http://halloween.mync.com Your Halloween Guide from MyNC Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://halloween.mync.com/2009/11/02/alice-in-wonderland-and-mad-hatter/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/11/02/conan-ready-for-the-trickotreaters/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/11/02/conan-ready-for-trick-o-treat/ Check out our slideshow of Halloween on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. http://halloween.mync.com/2009/11/01/the-ghouls-come-out-on-franklin-street/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/31/jasmine-the-mysterious-belly-dancer/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/31/sams-first-halloween/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/31/my-wild-things-pumpkin/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/31/our-pumpkins/ The time has come for a special Halloween treat: Ormon Grimsby's NBC17 Halloween Special. Tune in or set the DVR for 6:30 a.m. on Halloween or at 9:30 a.m. Sunday or following the 11 p.m. news Sunday night to watch as Raleigh's only horror host offers a little fright and a lot of fun. Stay tuned ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/30/nbc17-halloween-special-with-ormon-grimsby/ APEX, N.C. — Thousands of parents and children are expected to descend on the grounds of Calvary Chapel Cary in Apex on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. for Fall Festival, an annual Halloween alternative complete with games, live music and more. The free event features inflatable bounce activities, ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/29/apex-church-offering-free-halloween-alternative/ SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- A couple set to say I do this weekend was suddenly told "I won't" by the pastor. They'd planned a Halloween wedding in legendary Sleepy Hollow, New York home to the "Headless Horseman."   Walking down the aisle in a centuries-old church amid the ghostly legends of Sleepy Hollow. That's ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/29/halloween-wedding-denied/ Join Operation Ceasefire and the Fayetteville SwampDogs tomorrow night for the Third Annual “Trunk or Treat at the Swamp,” from 5 p.m. through 7 p.m. at the J.P. Riddle Stadium located on 2823 Legion Road. Families are invited to enjoy trick-or-treat a little early with many decorated vehicles and tons of ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/29/fayetteville-pd-offering-trunk-or-treat/ As a child, Halloween is the day of the year when it is conceivable that witches are prowling, vampires lurking, spirits of the departed are haunting and anything can happen. Wrapped up with these fantastical imaginings are, of course, visions of bags filled to the brim with every kind of candy ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/29/column-be-cautious-with-pint-sized-monsters/ The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 610,000 flashlights sold at Target stores nationwide. Read Full Story http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/28/target-recalls-610000-halloween-flashlights/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/katie-10-year-old-schnauzer/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/sam-witch/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/pickles-the-lobster/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/ringo-dressed-as-a-clown-2/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/devil-dog-2/ Ringo, our (will be one year old on Nov 1) golden retriever, in his pumpkin costume. He was not the easiest to photograph.  He stole our decorative corn off of the front porch and did what I've read to be known as "puppy frappes" in the front yard.  You know, ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/pumpkin-puppy/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/bad-dog/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/yoda/ http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/witch-kitty/ Halloween Q&A Q. I see a lot of churches have "trunk-or-treat" events this time of year. What is "trunk-or-treat"? A. Trunk-or-treating is a sort of Halloween tailgating in which people gather in a school or church parking lot to hand out treats from the backs of their vehicles.  A 2006 story in the ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/where-did-trick-or-treating-come-from/ By Jeff Houck MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE What's the point of having Halloween anymore? Seriously. Is the point to scare each other with costumes? If so, we're failing miserably. When vampires become the new sex symbols, the idea of walking around with fangs and a cape becomes a tad dated. From a costume ... http://halloween.mync.com/2009/10/27/column-some-candy-isnt-for-faint-of-stomach/