Halloween at the Castle in Peoria

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OCTOBER 31, 2009 8:50PM

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Full Moon
Dark of Night
Scary Faces
What a Fright!!

A few more steps
I'm not scared
Shhhhhhhhh!!
I'm near his Laird!

They can't hurt me!
No they can't!
What's that I hear?
A witch's chant?

Quiet now
I hear a scream
I'll get my loot
It's not a dream!

I'm so brave
I've got my sword
Mom? Oh, Mom!
Where's the Ford?

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This house actually exists in little old Peoria, Illinois! Every year the owner of this house and his friends create the greatest Halloween ever! He's been doing it for over 32 years! Does he hand out candy? Oh, no.... You get a pencil that you can keep forever. It says, " Happy Halloween From The Castle!"

MiddleAgedWomanBlogging

October 31, 2009 08:59 PM

The Castle does offer up a good Halloween fright. A pencil over candy? Oh...Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary...” : ) ~R~

Chuck A. Stetson

October 31, 2009 09:15 PM

OMG! Chuck! The entire time I am downloading this pics to my computer tonight, I am thinking Edgar Allen Poe!!!

MiddleAgedWomanBlogging

October 31, 2009 09:18 PM

If I told you I know, would that freak you out?
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."
~Edgar Allan Poe

Chuck A. Stetson

October 31, 2009 09:24 PM

This is very cool. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Does he get a lot of visitors?

mginmn

October 31, 2009 09:33 PM

Is that the pope!?!?!?!?!?

trig palin

October 31, 2009 09:35 PM

this is really ghoul! Ty 4 sharing.

Trudge164

October 31, 2009 09:35 PM

There were hundreds of visitors!! It got crazy as I was leaving. I could barely get out of my parking spot on the street because of the line of cars.

MiddleAgedWomanBlogging

October 31, 2009 09:38 PM

I love the poetry, but I want one of those Happy Halloween pencils to go with the pictures:)

nanatehay

October 31, 2009 09:39 PM

that was AWESOME!!

Karin Rego

October 31, 2009 09:44 PM

Very cool pics and poetry.That would be a fun place to trick or treat.

Roger Fallihee

October 31, 2009 10:14 PM

It's great that these folks like to share their love of the ghoulish! I took the daughter and 2 of her squeemish friends to one of the local haunted houses tonight - I think the 2 friends are traumatized for life :)

bluesurly

November 01, 2009 12:29 AM

That sounds like an awesome place to spend Halloween. Thanks for the photos!

RenaissanceLady

November 01, 2009 12:36 AM

Elaborate! They must really like doing this! Now I bet a tradition.

Traveller1

November 01, 2009 01:51 AM

Wow! Some people go all out, don't they? I hid inside last night with the lights out.

Michael Rodgers

November 01, 2009 07:57 AM

So you know my ex-in-laws too?

OEsheepdog

November 01, 2009 08:20 AM

Awesome . . . that's what makes Halloween fun!

Owl_Says_Who

November 01, 2009 11:53 AM

That looked like more scary fun than a barrel of monkeys! Thanks for sharing the pics, especially the green dragon who looks like someone I used to date.