Make Scary St. Patty's Plans

Sure, St. Patty's Day weekend will likely involve some green beer, green shirts, green beads, and green partying. Not wanting to miss out on the fun, the Witches of Coven Manor at Dark Hour Haunted House have also decided to go green that weekend. Grab your Lady Luck, Leprechaun or someone you want to get lucky with for a scaringly fun St. Patrick's Slay Weekend.

Dark Hour Haunted House is undoubtedly one of the best haunted houses in town. Checked it out with the Sig-O in October and it's not to be missed. (Here's that write up) The St. Patty's Slay show is all new, so if you've been before, it's still worth the trip and a little green. Get you tickets and all the deets at www.darkhourhauntedhouse.com 

Plano Just Got A Lot Scarier . . . . With Dark Hour Haunted House

It’s that time of year again – the one where you watch the scary movie you come across while channel surfing, buy all the orange and black candy at Target, and carefully plan who will be the friend or date you cling to for dear life as you go through a haunted house. So, of course I grabbed the Sig-O and we headed off to check out haunted houses. While the Sig-O certainly enjoys a good haunted house, the real entertainment is apparently my own screaming more than the children who are in the tour behind us. I also have a tendency to teach them new words if they're following too closely.

We've seen a number of the haunts around to, there’s a new kid on the haunted house block that’s well worth your trip to Plano and your haunted house dollars – Dark Hour Haunted House.

While I won’t ruin your haunted house experience by giving you the room by room fright breakdown, I will say that the folks behind Dark Hour have spared no expense and it shows. This is not your neighborhood haunted house for the kiddos and this is definitely not the same old guy with a hockey mask chasing you with a chainsaw. Dark Hour Haunted House provides a full experience that will likely show up in your dreams and nightmares for a week. The lighting, sound system and special effects are worth the trip, even if you pretend to be one of those who doesn't scare.

Halloween is almost here, so you’re worried about those dreaded lines this weekend. While Dark Hour’s line moves well, you’ll be happy to stand in line a few extra minutes to watch the Dark Hour dancers do their dances to (what else?) Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Once you enter, the route takes you through three areas – Dominion of the Dead, Coven Manner and Voodoo Vengeance. Again, we won’t ruin your experience with the details, but as you go through , don’t forget to notice all the details they've included in the haunt – bricks that were cut by hand, reclaimed wood on houses and decoration that’s been done with a careful eye to intrigue and frighten you at the same time.

As one of the only haunted houses in the area to hire professional actors, Dark Hour has elevated the level of our local haunts. They know just when to jump out or look alive to get that perfect scare. Their elaborate sets and lighting have been designed to intensify the fright you’ll get. It’s rather remarkable given that they've been in the building just under eight weeks and built all the sets from the ground up (the 30,000 square foot space used to be a Sports Authority). You’ve still got a few weeks to check out Dark Hour and they’re open Friday-Sunday through November 2^nd (as well as the Thursday of Halloween, of course).

Click here for more details, tickets and directions for Dark Hour Haunted House

Half Price Scarborough Faire Tickets and Pictures from My SF Adventure

Ok, so Sig-O convinved me to go to Scarborough Faire last weekend and it turned out to be entertaining. If you just want to take advantage of this deal for half price and get your tickets now, click here. If you want to see my awesome pictures from this adventure, keep reading.

Oh, and in case you need the details about the festival, here:
Scarborough Renaissance Festival runs eight consecutive weekends and Memorial Day Monday each spring. The Festival is a Renaissance-themed festival based on the year 1533, during the reign of England’s King Henry VIII. There are 21 stages with over 200 performances and three Full Combat Jousts daily, as well as Falconry demonstrations.

And here are my awesome photos:

Seriously, this dude was just wandering around the faire. Not talking, kind of grunting. Hide your children

You can get your libations and random food at the Crown Kitchens.

She has a tail. Seriously. These people dress up for going to the Faire. That means they actually OWN these costumes. And now she owns a tail to go with it.

You know you want these. I wonder if they have a Scarborough Faire wedding registry area?

Turtle Races. Thrilling.

I picked out your dress for next year's faire. You're welcome.
You better buy this deal or the scary unicorns will find you.

Because Haunted Houses Shouldn't Just Be for Halloween

or Christmas. Sig-O, several friends and I all hit up Moxley Manor Haunted House at Christmas time last year, and let me just say that the elves had gone mad. Apparently they were bad little girls and boys that felt like taking it out on you. That being said, Moxley Manor is a great haunted house that will have your Sig-O screaming like a little girl and clinging to you for dear life. You'll get the benefits of watching some 2 hour long horror flick in just 15 or 20 minutes. And today's deal gets you in for 1/2 price. Get the savings scared out of you with today's 50%-off deal from Moxley Manor Haunted House in Bedford. Receive two tickets for a visit to the Manor on April 29 or 30, or the Friday the 13th event in May for $15 (regularly $30). Cited by North Texas Daily as "pee your pants scary" and DFW HauntWorld as "disturbing," this manor offers more scares than your creepy neighbor's annual haunted house. Drop in at the end of April, or visit on May 13 and explore every room and dark hallway of the house as you try to make it out alive. This deal is scary good --you're going to have to move faster than a zombie to keep it alive: http://livingsocial.com/deals/33974-two-tickets