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Updates and news regarding HauntedWisconsin.com

November 30, 2023

2023 Visitors Choice Award winners announced

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Thank you to everyone who voted for your favorite haunted attractions and home haunts in October. Congratulations to all the 2023 Visitors Choice Award winners! View the full list of winners and runners up...


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October 19, 2023

2023 Visitors Choice Awards voting now open

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Have you attended some frighteningly fangtastic haunts this year? Show them your appreciation by voting for them as your favorite haunted attraction in our Visitors Choice Awards. Voting is split into...


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September 16, 2023

Get listed on Haunted Wisconsin

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Another spooktacular Halloween season is upon us and we want to help make it a successful one! Submit or update your event information, add an image and send us your updates to share.


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October 20, 2020

Vote for your favorite 2020 haunted attractions

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Voting is now open for the 2020 Visitors Choice Awards! Have a favorite haunted attraction you attended this year? Vote for them now!


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October 31, 2019

Winter weather trick-or-treat updates

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Due to the winter weather, several communities have rescheduled their trick-or-treat dates & times. Please let us know if we've missed any...


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October 24, 2019

Fall Weekend Guide: October 24-27

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Can you believe the final weekend before Halloween is here?! Costumed characters of all ages will be out in full force this weekend gathering candy trick-or-treating...


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October 17, 2019

Image uploading for event managers is finally here

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We're happy to tell you that you can now (finally) upload your event images directly from your My Account page! This feature is currently only available for events listings...


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October 17, 2019

Fall Weekend Guide: October 17-20

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This weekends guide is filled to the brim with scary and not-so-scary Halloween fun for everyone including candlelit cave tours, 5k runs, paranormal tours and...


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October 14, 2019

2019 Visitors Choice Awards voting now open

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It's time to vote for your favorite 2019 haunted attractions! You can vote for one haunted attraction you've attended in each region of Wisconsin, plus your favorite home haunt...


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October 10, 2019

Fall Weekend Guide: October 10-13

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Chilly temperatures arrive this weekend, but there's still plenty of fall fun to be had. Trick-or-treat at the zoo, watch a...


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October 3, 2019

Fall Weekend Guide: October 3-6

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Hello October! From fall fests to spooky movies to haunted houses, you won't be bored this weekend. Find out more in...


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September 26, 2019

Fall Weekend Guide: September 26-29

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This weekend you can celebrate Halloween at the drive-in, have some family fun at the harvest fair, and visit several haunted houses. Find out more in...


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September 21, 2019

Fall Weekend Guide: September 19-22

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Not sure what you're doing this weekend? Checkout our weekend guide for ideas!


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September 12, 2019

Fall Weekend Guide: September 12-15 - Friday the 13th Full Moon Edition

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This weeks Fall Fun Guide is now out. See which events will be open this spooky Friday the 13th / full moon weekend...


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October 16, 2017

Behind the Screams: Spirits in the Night

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On Friday, October 6th we visited the Rock County Historical Society's Spirits in the Night: The Tallman Crypt haunted attraction. 2017 marks their 2nd season which brings an all new storyline...


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October 15, 2016

Weekend Event Guide: October 14-16, 2016

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Another beautiful fall weekend has arrived and only two weekends remain until Halloween. Take some time to view the changing colors, have a campfire, pick some pumpkins, decorate your house, and have some spooky fun at a haunted attraction.


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October 13, 2016

Vote for your favorite Wisconsin haunted attractions

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Voting is open for our 2016 Visitors Choice Awards. Just make sure you're logged in with your Haunted Wisconsin, Facebook or Google account and vote for your favorite Wisconsin haunted attractions throughout the state.


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September 13, 2016

Behind the Screams at The Basement FX

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We recently had the opportunity to visit the workshop of local online retailer, The Basement FX in Milwaukee. Even though they've only in business for a short time, they are absolute professionals and create some amazing and highly detailed silicone masks and gloves. Their mask lineup will soon include latex and fiberglass masks, as well as a new butcher line with Ed Gein style skin masks


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August 28, 2016

Review Crew members wanted

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We are currently looking for additional members to join our team of reviewers. Every September & October, our Review Crew travels to a minimum of 4 participating haunted attractions and give honest unbiased reviews.


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October 1, 2015

The Haunted Barn returns

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October of 2013 was set to be the 10th and final year of The Haunted Barn in Stoughton. However after only a year without operating their own haunt...


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September 24, 2015

Turbo Kid Milwaukee Film Festival Community Partner

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I'm excited to announce that Haunted Wisconsin is a 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival Community Partner on the film Turbo Kid!   In the post-apocalyptic future of 1997, acid rain beats down on the...


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November 13, 2014

2014 Visitors Choice Winners Announced

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The 2014 Visitors Choice Award winners have been announced.  Every year we let you, the visitors, pick your favorite haunted attractions from each region throughout the state as well as your favorite home haunt / yard display. We hope everyone had a spooktacular Halloween season.


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November 13, 2014

Behind the Screams: The Haunt - Haunted Barn & Haunted Hayride

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Andy & I visited The Haunt - Haunted Barn & Haunted Hayride in Walworth on October 18th for a Behind the Screams video. We had a fun time and loved all the farm fun activities and yummy snacks.


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October 25, 2014

Behind the Screams: Misery Haunted House

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On October 11th, Andy & I visited Misery Haunted House in Little Chute for a Behind the Screams video. This was our first visit and we were very impressed! ...


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October 17, 2014

Behind the Screams: Screamin Acres

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On October 4th, Andy & I traveled to Screamin Acres in Stoughton for a Behind the Screams video. We had been there once before and noticed many changes and improvements since our previous visit a couple years ago.


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October 15, 2014

Win free haunted house tickets - Week 3

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Enter until 11:59pm Thursday, October 16 for a chance to win tickets to one of the following haunted attractions...


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October 11, 2014

More options to search for events

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We apologize it's taken a while, but the city and county event search options are back! You can now find out how many events are taking place in each city and county throughout Wisconsin and click on each one to see more information. In case you missed our earlier news item, the map, calendar and zip code/distance search options are also back.  Please let us know if we're missing any of your favorite features from our old site.  


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October 9, 2014

Win free haunted house tickets - Week 2

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Enter until 11:59pm tonight (Thursday, October 9) for a chance to win tickets to one of the following haunted attractions: ...


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October 3, 2014

Foggy Fridays

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We'll be giving away two bottles of fog juice from our friends over at Simply Fog Juice in Janesville, Wis. every Friday in October. Simply Fog Juice uses pharmaceutical grade ingredients that have been approved by the FDA as safe.


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September 27, 2014

Search events by map and date

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Our map and calendar pages have returned! These are two of our most popular search options and we hope you're as excited to see them back as we are. You can once again search for an event on our map page by zooming in and out around the state and clicking on a pumpkin to see the event. You can also view our calendar to see how many events are open every day and click on a date to view the list. We're still working on updating, so look for reviews and other items coming back soon.


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September 24, 2014

Returning Features

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We've had a lot of you ask if we'll bringing back our old search options and the answer is YES! You'll soon be able to search again for events by city, county, zip code, map and date/calendar again. We'll also be bringing back our My Fright Finder feature and the reviews. Let us know if there's anything else you'd like to see!


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September 22, 2014

Submit your 2014 event information

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October is almost here. Take a few minutes now to submit or update your event information and get a FREE listing. We accept all kinds of Halloween/fall events and receive over 250,000 visitors to the site every September & October. Don't miss out!


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July 18, 2014

2014 Advertising information now available

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We have a variety of free and low cost advertising options available. Click here to see our 2014 rate card. Banners will be displayed on our updated site soon to be revealed.


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March 26, 2014

New look coming soon

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In order to give you a better viewing experience on multiple devices (phones, tablets, etc.) we're currently working on a new site design for Haunted Wisconsin, but we need your help. Tell us how you would improve HauntedWisconsin.com. We'll be giving away a few Haunted Wisconsin t-shirts and maybe a few other extra goodies to those of you who help us. Just send an email to [email protected] with your suggestions. Unfortunately due to the new site design our advertising information for 2014 is not yet available. We'll make an announcement here and on Facebook as soon as it is. Thank...


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November 5, 2013

2013 Visitors Choice Award Winners Announced

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Congrats to all of the haunted attractions who received votes in our 2013 Visitors Choice Awards. Winners were chosen by registered HauntedWisconsin.com visitors. Each visitor was able to vote for as many events as desired in each category. Duplicate votes by visitors for the same event in the same category were automatically discarded. Many events recieved votes but only the top five are shown (sometimes more in the case of a tie). Here are the first place winners in each category: NE Region: The Haunted Mansion NW Region: 1st Place Tie!  Dreadwood Haunted Forest & Luck FFA Haunted House &...


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October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

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Halloween is finally here! How will you be spening this spooky day?


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October 27, 2013

2013 Trick-or-Treat Dates & Times

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Some communities were out trick-or-treating yesterday, but many more will be holding it today, on Halloween and even next weekend! Find out when your community will be trick-or-treating  by looking at our trick-or-treat page for dates & times. Don't see your community listed? Let us know if you have information and we'll add it.


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October 20, 2013

Burial Chamber Haunted House Complex: Behind the Screams

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Andy and I attended Burial Chamber Haunted House Complex in Neenah on October 11 during their 12th haunt season. Burial Chamber has three separate and unique haunted attractions, so you can choose one or visit all three for the ultimate night of scares. This is very popular haunt, so be prepared to wait in line for a while. Luckily they have some yummy snacks available and videos playing on screens, so the wait doesn't feel quite so long. You can event go to their website and buy a timed ticket. Within 15 minutes of your scheduled time just  bring your...


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October 13, 2013

Behind the Screams: Terror on Rural Street

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Andy and I attended Terror on Rural Street on October 5 during their 17th haunt season. This may be a charity haunt, but it certainly looks and feels very professional with some fantastic sets and effects as well as a nice warm waiting area.  Although you may get a little wet while you're in the house! Click here for more information.


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October 12, 2013

Behind the Screams: Abandoned Haunted House Complex

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Andy and I attended Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount Pleasant on October 4 during their second haunt season. They have two incredible indoor haunts with amazing details and actors. They put a lot of work into this once abandoned building, so make sure you stop out for a scary good time! Click here for more information.


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October 9, 2013

More trick-or-treat information added

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We've added the dates and times for several more municipalties to our trick-or-treat page. Don't see your location listed? We'll add more as we get the information. Know the 2013 date & time for a location not listed? Send us the information and we'll add it to the list!  


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October 7, 2013

Behind the Screams: The Haunted Barn

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Andy and I attended The Haunted Barn in Stoughton for the opening weekend of their 10th and final season. They've worked hard to make sure their final season is a memorable one.   General admission is just $18.00 and is well worth it! They've greatly expanded the outdoor portion of the haunt, so don't expect a short walk through! In addition, they've added some great CGI effects along with some fun twists and turns.   Make sure you attend before they close for good!   Click here for more information.  


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September 29, 2013

Great day for pumpkin picking

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The weather is beatiful today and there's no Packer game on, so why not head outdoors and find your great pumpkin along with enjoying a hayride, corn maze and other fall fun.  We have over 100 pumpkin farms listed on our Wisconsin Pumpkin Patches page. You're sure to find one near you!


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September 24, 2013

Is your 2013 event information listed?

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Take a minute now to be sure your 2013 event information is up. We accept all types of Halloween and fall events including but not limited to Zombie Walks, Zombie Pub Crawls, Halloween Costume Parties, Haunted Houses, Hayrides, Corn Mazes and Festivals.   Every year we clear out our event directory in order to ensure we have only the most up to date information. If you haven't already submitted your 2013 event information, take a few minutes now to do so.   If you provided a user name when submitting your event, simply log in and update your event information....


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August 28, 2013

Join our Review Crew

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We’re currently looking for additional members to join our team of reviewers.  Every October, our Review Crew travels to a minimum of 4 participating haunted attractions and give honest unbiased reviews. Apply today if you’re at least 17 years old, available the first three weekends in October, can provide your own transportation and write well. Want more information? Check out our Review Crew F.A.Q. page. Applications must be received by Saturday, September 7.


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August 14, 2013

Submit/Update your event information

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Every year we clear out our event directory in order to ensure we have only the most up to date information. If you haven't already submitted your 2013 event information, take a few minutes now to do so. If you provided a user name when submitting your event, simply log in and update your event information. If you're not sure what user name you used, just search for your event and you’ll see the user name (if any) that was used near the bottom of the left sidebar next to “Managed by”. Boost your traffic with an Enhanced Event Listing....


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July 8, 2013

Trick-or-treat dates & times

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More trick-or-treat dates & times have been added to our trick-or-treat page. Don't see your location listed? Don't worry, we'll add more as we get the information. Know the 2013 date & time for a location not listed? Send us the information and we'll add it to the list!  


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March 18, 2013

Skeleton hoodie giveaway

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Bones in the Hood Giveaway Halloween may be a little more than a half year away, but that won’t stop us from teaming up with our friends over at HalloweenCostumes.com to giveaway one of the skeleton hoodies pictured below! Check out the skeleton sweatshirt here         See the pink skeleton hoodie here For your chance to win, simply send an email to [email protected] with the subject line, “Skeleton Key” for your chance to unlock the prize of your choice. One winner will be chosen randomly on Friday, March 29 and will have their pick of either of the sweatshirts pictured above....


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January 19, 2013

Happy New Year!

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Back in the saddle We took a little break over the holidays and now we're back to focusing on the Haunted Wisconsin and the best holiday ever, Halloween! Trust us, it's never too early to start. Time always flys by too quickly, and with one programmer and two idea makers, we never accomplish everthing we want to.  Even so,  we'll once again be focusing on making the site easy to use and bringing you the information you want. We love getting your feedback and want to know what you think! Feel free to contact us anytime and let us know what...


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November 10, 2012

2012 Visitors Choice Award Winners Announced

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The winners of the 2012 Visitors Choice Awards are now up. Are your favorite haunts on the list? If not, be sure to vote for them next year! Click here to see the winners!


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October 29, 2012

Vote now through November 3rd

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You still have time to vote for your favorite haunted attractions throughout the state! Several haunts will be open this weekend, so voting will remain open through Saturday, November 3rd. Click here to vote for your favorite haunts! Multiple votes by one person for one haunt will not be counted.


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October 20, 2012

Vote for your favorite haunted attractions now

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Be sure to vote for your favorite haunts now in the 2012 Visitors Choice Awards! Only one vote per haunt per person. Multiple votes for one haunt will not be counted. Click here to vote now!


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October 16, 2012

Chamber of Horrors Interview

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On Friday, October 12th we had the opportunity to go through the Chamber of Horrors haunted house and shoot some zombies in their new Zombie Hunt. We also  put together the following video just for you. Be sure to check them out this weekend!  


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October 12, 2012

Haunted Wisconsin at Chamber of Horrors Tonight

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The Haunted Wisconsin staff will be at the Chamber of Horrors in Fall River tonight! We'll be taking photos and video as well as shooting some zombies in their new Zombie Hunt area. We can't wait!


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October 11, 2012

Win tickets to Hauntfest in West Allis

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Like our Facebook post regarding this contest for a chance to win RVIP tickets to Hauntfest in West Allis. RVIP tickets let you jump right to the front of the line! Tickets are good for this weekend only (Oct. 12, 13 & 14)! Update: CONGRATS to Jessie G. and Krista H. for winning the tickets!!


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October 10, 2012

Submit your event reviews

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We want to know what you thought about the events you've attended! Was there a family friendly event you attended that your kids loved? Was there a haunted attraction that was super scary? Or maybe an event didn't live up to your expectations? Let us and visitors to HauntedWisconsin.com know! Click here to submit your reviews.


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October 9, 2012

Win tickets to Treinen Farm Corn Maze

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Win a four pack of passes good for corn maze admission at Treinen Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Lodi, WI. Answer the following question for a chance to win. Question: How wide are the main figure trails?Watch the video below for the answer and EMAIL the answer to [email protected] winners will be picked at random. have been picked! Congrats to Amanda, Tracey and Paige!!


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October 9, 2012

Oblivion Haunted House Interview

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On Saturday, October 6th we had the opportunity to get a behind the scenes tour and interview at Oblivion Haunted House . The crew at Oblivion put some great detail into their sets, makeup, costumes and characters. Be sure to check them out next weekend! 


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October 1, 2012

2012 Visitors Choice Awards

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Voting is now open for the 2012 Visitors Choice Awards! Choose your favorite haunted attraction in each WI region. Only one vote per haunt per person. Multiple votes for one haunt will not be counted. Click here to vote now!


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September 8, 2012

Submit your event information

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The haunt season is just around the corner! If you run a haunted house, hayride, home haunt, zombie walk, corn maze or any other Halloween or paranormal type of event in Wisconsin you need to submit your event information now. It's FREE! Don't delay, submit your information today! http://www.hauntedwisconsin.com/events/submit/


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August 14, 2012

Submit/Update your 2012 Event Information

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Submit your 2012 Event Information for FREE! Click here to submit your 2012 event information.   We accept all types of Halloween related events including haunted attractions, home haunts, corn mazes, zombie walks, ghost tours, hayrides and more! Update your Event Information   If you haven't already updated your information for 2012, your event is not listed in our 2012 directory. Take a few minutes to login now and update it. Don’t have an account with us? Don’t want to type all of your information in again? Just do the following: Sign up for an account: http://messageboards.hauntedwisconsin.com/ucp.php?mode=site_register Let us know...


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July 23, 2012

Only 100 days until Halloween!

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If you operate a haunted house, hayride, home haunt, zombie walk, corn maze or any other Halloween related event in Wisconsin and haven't already submitted your 2012 event information, do it now! It's FREE!


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May 31, 2012

Attention Halloween business owners

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NOW is the time to begin advertising and exposing your business to thousands of HauntedWisconsin.com visitors! Why now? The haunting season begins in less than 130 days! Halloween items have been known to start popping up in some stores as early as July (one month away!). More exposure. Take care of it now before you get too busy. We receive over 200,000 unique visitors in September & October alone, so why not expose your business to even more visitors? We have a variety of advertising options available, including some FREE options! View our Advertising Rate Card for more information! Submit...


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May 3, 2012

Framework Updated

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We recently updated the framework for Haunted Wisconsin, and noticed some items need to be tweaked. Please let us know if you notice any pages or other items that are not currently working. We're hoping to get everything fixed over the weekend. Thanks!


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April 25, 2012

Follow us on Pinterest!

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We have a variety of boards including Vintage Halloween, DIY Halloween Props, DIY Costumes & Ideas, Halloween Wedding ideas and more! Do you have a Halloween board on Pinterest? Let us know and we'll follow you back!


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April 25, 2012

Submit your 2012 event information

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We're halfway to Halloween!! Our 2012 submit event form is available for you to submit your 2012 event information. Be sure to include your user name so you can update your event information at  any time. If you submitted your event information last year and included a user name, you can log in now and update your information. We accept all Wisconsin Halloween related events, fall festivals and paranormal events. Not sure if your event qualifies? Send us an email.


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February 23, 2012

2012 Advertising information now available

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Updated 3/06/12: Information regarding our variety of free and low cost advertising options is now available. With Halloween being over 200 days away it may seem early to think about advertising, but don't wait! Several Site Sponsor banner spots have already been sold. If you'd like to expose your Halloween related event or business to over 200,000 unique visitors in September and October alone, then click here to learn more. **UPDATE 3/06/2012** There are only one (1) Site Sponsor Header A and two (2) Site Sponsor Sidebar A spots left!


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January 2, 2012

Happy New Year!

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We hope you had a spooktacular 2011 and wish you an even better 2012! Once again we'll be working hard to make HauntedWisconsin.com your #1 source for Halloween events and happenings in Wisconsin. As always, please let us know if you have any ideas!


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November 7, 2011

2011 Visitors Choice Award Winners Announced

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The list of the 2011 Visitors Choice Award winners are now up! Click here to see who won.


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October 27, 2011

We Support Costumes For Kids

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HauntedWisconsin.com is proud to help sponsor Costumes For Kids! Costumes for Kids is a program designed to collect new or used costumes, make-up, props and fun party décor for disabled and less fortunate children to give them the Halloween they deserve. The program has been established since 2008 and is looking for haunted attractions, individuals, Halloween enthusiasts, and more to donate their new, unused, and gently used costumes. These costumes in return will be distributed to children who are less fortunate, and children with disabilities including hard to find costumes themes for children in wheel chairs and special needs. Just...


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October 26, 2011

Vote for your favorite haunted attractions

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Don't forget to vote for your favorite 2011 haunted attractions in each region of Wisconsin! Own or operate a haunted attraction? Be sure to add this banner to your website.


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October 25, 2011

Night of Fright Winner Announced

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Congratulations to Robert Smith Jr., the winner of our Night of Fright contest! He and a guest will become scareactors at the Wisconsin Fear Grounds in Waukesha this Friday, October 28th. The Wisconsin Fear Grounds was recently named the #1 MUST SEE Haunted House in America by Haunted Attraction Magazine. After a fun night of being a scareactor, the staff of HauntedWisconsin.com will take Robert and his guest to the Brookfield Applebee's for a delicious dinner! If you're a veteran, be sure to stop in to your local Applebee's on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11 as Applebee's will once again thank...


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October 21, 2011

Night of Fright Contest - Enter Now!

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On Friday, October 28th, 2011, join the staff of HauntedWisconsin.com beginning at 5pm for a night you won’t soon forget. You and one guest will join Jennifer, Andy & Dan at the Wisconsin Fear Grounds, recently named the number one Must See Haunt for 2011 by Haunted Attraction Magazine. Here you’ll get a ghoulish new look and will show everyone just how hideous you truly are, by becoming a character in one of the Fear Grounds three haunted attractions; Morgan Manor, Morgana's Torment and Unstable. If you’re not too scared, you’ll get to end the night by experiencing all three...


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October 20, 2011

Interview on WCLO-AM radio in Janesville

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Jennifer will be doing a live interview tomorrow at 9:30 am on WCLO-AM radio in Janesville! Be sure to tune in.


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October 20, 2011

"Illusions in the Night" winners

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Congrats to the winners of the death certificates to David Seebach's "Illusions in the Night" for this Friday, October 21st!Rebecca C. of MilwaukeeThomi M. of ViroquaSamantha S. of Fond du Lac


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October 19, 2011

See David Seebach's "Illusions in the Night" for FREE

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Win a death certificate to David Seebach's "Illusions in the Night" this Friday, October 21st in Milwaukee and a HauntedWisconsin.com t-shirt.How to win? Answer the following question by 9pm Thursday:Many people attend in groups and...You can find the answer on their website: http://www.illusionsinthenight.com/ Send us the answer along with your name, mailing address and t-shirt size. Three winners will be picked at random.Note: The death certificate admits a group of four if exchanged at the box office at least 30 min. before the show begins at 7:30pm.


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October 19, 2011

Congrats to our recent ticket winners

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Chamber of HorrorsCourtney K. of Watertown Monster Mayhem Donnie W. of Saukville & Karina R. of Kenosha The House of BathorySean D. of Green Bay & Holly Q. of Jackson Haunted High Jennifer M. of Cudahy & Barb W. of Genoa City


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October 17, 2011

Win tickets!

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This is your last chance to win 2 tickets to one of the following haunted attractions and a HauntedWisconsin.com t-shirt!Chamber of Horrors in Fall River (2 winners)Monster Mayhem in Milwaukee (2 winners)The House of Bathory in Manitowoc (2 winners)Haunted High in Oconomowoc (2 winners) How can you win? Just tell us what you would like to see added to HauntedWisconsin.com. Send your idea to [email protected] and include the following information by 9pm Wednesday, October 17:^ Your name^ Your mailing address (so we can send your tickets and t-shirt to you)^ T-shirt size (small, medium, large, extra large)^ Which haunt listed above...


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October 12, 2011

Congrats to the recent ticket winners

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Congratulations to the winners of our recent ticket giveaways!Haunted High winners: Melissa R. of Cudahy and Kristin H. of Verona.House of Bathory winners: John F. of Chicago and Nicole C. of Milwaukee.Monster Mayhem winners: Marie K. of Waukesha and Imelda V. of Milwaukee. Watch for more chances to win soon!


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October 12, 2011

Win 2 tickets to Monster Mayhem

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Want to win a HauntedWisconsin.com t-shirt and 2 tickets to Monster Mayhem in Milwaukee? All you need to do is answer the following question; All civilians must report to the BUNKER for training on... Click here to find the answer. Send the answer along with your name, mailing address and t-shirt size (Small, Medium, Large, or XL) to [email protected] by 9pm. Two winners will be picked TONIGHT (10/12/11)!


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October 10, 2011

Win tickets to House of Bathory or Haunted High

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Want two (2) tickets to either Haunted High in Oconomowoc or the House of Bathory in Manitowoc, and a HauntedWisconsin.com t-shirt? Send an email to [email protected] with the following information: How you found out about HauntedWisconsin.com. Which haunt you want tickets for; Haunted High or House of Bathory. Your name Mailing address T-shirt size (Small, Medium, Large, or XL) Four (4) winners will be picked at 9pm (cst) on Wednesday, October 12th.


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October 5, 2011

Win 2 tickets to The House of Bathory

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Congratulations to Christine H. who just won two tickets to The House of Bathory and a HauntedWisconsin.com t-shirt! More contests coming soon! ---------- Win 2 free tickets to The House of Bathory in Manitowoc and a HauntedWisconsin.com t-shirt!What contest is The House of Bathory holding every Friday night at 9:00pm? Check out their website for the answer. http://www.deadbydawn.com/Email the answer to [email protected] along with your name, mailing address and t-shirt size.


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October 4, 2011

Win 2 free tickets to Haunted High

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Go to the Haunted High website and find the answer to the following question. What can you watch in the haunted auditorium? Send your answer, name and mailing address to [email protected]. We'll be choosing one winner tonight!  We'll be announcing more contests very soon! Edited: Congratulations to Aimee C. for winning two tickets to Haunted High and a HauntedWisconsin.com t-shirt!


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October 4, 2011

Vote for your favorite haunted attractions

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Voting is now open! Be sure to cast your vote in the Visitors Choice Awards for your favortie regional haunted attractions and home haunts. The top 5 in each region will be announced in November. Click here to vote now!


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October 1, 2011

Haunted High and The Dark Side tonight

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Dan, Andy and Jennifer of HauntedWisconsin com will be out at The Dark Side in Ixonia and Haunted High in Oconomowoc TONIGHT! If you see us, be sure to say hi!


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September 30, 2011

Events this weekend - Sept. 30 - Oct. 2

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There are now only 31 days until Halloween! This weekend even more Halloween events and haunted attractions open for the season. Friday - 30 events open Saturday - 41 events open Sunday -14 events open Spotlight Event Monster Mayhem Haunted Laser Tag - Milwaukee This year you can help fight off the zombie infestation at Monster Mayhem! Monster Mayhem has incorporated laser tag into their haunted attraction. They open for the season tonight! Reviews Did you love an event you attended this year? Or, maybe you didn't like it too much? Let others know what you thought about Halloween events...


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September 16, 2011

Submit Your Event Information (again)

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We just discovered our submit event form has not been working correctly for about the last month. We greatly apologize! If you submitted your information and it' s not on the site, please take a few minutes to submit it now. After you submit your information, you should see a confirmation page letting you know we received the information. Thank you!


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August 9, 2011

Apply to be part of our Review Crew

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We're currently looking for additional Review Crew members to travel to haunts throughout Wisconsin. Want to know more? Click here to read our Review Crew F.A.Q. Applications are due by midnight on Friday, August 26. You should apply if the following describes you!• Love Halloween• Love haunted attractions• Good writing, spelling & grammar skills• No affiliation with a haunt for the past 18 months• Able & willing to travel to four assigned haunts during the first four weekends in October• Ability to provide interesting, constructive, unbiased reviews• Able & willing to drive over an hour one way• Are 17 years...


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June 27, 2011

Submit your Halloween event information

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Summer may have just begun, but that doesn’t mean you should wait until the fall to submit your Halloween event information to HauntedWisconsin.com. Take a few minutes now to update or send us this year's information. If you have registered in the past, you can click here to login and update your event information. Contact us if you forgot your user name or can’t remember if you registered. We can find out for you. Please note: We recently updated our login page, so if experience any problems logging into your Haunted Wisconsin account, you will need to clear the cookies...


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June 17, 2011

Update: No Site Sponsor Spots Left

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Update: There are no more Site Sponsor Sidebar advertising spots available. However, we still have Enhanced Event Listings available. This is a great low cost option to help make your event stand out! Contact me for more information.


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June 13, 2011

Login Updated

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If you're having any problems logging into your Haunted Wisconsin account, please clear the cookies in your web browser. You should then be able to login. Contact us if you continue to have problems loggin in.


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May 26, 2011

Announcement: Collaboration with GMPRG

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Over the past 10 years, HauntedWisconsin.com worked hard to provide you with up to date information on local Halloween happenings such as haunted attractions, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches. Due to your feedback, we’ll be expanding our focus and are happy to announce a collaboration with the Greater Milwaukee Paranormal Research Group (GMPRG). The GMPRG was founded in 2007 and their initiative is to help prove or disprove alleged paranormal activity through the use of several scientific methods as well as the talents of their diverse and unique members that make up their investigative team. The GMPRG is led by...


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April 7, 2011

Site Sponsor advertising update - 3 spots left

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Updated 4/08/2011 We currently only have three (3) of our #4 Sidebar B banner spots available. If you would like to purchase a spot or get more information, please contact me ASAP so you don't miss out! Large Header (spot 1) -- SOLD OUT Small Header (spot 2) -- SOLD OUT Sidebar A (spot 3) -- SOLD OUT Sidebar B (spot 4) -- Three spots left


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April 1, 2011

Sold Out - Large Header Site Sponsorships

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Just an FYI for those who received our advertising information. The six Large Header Site Sponsor banners (#1) are no longer available. We still have the Small Header, and Sidebar Sponsor banners available at this time.


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March 30, 2011

Advertising information now available

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Advertising information for 2011 is now available! If you'd like information on banner advertising with HauntedWisconsin.com, please send us an email.


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March 28, 2011

Updating for 2011

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As you've probably noticed, we're currently in the process of updating the look of Haunted Wisconsin. The complete site transformation should be done before summer. So until then, expect some of the pages to look a bit out of order. Feel free to send us suggestions! Advertisers - Information will be out soon!


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December 8, 2010

Changes for 2011

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We're planning on making some changes to the site as we move into our 11th year. We're currently working on ways to update the look and functionality of the site to help it easier for you to find the information you're looking for. In addition, for those of you that advertise or are thinking about advertising on the site, we'll also be making changes to our advertising options. Look for new ad spots, different banner sizes and more affordable options for all advertisers. We also want to know what changes YOU would like to see made to the site. Either...


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November 1, 2010

VCA Winners

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The voting for the 2010 Visitors Choice Awards has closed. Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all of the fans who voted for their favorite haunted attractions. Click here to see who won. 


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October 27, 2010

Vote for your favorite haunts

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Don't forget to vote for your favorite 2010 haunted attractions in the Visitors Choice Awards! Voting will take place through Halloween & winners will be announced in November. Make sure you vote so the winners aren't decided by only the haunt staff and operators!You can vote for as many haunts as you like for each category by coming back and voting again! Sorry, but duplicate votes wont be counted when voting for the same haunt more than once per category.


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October 8, 2010

Visitors Choice Awards are back

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The VC Awards are back for 2010! Vote now for your favorite haunts. Voting will take place through Halloween & winners will be announced in November.You can vote for as many haunts as you like for each category by coming back and voting again! Sorry, but duplicate votes wont be counted when voting for the same haunt more than once per category.


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October 1, 2010

As featured on WFRV-TV

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Thanks to WFRV-TV for featuring HauntedWisconsin.com yesterday!


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September 10, 2010

New Review Crew Members

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Welcome to the new members of our 2010 Review Crew team; Allyson, Brett, Justin, Greg and Crystal!Be sure to check out our Review Crew page in the upcoming weeks to read more about our RC members and to read their reviews!Thank you to everyone who applied to be part of this years Review Crew. We received many great applications which made it even more difficult to choose our new members. If you didn't get picked this year, please try again next year!


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August 27, 2010

Today is the last day to apply for the Review Crew

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Applications are DUE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (FRIDAY, AUGUST 27). You should apply if the following describes you!• Love Halloween• Love haunted attractions• Good writing, spelling & grammar skills• No affiliation with a haunt for the past 18 months• Able & willing to travel to five assigned haunts anytime prior to the last week in October• Ability to provide interesting, constructive, unbiased reviews• Able & willing to drive an hour or more one way• Are 17 years of age or older (current members are in their early 20's to early 40's) Please read our Review Crew F.A.Q. page prior to applying....


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August 13, 2010

Only two weeks left to apply for the Review Crew

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There's still time to apply to be part of our Review Crew! We want YOU to be part of the crew!! We especially need those of you from the Madison/Whitewater area or those willing to travel there. Not only do you get to have fun checking out Halloween haunted attractions, but you'll get to meet your fellow RC members and the staff of HauntedWisconsin.com at our annual Meet & Greet / Early Halloween party! Applications are DUE BY MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 27. You should apply if the following describes you! • Love Halloween • Love haunted attractions • Good...


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July 14, 2010

2010 Review Crew application now available

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Be part of HauntedWisconsin.com! We're currently looking for additional Review Crew members to travel to haunts throughout Wisconsin. Applications are due by midnight on Friday, August 27. You should apply if the following describes you! • Love Halloween • Love haunted attractions • Good writing, spelling & grammar skills • No affiliation with a haunt for the past 18 months • Able & willing to travel to five assigned haunts during the first four weekends in October • Ability to provide interesting, constructive, unbiased reviews • Able & willing to drive an hour or more one way • Are 17...


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July 1, 2010

July advertising special - $75 off

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From now through July 31st, get $75 off when you purchase both a Site Sponsor ad spot (any tier) and a Bottom Fold banner ad spot (9 left). Featured Event advertisers and Contest Sponsors may also purchase either a Site Sponsor ad spot or a Bottom Fold banner ad spot for $75 off through July 31st. Click here for more information about advertising on HauntedWisconsin.com. The discount will be $50 after July 31, 2010. One discount per advertiser.


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June 2, 2010

New Event Category Added - Zombie Walk

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Thanks to a suggestion on our message board, we've added a new 'Zombie Walk' category to our events pages. If you're in charge of a zombie walk and/or zombie pub crawl or are associated with it, please submit the information to our event listing for free! Please also feel free to add information on our message board as well!


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April 11, 2010

Sign up for our newsletter

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To help keep you updated, we'll soon be sending out newsletters with information about local Halloween happenings and site updates. We’ll also notify you with any breaking news such as an event being closed for the night, so you don’t waste your time driving there. And of course we know everyone loves discounts and free stuff! We’ll send you coupons from local events and businesses and will let you know about any contests we’ll be holding. Click here to sign up!


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January 29, 2010

10 year anniversary

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HauntedWisconsin.com is now in its 10th year online! Thank you to everyone who has visited and interacted with us over the years. We'll continue to improve the site and hope to be your #1 source for Halloween and haunted attraction information in Wisconsin for many years to come! As always, we welcome your ideas and suggestions! Click here to let us know how we can improve. Want to see how we've changed over the years? Click here! We wish everyone a tremendous 2010!!


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September 6, 2009

New additions to the Review Crew and staff

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The HauntedWisconsin.com team met yesterday to look over the applications for new Review Crew members. It was a tough decision, but we decided to add thee new members. Welcome to Pete, Ted and Christopher! Thank you to everyone who sent us applications to be part of the Review Crew. We have also added a new staff member, Johnny Ramos! Johnny was part of our very first Review Crew and has been a great asset to Haunted Wisconsin. He will be helping with the RC as well media relations and anything else we can throw at him. We hope everyone has...


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August 28, 2009

Review Crew applications due on 9/04/09

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If you want to be part of this years Review Crew, you only have ONE WEEK LEFT to submit an application! Do you LOVE haunted attractions? Do your friends ask you for advice on what haunts to go to? Do you visit at least five Wisconsin haunts every October? Do you have good writing skills? Would you like to be a part of HauntedWisconsin.com? If you answered YES to all of the above, then you should fill out an application to be part of our Review Crew! We're looking for just a couple more haunt lovers to join our Review...


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August 23, 2009

2009 Review Crew application available

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Do you LOVE haunted attractions? Do your friends ask you for advice on what haunts to go to? Do you visit at least five Wisconsin haunts every October? Do you have good writing skills? Would you like to be a part of HauntedWisconsin.com? If you answered YES to all of the above, then you should fill out an application to be part of our Review Crew! We're looking for just a couple more haunt lovers to join our Review Crew, so if you think you have what it takes to be a great reviewer fill out an application by Friday,...


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August 17, 2009

New drop-down menu's

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We added drop-down menus to the site on Sunday. We're hoping this will make it easier for everyone to find information on the site. Let us know what you think and if you have any suggestions.


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March 20, 2009

Advertising information now available

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If you're interested in advertising with HauntedWisconsin.com, please contact me for further information. We do not currently have any Featured Event spots available, but we are taking names for our waiting list. Please note: We have cleared the waiting list, so you'll need to contact us again to be added.


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February 17, 2009

2009 Updates

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We'll soon be clearing out all of the 2008 information for the new year! We took a short break for the holidays, but we're back to working on HW. We've been working on the look and functions of visitor reviews and we're cooking up some more ideas for the site. Our advertising options/prices for 2009 will be out soon. We're making some tweaks to give you more bang for your buck! If you have any suggestions, be sure to let us know! We'll do our best to implement your ideas this year.


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January 13, 2009

Happy New Year!

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The HW team will soon be getting back to work with updates for 2009. We look forward to all the Halloween and haunt happenings this year and hope everyone's having a great 2009 so far! Be sure to let us know what you'd like to see on the site this year.


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November 12, 2008

Visitors Choice Haunt Awards - Voting Closed

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Voting wrapped up last weekend and we will be announcing the winners in a few days! As a reminder, all winners are picked by you, the visitors! All votes were submitted by visitors to HauntedWisconsin.com. The HW staff does not participate in voting. Keep an eye out for the winners list coming soon!


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October 31, 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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The most spooktacular day of the year is finally here and there's a ton of holiday fun taking place today and Saturday; trick-or-treating, parties, scary movies, haunted houses and more! We hope everyone has a frightfully fun day but watch out for the little one's trick-or-treating!! Today's Events Saturday's Events


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October 29, 2008

Follow-up: Tickets to The Haunted Barn

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All tickets have been given away! Thank you to everyone who responded. Happy Haunting!!


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October 29, 2008

Free tickets to The Haunted Barn in Stoughton

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The first 6 people to email me will receive free admission for two to The Haunted Barn in Stoughton, open this Friday and Saturday. Please include your first and last name for verification at the ticket booth.


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October 12, 2008

Visitors Choice Awards voting page now available

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The 2008 Visitors Choice Awards page is now up. Click here to vote for your favorite haunt(s) in categories such as Best Gross Out Scare, Most Improved Haunt and Favorite Haunt. Winners will be announced at the end of the season!


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October 9, 2008

Submit your reviews

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Our submit event form is up. Click here to submit reviews for Wisconsin events you've attended this year! Please note: We're still working on bits and pieces with the reviews, so keep an eye out for changes and additions.


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September 28, 2008

Reviews Coming Soon

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Yes, we will be bringing back visitor reviews as well as our Review Crew reviews. We will be working on the new forms today and they should be up soon!


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September 23, 2008

Submit your Halloween event information

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If you have or know of a Halloween related event not in our Event Directory, click here to submit the information so others will know about the spooktacular event. We also still have advertising options available if you'd like to help spread the word about your Halloween related event. Click here for more information.


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September 16, 2008

New Review Crew members

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Thank you to everyone who applied to be part of our 2008 Review Crew. There were many qualified applicants this year! We decided to add two new RC members and would like to welcome Ryan and Char to the crew! Be sure to submit visitor reviews this year for a better chance of joining our 2009 Review Crew.


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September 14, 2008

Review Crew Applications Closed

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Thank you to everyone who applied to be part of this years Review Crew. We will contact new members shortly! If you missed out this year, be sure to submit Visitor Reviews and apply next year!


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