Be on the lookout for dEdmonton’s Most Haunted!

September 21, 2009 By


What is dEdmonton’s Most Haunted?

Every Halloween homes, yards, and community halls throughout the Edmonton region are mysteriously transformed into frightfully fun Haunted Houses, Grisly Graveyards, and All-Ages Abattoirs. They might be across town or just down the block, but their locations have always been shrouded in secrecy – until now!

We want everyone to know about the E-ville extreme makeovers that these home haunters perform. And since many of them collect donations for the Food Bank or for other charities, you can scare yourself silly while supporting a good cause.

So plan a tour of dEdmonton’s Most Haunted, or add one of these mansions of the macabre to your route for trick-or-treating.

If you are one of dEdmonton’s Most Haunted but we are not currently tracking you on our map, please contact dEdmonton to turn yourself in.


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The Clyde Haunted House Invades Westlock!

August 23, 2009 By

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Last weekend while the denizens of dEdmonton were preparing for a Bloody (but peaceful) Gorilla hunt in Spruce Grove, our good friends from the Clyde Haunted House took their crew of witches, werewolves, hearses and mummies on the road to scare up some fun in the parade for Westlock’s Annual Fair and Rodeo.

They were very kind to fly the dEdmonton banner for us, so we could be there in spirit, and their entry won third place in their category! The judges were probably impressed by the lustrous coat and firm, proud haunches of the Wolfman.

Clap for the Wolfman












2009 will be the 4th year for the Clyde Haunted House. It’s on October 31st from 4:00pm to 10:30pm in the Clyde Community Hall, which is about an hour north of Edmonton. Last year they had nearly 1000 visitors – in a town with a population of 500!

It’s open to all ages at no charge, but they do ask visitors to bring donations for the Food Bank.

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They’ve got two gorgeous hearses, and this year their goal is to fill one of them with food (but why stop at one, right?)












They have two venues: for the young ones (children under 11) and those young at heart, there is a guided tour and all the creepy crawlies promise to behave themselves; after that it’s Enter at your own Risk.

There are treats for all the kids, and coffee and hot chocolate for the adults.

So if you’re in the neighbourhood on Halloween don’t forget to drop by for a scare!


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One day we’ll get these groups together to settle the age-old questions:

Wolfman vs. Gorilla



















Zom-brownie vs. Mummy

(Personally, a Zombie-Wolfman could take all of ‘em. Although nothing beats a Mummy-Gorilla.)

Westlock Photos are by Ashley Rich

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Volunteers needed to operate a festival

June 21, 2009 By

Scarecrow Festival 2009

Scarecrow Festival 2009

The Scarecrow Festival is Edmonton’s premier children’s Halloween festival. They are looking for some volunteer help in organizing the festival – some of these positions are needed immediately, and others closer to hte event (October 16-18). Some of the positions they are looking for are:

A coordinator(s) of the Family Halloween Howl – This is an evening paid admission fundraising event (Friday) that is a dinner, silent auction, and activities for the kids. The coordinator will be responsible for the dinner, processing the attendee information, assigning seating, etc; the auction is being handled separately, and the activities will be manned by student volunteers.

Public Relations Coordinator – media contact and coordination.

Cookie Decorating Venue coordinator – this position is well defined and ready to run. The duties include contacting the suppliers, ordering, setting up the venue, and supervising the venue for the weekend of the Festival. This could use 1-2 people as well as weekend supervisory help.

Pumpkin House – this is also defined in duties. It involves setting up some pre festival activities of getting pumpkins decorated, then assembling the Pumpkin House for the weekend of the festival.

In addition, several positions on the weekend will be needed to run various events, man volunteer tables, help with crafts and games, etc.

Check out more details at http://www.scarecrowfestival.org/volunteers.htm and pass this on to anyone you know that might be interested.

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