Haunted In Hillsboro

Wanted: Minions!

Master — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:44:11 +0000

We’re looking for a few good ~~victims~~ minions to help out this year and possibly longer. If you have ever wanted to be part of a great Haunted House, this is your chance! We are only open Halloween night, so it’s not a lengthy commitment, but we can promise a good time. Use our contact page to drop us an email and we’ll contact you soon.

2011 Haunt Gets Underway

Master — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:17:21 +0000

Tonight we’ll be meeting to discuss our plans for the 2011 Haunted House Since we’re compelled to outdo ourselves each year, it’s going to be interesting to see what kinds of ideas everyone has!

This year we’ll also be attending the West Coast Haunters Convention in May!

Tonight’s Haunt is better than ever!

Master — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:08:53 +0000

Thanks in part to inspirations from other folks who put on some amazing amateur haunts, we’ve added a ton of new frightening features this year.

We’ve been able to add video and audio special effects, and a number of surprises that we can’t reveal until tonight

Fun Facts About Halloween

Master — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:47:05 +0000

Trick or Treating

There are 36 million children aged 5 to 13 in the United States – all potential trick or treaters. They, and their older or younger friends, could potentially knock on 110 million doors, the number of occupied housing units in the country.

Residents in 93% of households consider their neighborhood safe, and 78% feel safe walking at night within a mile of their home.

Your Jack o’ Lantern most likely came from Illinois, which grew 542 million pounds of pumpkin in 2007. California, New York and Ohio each produced at least 100 million pounds of the gourd.
Candy and Costumes by the Numbers

Each American ate 24.5 pounds of candy last year, on average. There were 2,077 costume rental shops across the country in 2006.

About 1,170 manufacturers make chocolate and cocoa products, employing 39,457 people and shipping $13.9 billion worth of sweets. The most are located in California and the number two state is Pennsylvania.

Only 473 plants manufacture non-chocolate candy, worth $7.2 billion, providing jobs for 18,733 people. Again, California was the sweetest state.

Halloween History

The origins of Halloween can be traced to the ancient Celts. The Celtic New Year rituals first blended with Roman holidays and then the Roman Catholic All Saint’s festival.

In 1921, Anoka, Minn., held the first official, citywide observance of Halloween in the U.S.

Source: the U.S. Census Bureau

You know it’s getting serious when…

Master — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:51:29 +0000

….we break out the big boy lumber! Walls are going up, things are coming together, going to be insane this year.

Starting 2010

Master — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:06:28 +0000

Well we’ve got a jump on Halloween this year and I think everyone will enjoy the finished product. We have some new minions joining our ranks this year, and we are excited to see what they bring to the game. Also some old minions have moved on, and we wish them best of luck. Keep an eye on the page as we are hoping to be adding a lot over the next couple weeks

The fun begins…

Master — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:50:34 +0000

More than a month earlier than last year – yay! Time to get started. Something you want to see in our 2010 Haunted House? Be sure to let us know!

Thank you – Vote for your favorites!

Master — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:13:58 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out and made our Haunted House a great success! If you made it here, welcome – we put our address on the back of all our candy so you can come back after your visit and vote for your favorite costume. They are all listed on the ‘Vote Here!’ page. Maybe we’ll do something nice for the winner – he he, but maybe they’ll be handed over to the ghouls. Thanks again – hope to see you all next year. Send us an email and we’ll add you to our newsletter, which only comes out 2-4 times a year, so no spam from us!

Getting Ready!

Master — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:50:33 +0000

Lots of last minute work, lots of pumpkin guts everywhere, it was a good work night. Tomorrow night we’ll finish pumpkins, light them and post photos so you can vote for your favorite!

*Remember – our Haunted House is one night only ~Halloween from dusk-ish til around 10PM

Finally, ‘It’ speaks!

Master — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:06:02 +0000

Master finally took some time to write about the House, the Minions and lots more – read what it wrote on the ‘About Master’ page!