006
St. Petersburg Times
Halloween creeps up
No bones about it: Halloween is now a seasonal retail extravaganza. Sweets don’t cut it anymore. You need props.
September 6, 2006
KRT Wire
Spirits of the night: Halloween inspires creepy cocktails for adults
September 8, 2006
The Badger Herald
Halloween group seeks input
Wisconsin State Journal
Halloween party to be 'Freakfest'
September 12, 2006
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Corn mazes are sprouting in fields all across Wisconsin
September 13, 2006
The Daily Page
Selling the Halloween plans to students
September 14, 2006
The Northwestern
Lost Souls to stay in Oshkosh after all
Times-Herald
Tis the season???
September 15, 2006
The Tennessean
Sexy, silly or sweet Halloween costume reveals a bit about you
September 20, 2006
The Daily Cardinal
$5 official for Halloween ’06
September 23, 2006
Whittier Daily News
A haunting they will go
Local couple bring Halloween dream alive at Covina shop
The Detroit News
Christmas in September
Deck the shelves early and shoppers will come
September 27, 2006
Milwaukee Journal Setinel
Judge clears way for Hartford haunted house
Non-profit's directors sought to halt event
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Halloween business is booming
As holiday's popularity grows, so does its role as moneymaker for retailers
North Devon Gazette
No trick or treat here!
October 1, 2006
The Great Falls Tribune
Boo! bucks: Halloween nears $5 billion in sales
October 2, 2006
Oshkosh Northwestern
No trick: Sales survey sees sweet Halloween
$5 billion of costumes, treats expected to be sold
October 3, 2006
Janesville Gazette
Haunted house needed some helping hands
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Halloween is back from the dead
October 5, 2006
The Sheboygan Press
Dominion of Terror opens for its 15th year
October 6, 2006
Las Cruces Sun-News
Haunt your house for Halloween
October 7, 2006
The Sheboygan Press
Area farms offer gourds of every shape and size
The Clarion-Ledger
Halloween = big bucks
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October takes on a boo-tiful look
Rhinelander Daily News
Journey through the corn maze
October 8, 2006
The Oakland Press
Tricked up
Treaters prepare for Halloween with spirit
October 13, 2006
Courier Post
Monster Mash
Halloween decorations for the home range from simple to funky
October 14, 2006
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
Give them a hand, or a foot
The Marietta Times
Halloween decorating in full swing
The Des Moines Register
50 way to decorate for Halloween
October 15, 2006
Appleton Post-Crescent
Halloween sales a treat for retailers
National spending on holiday may near $5 billion in 2006
October 16, 2006
Appleton Post-Crescent
Nightmares come alive on spooky tours
Menasha haunted house open through Halloween
Janesville Gazette
Haunted houses provide freaks and shrieks
October 17, 2006
Baraboo News Republic
Dog dressing a bit spooky
Fond du Lac Reporter
Fright business
Nationally, almost $5 billion spent on spooky holiday
October 18, 2006
Fond du Lac Reporter
Trick or treat: Kids opt for classics, chocolate
The Citizens Voice
Getting into the Halloween spirit
The Poynter Institute
Thursday Edition: The Halloween Business
Halloween at amusement parks... Top costumes... Halloween alternatives... Pumpkin carving 101.
Petaluma Argus-Courier
Deck the halls — Halloween style
Petaluma resident Bill McCarthy has been decorating his home for Halloween for several years and offers some tips on spooky decor
October 19, 2006
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Motel Hell has fear factor
West Bend Daily News
Not afraid of giving a good scare
Tales from Washington County's 3 haunted houses
The Oshkosh West Index
Area haunted houses put to test by connoisseurs of creepiness
The Journal News
Brewster yard collects food - and attention - for Halloween
Beloit Daily News
How to party on Halloween
October 20, 2006
Appleton Post-Crescent
Communities weigh factors when setting trick-or-treat hours
October 21, 2006
Appleton Post-Crescent
Ghoulish fun loses out to safety of trick-or-treat hours
Daytime haunts on weekend day common here
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Yo-ho-ho, and trick or treat!
The Sheboygan Press
Halloween scares up sales from big ghosts and goblins
Holiday growing in popularity for adult crowd
Daily Southtown
Dying to decorate
Bigger really is better as consumers snatch up pricey Halloween decorations in effort to outdo their neighbors
October 22, 2006
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Halloween brings out the fiendishly creative
The Andalusia Star News
Scary movies come to life on Snowden Drive
October 23, 2006
The Times Plus
A-maze-ing creation
Gazette Newspapers
Homemade Haunted House
Production Terrorizes For Halloween
The Daily News
Dare ya to check out Woodland's scary house
The Union Democrat
When pumpkins just won't do
Kingman Daily Miner
Kingman couple offers frights for free
October 25, 2006
Royal Purple
'House of Darkness'
Terrifies thousands of brave patrons
WMVT
'Tips For Halloween Costumes'
October 26, 2006
Wisconsin State Journal
Costume-clad glad to drop big bucks on Halloween
West Bend Daily News
Retailers scare up Halloween sales
Shop manager: West Bend loves Halloween
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Chat with James Causey
Appleton Post-Crescent
Couple loves to set mood for Halloween
The Salt Lake Tribune
Yard display a ghoulishly good time
What began as a small project 15 years ago has turned into a decked out Halloween extravaganza
The Palestine Herald
When it comes to Halloween, some pull out all the stops
The Palestine Herald
Frightfully good
Where are the best Halloween displays in the East? All over the place!
The Blade
State seeks shutdown of fall fun attraction
'Screamhouse' suit claims fire violations
KSL Television & Radio
Rocky Point Haunted House to Close
Peoria Journal Star
Smile and say 'boo!'
HGTV cameras will be on home haunt and brave souls who go there
Record Breeze
Man embraces spirit of Halloween
El Dorado Hills Telegraph
Local Halloween tricks and treats for all
Halloween tricks and treats for all
October 27, 2006
M Magazine
Trick or treat?
Bay View homeowner chills and thrills with Halloween décor
GM Today
Woman whose mother took down Halloween display plans revised one
TODAY's TMJ 4
Halloween, Milwaukee Style
The Sheboygan Press
Decorating is spooky good fun
Sioux City Journal
Businesses cash in on Halloween
Norwich Bulletin
Move over Christmas; Halloween decor on rise
Norwich Bulletin
They do the Monster Mash
Home decorating for Halloween becoming frightfully popular
Fond du Lac Reporter
Some folks like holiday so much, it's scary
Exeter News-Letter
Fright night
The Beaverton Valley Times
A haunted haunted house
Fake and real ghosts scare visitors of The 13th Door Haunted House in Tigard
ABC 4
Popular "Haunted House" closing its doors
October 28, 2006
Kingsport Times-News
Creating fright night fun for these families
The Seattle Times
Hauntingly delightful homes for Halloween
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Halloween turns Irondequoit homes into horrors
The Press-Enterprise
Halloween home
Effort put into a Palm Desert property is almost scary
The Wichita Eagle
Not exactly bare bones
Wichitan has spent 20 years preparing Halloween yard decorations
The Detroit News
Scaring up Halloween sales
Up to $5B will go for ghosts, goblins, goodies
October 29, 2006
CBS News
Growing Up With Monsters
Often Misunderstood And Feared, Classic Movie Monsters Actually Have A Lot In Common With Us All
Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln woman takes Halloween decorating to a scary extreme
The Courier-Journal
Street shows spirit
Halloween decorating brings neighbors together on Hillcrest Avenue
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Party like a monster, with a little help
Local woman hopes to tap into Halloween hysteria with kits
The Desert Sun
Halloween spending expected to scarily exceed last year's
The Herald
Halloween: A time for kids and neighbors
Detroit Free Press
It's a howl on Howell
Residents on Livonia street do a bloody good job of decorating for Halloween -- from gallows to gargoyles
Portsmouth Herald
$pooky $treets
Napa Valley Register
Local merchants stock Halloween fun
Daily Press & Argus
Woman turns heads with wicked wonderland — See an audio slide show of Hamburg's queen of Halloween
The Miami Herald
Cutler Bay home's display a super spooker
Don't look for a simple scarecrow or pumpkin on Al Rapport's front lawn. Instead, he set up a graveyard, helicopter crash and other scenes to celebrate Halloween.
ABC 30
Spooky Haunted House in Downtown Fresno
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Haunt till you drop on street of chills
Nightmare in Georgetown is the ticket to Halloween fun
October 30, 2006
The Sheboygan Press
Halloween decorations vandalized, homes paintballed
Ledger-Enquirer
The BUSINESS of HALLOWEEN
Survey shows spending on spooky holiday should rise sharply this year
San Antonio Express-News
Halloween brings out the dark side at some local homes
Isthmus
Madison Halloween 2006 videos: Four final views of costumes on parade
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Halloween obsession releases inner ghoul
Casper Star-Tribune
Halloween gains as reason to shop
The Monroe
Gruesome displays a family tradition
Northwest Indiana News
The ghouls next door
Frighteningly dedicated family's Porter home attracts hundreds on Halloween
The Edmonton Journal
Halloween hounds unleash their inner ghouls
The Times-Reporter
Frightfully appealing - Spookiness all part of Halloween fun
The Herald Journal
Little house of horrors
October 31, 2006
TODAY's TMJ4
Trick-or-Treat Candy Stolen
The Freeman
Haunted house scared right out of business
Oconomowoc police to issue citations
Lake Country Reporter
Superman is super hot this Halloween
WEAU
Eau Claire Haunted House Frightens Kids of All Ages
The Badger Herald
Reflecting on Halloween
CNN
'Haunters' work year-round to scare up Halloween frights
The Daily Telegram
Halloween looks different than it used to
Missoulian
Monster house: East Missoula couple goes all out to decorate yard, home for Halloween
Vallejo Times Herald
Spooked out
Last-minute Halloween shoppers struggle to find costume of choice
Martinsville Bulletin
Family creates a spooky Halloween
Scary sight on Pioneer Trail in Collinsville
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Welcome home for Halloween
The News-Press
Cindy Hawkins takes Halloween seriously
Bonita resident may have the scariest house in the city
The Columbia Daily Tribune
Holiday a put-on for adults
Halloween remains a time to treat kids.
Indiana Daily Student
Haunted house scares up seasonal business
Owner donates proceeds to local charities
News 14 Carolina
Former grocery store turned into haunted house
The Blade
Haunted house safety divides 2 fire officials
The Tribune
Pismo's haunted car wash
Five Cities Chevron offers tricksters a treat
The Hillsdale Daily News
Go on in, they dare you
Neighborhood tradition promises more scares, chills — and for a good cause
The Daily News
Yard embellishments scare up a good time
Tri-Valley Dispatch
Tucson couple clears spooky Halloween trail
The State
Not everything about Halloween is frightening
But the thrill of fear'gets your adrenaline going'
WLTX-TV 19
"I Don't Wanna Say It's Unusual, We Just Love Halloween"
The New Bern Sun Journal
A haunting holiday
The Press-Enterprise
Home Is Where the Haunt Is
Pro prop masters transform Inland home of a radio contest winner
Lexington Herald-Leader
Jack o' all trades
Octobers turn pharmacist into a pumpkin carver
November 1, 2006
Appleton Post-Crescent
Halloween spirit alive in Valley
Revelers mark day with tricks, treats and parties
The Sheboygan Press
Halloween: Wasn't it a frightfully good time?
A good scare can be fun— and there was plenty of candy, too
Worrall Community Newspapers, Inc.
Ghouls, goblins ghosts, Oh My!
Charles City Press
Charles City residents dare to scare on Halloween night
Norwich Bulletin
Halloween fosters neighborhood spirit
The Roanoke Times
It's alive!
He's no Dr. Frankenstein, but Michael Lynch devotes himself to his annual Halloween creation.
Rockford Register Star
It's where good scare has become family affair
November 2, 2006
Oconomowoc Focus
Local haunted house shut down by city
The Freeman
Haunted house cited 19 times
Fire code violations also revealed
Record Breeze
Gloucester Twp. man keeps Halloween tradition
November 3, 2006
The Ann Arbor News
A match made in Hell Halloween bride was radiant in black and vampire teeth
November 7, 2006
The Freeman
Bed-and-breakfast's haunted house brings $4,300-plus in fines
Police issue tickets on behalf of Oconomowoc city planner
The Clackamas Review
Seriously Spooky
How to turn a holiday into a hobby, and then a business
