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Mia Farrow, right, Ruth Gordon, center, and Patsy Kelly in "Rosemary's Baby" (1968).

5 Scary Movies for Halloween

October 29, 2009
by Colleen Brondou
These five horror classics offer real chills, high-octane suspense but very little gore. We promise: the very suggestion of what might happen will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Haunted Places

  • Haunted New Orleans
    October 27, 2009 06:00 AM
    New Orleans is a haven for fun-loving revelers, but beneath the surface of this colorful coastal city lay ghosts and spirits—perhaps more than in any other city in the United States. We’ve narrowed down New Orleans’ plethora of scary places to six, including a hauntingly beautiful cemetery, an alleyway with a past and a bar beloved by Tennessee Williams.
  • The 10 Most Haunted Places in the United States
    October 26, 2009 02:00 PM
    From coast to coast, the U.S. is strewn with haunted hideaways and tales of terror that have yet to fade away. We've rounded up ten of the scariest, in prisons, historical American buildings, and seemingly quaint locales - even a bed and breakfast. The spooky selections are counted down, culminating with the number one most haunted place in the country, an unexpected sunny city.
  • Haunted Chicago: The Scary Side of the Windy City
    October 26, 2009 07:30 AM
    Chicago is a fine destination for architecture buffs, deep-dish pizza lovers, Magnificent Mile shoppers and Cubs fans, but ghostly presences also blow through the Windy City. As Halloween approaches, we showcase a few of Chicago’s most haunted places and the ghosts that haunt them, including a mysterious hit and run victim, notorious mobsters, a bar with a past and a graveyard where things aren’t always what they seem.
  • Haunted Savannah
    October 25, 2009 06:00 AM
    Savannah has a graceful elegance replete with historic charm, friendly denizens, succulent southern comfort food and warm Georgia weather. But peer behind the curtains of Spanish moss dripping from any stately live oak and you’ll find a veritable ghost town, whether on the slanted sidewalks framing the Gothic Revival architecture, the hallways of a haunted bed-and-breakfast, or in Savannah’s spirited cemetery. Below, we present several of Savannah’s scariest sites.
  • New York's 5 Most Haunted Sites
    October 25, 2009 06:00 AM
    Hundreds of the famous and the infamous have lived in New York City, and it’s not so hard to believe that some of them might have left some trace of themselves behind, even after they’ve left this world. FindingDulcinea offers a tour of some of the Big Apple’s most haunted landmarks.
  • Haunted Boston
    October 24, 2009 06:00 AM
    If you’re planning an autumn visit to Boston for steaming bowls of chowder and cool October air, don’t neglect the city’s haunted highlights. Boston is a haven for ghosts and spirits, too, and they’re lurking almost everywhere. We’ve selected the city’s creepiest locales, from Boston Common to Boston Harbor. And if that’s not spooky enough, there’s always Salem.
  • Haunted New York
    October 20, 2009 11:06 AM
    New York in autumn feels both festive and unsettled: something about the changing weather makes us curious about the cycle of life and death. It’s the perfect time to reflect upon all the feet that have walked these streets before us, and all of the eyes that have watched the city evolve. Some of these eyes seem to still be watching us. You can scarcely walk a block in Manhattan without encountering a haunted landmark.
  • Haunted Hollywood
    October 23, 2008 07:30 PM
    Hollywood horror movies are frightening, but the town’s real-life ghost stories are perhaps even scarier. The spirits of departed actors and actresses have been sighted inside Hollywood studios, near abandoned homes and lots, and roaming near iconic monuments. We’ve dug up the spine-tingling details of some of Tinseltown’s most notorious haunted places.
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More Halloween Articles


  • 5 Scary Movies for Halloween
    October 29, 2009 06:00 AM
    These five horror classics offer real chills, high-octane suspense but very little gore. We promise: the very suggestion of what might happen will keep you on the edge of your seat.
  • Finding the Perfect Halloween Costume
    October 28, 2009 06:00 AM
    Halloween is the one day out of the year when you can be whoever, or whatever, you want. You’re faced with endless possibilities, endless choices and endless potential for fun. This week, Shop Around the Web offers help with your Halloween costume; learn how to make your own or buy the best ones available online.
  • Halloween Baking: Tips on Making Terrifyingly Tasty Treats
    October 26, 2009 08:00 AM
    Forget bobbing for apples. This Halloween, try serving up these horrifyingly scrumptious treats. We’ve dug up bone-chilling breadsticks, bloodshot eyeball cupcakes and eerie fudge ghosts. Following these recipes and step-by-step videos will ensure your Fright Night is a screaming success.
  • Halloween Candy: Past and Present Favorites
    October 26, 2009 07:00 AM
    Make your house a favorite of trick-or-treaters with information about and links to suppliers of the most popular fruit-flavored and chocolate Halloween candies. You’ll also find resources for retro favorites and candy recipes. Put those treats in your bowl and get ready to answer the doorbell.
  • Planning a Halloween Party
    October 23, 2009 05:30 PM
    Spice up your Halloween party with help from a variety of Web sites that offer both traditional and original decorating, craft, costume, recipe and pumpkin-carving ideas.
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