Halloween all over the US.... haunted homes, hotels and it's not just for Halloween....

1. Teresa Boardman's Pumpkin Carving Contest - Pumpkins from around the US gather in St. Paul....

1.5  St. Paul's Teresa Board and Bonnie Erickcson collaborated on new song lyrics for Monster Mash edited in...because I can't resist catchy song lyrics. The song lyrics competed in the Halloween Carnival on The Real Estate Tomato Blog. Good luck ladies.... and they won... second edit The Halloween Carnival of Real Estate Winners including the grand prize winner Bill Williams on Active Rain... I have a link to Bill's spooky open house story somewhere on Columbus Best Blog earlier this month. 

2. Haunted Home -Pittsburgh  From Pittsburgh Homes Daily

3. 10 Greatest Ghost Photos Ever Taken from Sellsius Blog

4. Top 10 Haunted Houses in America (included Columbus' Dead Acres, formerly The Haunted Hoochie) from The Real Estate Bloggers.  

5. Idaho's Haunted Places by Lance and Elaine Wells on Active Rain

6. The REAL Haunted Mansion is up for Sale from the Christian Real Estate Network on Active Rain

7. A haunted hotel in California and I have been there.... Content is King--Even if It's Haunted from Roberta Murphy via Active Rain.

8. House not selling could it be the spirits?    Who you gonna call?  Peter Willner on Active Rain says:  "House cleaner or spirit cleaner.........which do you use?"

9. On a more serious note Haunting Disclosures: Death On Property from Ken Smith on Active Rain.  I remember a friend's trauma about a stigmatized house and I once owned one myself... but my lips are sealed.   

10. A New York Ghost Story  from Sellsius° Blog a true haunted house story.

Central Ohio - Previously on Columbus Best Blog

"My World and Welcome to it"

Central Ohio Friday the 13th

 Home Haunters

Best Ghost Tours in Columbus!

Anyone else in the spirit?  

One of "The Wall St. Journal's Top 13 Best Haunted Houses in America" is in Central Ohio, just a short drive from Columbus.

"World Class Extreme Haunted House in Central Ohio"

Central Ohio Halloween Entertainment -  Haunted House's

"Dead Acres (formerly known as Haunted Hoochie)
13861 Broad Street SW, Pataskala 43062

Open September 28, 29, 30, October 5,6,7,12,13,14,19,20,21,26,27,28,
Gates open at 6 p.m. Event begins at 8:30 p.m. until sold out.

General Admission: $15, VIP Admission: $25

Dead Acres is a world class extreme haunted house rated #9 on Hauntworld magazine and the Wall St. Journal's Top 13 Best Haunted Houses in America. "

A dog friend (a human being who loves canines) sent me one of "those emails" quotes about dogs, cute pictures of dogs, including:    

"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons."

-James Thurber

While he went on to live in New York and Europe, Columbus Ohio was home to James Thurber,  writer and cartoonist.  He did a lot of dog cartoons. 

"Thurber House is a unique national treasure"

according to the Thurber House website...and it is in Columbus Ohio.                         

"Welcome to  Thurber House, a literary center for readers and writers located in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. Thurber House is dedicated to promoting the literary arts by presenting quality literary programming; increasing the  awareness of  literature as a significant art form; promoting excellence in writing; providing support for literary artists;  and commemorating Thurber's literary and artistic achievements.   Our programs include author readings, writing classes for children, and celebrations of Thurber's life.   As the only literary center in the country to offer comprehensive literary programming  for adults and children, Thurber House is a unique national treasure."

"Thurber House is part of The Jefferson Center for Learning and the Arts, a one-block stretch of Queen Anne-style Victorian homes that house cultural and social service nonprofit organizations."

Thurber House is probably the Best haunted house in Columbus, the classiest haunted house anyway.  Thurber wrote  "The Night the Ghost Got In," about a ghost in his home.

2006 Summer Picnic Schedule

I was able to verify the quote is a  Thurber dog quote and find other Thurber quotes! 

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