 It was finally back! After a 2 year wait with a couple of mini events sprinkled in between, it was back to Long Beach for Midsummer Scream!  The first indication on how much the event has grown were the ads in the lobby.  Click that code to get your Delusion tickets!!!  Our first stop in this update (not our first stop at the event) was the Museum of Halloween. Video walkthrough is below.  We really enjoyed this and can only hope it not only comes back in future years, but expands.  
 So much cool stuff to see (and for us older folks, remember)    Let's head to the show floor. We could have spent SO MUCH money here. They're going all in for Shaqtoberfest!  Cannot wait for the Haunted Hayride!  Lots of little Halloween touches everywhere
 Even the Pizza Planet Truck got a Halloween makeover  The best investment at any Con, or Fair  They've even got stuff for those of you who love plants  I tried to think of the most harmless thing  So much unbelievably cool artwork. We got this for our oldest.
 The event however wasn't without it's hiccups, as all large events have. Saturday was easily the busiest we'd ever seen the event. And the lines to get in, and for the HHN panel were outrageously ridiculous. But the panel itself went off without a hitch. You can see our live-stream of the panel below, as well as our full breakdown of the HHN Panel here.  Saturday Night was the Deadly Disco, so we stopped by to join in on the fun!   So fun seeing everybody in their scary best getting down with some spooky music (once the DJ stopped playing Reggae and realized their audience was there to party down)  Of course, for us, the heart of Midsummer Scream is the Hall of Shadows  It really gets our happy little Halloween hearts ready for 2 months of scary fun
 So much great stuff on display   Clown Town has been added to the list of SCV Haunts!    Some of the lighting in these mini haunts and displays is simply amazing. And they do all of this in about 1 1/2 days.  Until next time Midsummer Screamers! Related Videos
Related Updates Happy Friday Everybody! Hope you're all ready for a fun Halloween Weekend! In today's update we're going to share with you a brand new event in Southern California that you all should be buying tickets for right now. Seriously, stop reading this, click this link, buy your tickets. Written by Gregg Condon  If you follow this site you know we cover a lot of Halloween stuff. Like a LOT. And generally events fall into a few different categories. - Events that are about what we expect every year - Events that we don't really know a lot about but blow us away - Events that are not as good as we hoped they'd be (fortunately not any of those this year) And finally, there is the rarest of all. An event that we have super high expectations for and that event ends up exceeding those expectations. Such is the case with the all new Cemetery Lane. If you read our site you know we don't hold punches for good or bad. And if we really recommend an event, you know you're going to love it. We pride ourselves on that. So again, stop reading this, click this link, buy your tickets for this weekend. Now let's head into Cemetery Lane!  No surprise, the lighting for this event is amazing.  We had never been to Heritage Square before, but we'll be back to see it non-Halloween'y!  Devil and fallen Angel.  Each house has a different "family" living there, from Witches, to Vampires, Ghosts and all sorts of awesome (but very friendly) neighbors.   The actors for this are really what brought the event together. They were simply fantastic.   You can dance with some Skeletons  Visit the Apothecary   And of course, wake up the dead
 This is about as scary as Cemetery Lane gets, and that's just what it should be.  Well, maybe a bit scarier than that, luckily she stayed there.  A look at the fantastic neighborhood of Cemetery Lane! We really do want to live here.   Related Videos
Related Updates 10/19/2021 Fear In 3D and Dark Harvest - Chino, CAThis past weekend we made the drive out to Chino, CA to check out a couple of Halloween events that had received really great word of mouth. Normally we wouldn't make the drive out this far but since we were already in OC, and a lot of the smaller haunts there don't start until this weekend, we figured we'd head inland a bit. And we are sure glad we did! They were both fantastic and worth the visit. Fear in 3DOur first stop was Fear in 3D in Chino Hills. This was our first stop because it began at 5:00pm and would give us a great head-start on our night of Halloween fun.  The entrance to the event is on the Trader Joes side of the mall  Follow the rules!   The 3D effects were pretty amazing and were some of the best we've seen.   
  Step right up! Get your tickets!  I love the way this pic turned out! 
 Don't pop the balloon!
 Which brings us to the exit!  Oddly enough, this awesome looking thing is the exit. Most people assumed it was the entrance.  You can even get a 3D picture in the middle of the maze! Dark HarvestOur second event on Saturday was just a mile or two from Fear in 3D and was Dark Harvest at Frosty's Forest. This was a full-fledged Halloween fun fair with rides, multiple corn mazes, photo ops, food and much more! We arrived a bit early since Dark Harvest didn't begin until 7:00, so we had some time to explore!  Welcome to Frosty's!    Ride and Experience tickets are available throughout the pumpkin patch!  Coaster Credit! (no, I didn't ride)  A bit of a corn maze preview with some photo ops!
  Candy Land!!  Mmm, Popcorn!
  They also had Zombie Paintball, but it didn't seem to be open during our visit.  If we had more time this would have been fun! But we'd probably still be in there. Lol 
 Creepy!  I think whoever this is recognized us. Thanks for greeting us in your creepy corn maze!  Our video of Dark Harvest. I cut out a bit of the darker spots in the corn maze, but not too many. You can use your phone flashlight in the maze, but we opted not to. We wanted the full effect! And I will say, the talent got me twice in here. Which is VERY rare considering how many Halloween events we do every year. But thank you to the ones who did. I always like to get it good at least once a season. =) If you're going to experience Dark Harvest, we HIGHLY SUGGEST getting there right at 7:00pm. Meaning, you're in line for Dark Harvest no later than 7:00pm. When we left about 7:45pm or so, the line for Dark Harvest and at the entrance to the Pumpkin patch was huge. We had such a great time at Dark Harvest. The corn maze was spectacular, each scene was unique and fun and the talent was amazing.  Related Video
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