MOVIE REVIEW - The Crazies Here comes The Crazies! A remake of a a 1973 cult classic, and given a modern day spin for a new generation of scary movie buffs.
MULTIMEDIA 'Shutter Island' Brilliantly Shot, But Tries Too Hard A dangerous patient who drowned her own children has escaped from Ashecliffe -- the ominous mental ward on Shutter Island. To track the crazy lady down, a pair of young U.S. Marshals are brought to the dreary site during a wicked storm.
MOVIE REVIEW - The Wolfman Academy award winner Benicio Tel Toro and Anthony Hopkins star in yet another movie along the legend line, The Wolfman.
MOVIE REVIEW - Legion As has been stated in numerous reviews here lately, there is no shortage of the "end of the world" movies in theaters this season.
MOVIE REVIEW - Daybreakers The vampire movies just keep coming in this weeks Daybreakers starring Ethan Hawke, and Sam Neil. Will this trend ever stop?
MULTIMEDIA 'Paranormal' Brings Spooks Home The little scary movie that gripped the nation by its throat is released on DVD today. "Paranormal Activity," which was shot in the director's home for just $15,000, scared more than $107 million out of moviegoers at the end of its box office run.
MOVIE REVIEW - Twilight: New Moon This movie has been out for a while and it's success can not be disputed in any way shape or form.
MOVIE REVIEW - The Fourth Kind On the heels of Paranormal Activity, is another "out of this world" story with The Fourth Kind
VIDEO Is The Blade Of 'Saw' Getting Dull? Ah, the Saw movies. Brutal, bloody and intense with twist-filled endings that will leave your jaw swinging on the dirty, popcorn-covered theater floor.
Halloween In Kent Brings 100+ Arrests Approximately 105 people were in Portage County Municipal Court on Sunday after getting arrested in Kent during Halloween festivities over the weekend.
The Best Halloween TV Shows Ever Throughout the years, dozens of television shows have worked to capture the Halloween season. Where some fall flat like a Trick-Or-Treater with an empty pumpkin pail, others are so good they stick in our minds for years like a great scare.
Flu Fears & Trick-Or-Treating "Trick-Or-Treat." The excited phrase pouring from children every Halloween season will hopefully not be accompanied by sniffles, coughs and sneezes this year.
AUDIO Halloween Lurks Around The Corner We are approaching the finish line on the most haunted holiday of the year -- Halloween returns Saturday. Little ghouls and goblins will be lining the streets hoping to fill their plastic pumpkin pails to the brim with sugary goodies.
VIDEO Haunted Schoolhouse Screams To Big Honors 36 years in the making, Akron's Haunted Schoolhouse and Haunted Laboratory have earned big praise this year. AOL Digital City ranked the pair of haunted houses that sit at 1300 Triplett Blvd. as the third-best in the nation.
Keeping Halloween Activities Safe Trick-Or-Treating should be all about fun. To make sure it stays that way, the American Red Cross has some ideas that might help make Halloween a safe experience.
Finding Your Favorite Halloween Candy With 96 percent of Halloween shoppers planning to purchase candy this season, Hershey has brewed up new 'spook-tacular' Halloween treats to excite Trick-Or-Treaters and sweeten seasonal parties and candy dishes.
AUDIO Wanna Hear A Ghost? As Halloween approaches, my search for the ultimate paranormal thrill has grown more and more desperate. I have searched everywhere for a REAL fear-filled experienced. Then I found it - in Akron's own backyard, in the ghostly woods of Rogues Hollow.
Local Malls Offer Trick-Or-Treating Local shopping malls are getting into the Halloween spirit by offering up a special Trick-Or-Treating event.
VIDEO How To Hunt For Ghosts It's been a debatable topic for decades -- do ghosts really exist? While many stand strongly against such an idea, there are plenty of paranormal investigators who believe they have the tools to capture haunting evidence.
VIDEO When Zombies Attacked Akron It was back in 1989 when zombies attacked Akron on their starving search for flesh. What has now become a cult classic, "The Dead Next Door" brought loads of the walking dead to the city after a zombie epidemic began spreading across the country.
AUDIO Grab Some Grub, See A Ghost A quaint, quiet family restaurant in Canal Fulton has a haunted history -- especially since it was a mortuary in the 1870s and 1880s.
VIDEO Top Costumes This Halloween Season It's that time of year when many set out to find the perfect costume for the one night of the year they can pretend to be someone or something else.
VIDEO Screaming For A Good Cause Off in a secluded section of Broadview Heights sits a haunted attraction like no other. Bloodview Haunted House has been bringing screams to the community for years -- and the freaky happenings have all been for a good cause.
AUDIO Football Game Bumps Trick-Or-Treat Canton officials had originally scheduled Trick-Or-Treat to take place on Halloween, but have since bumped it up to take place Sunday, October 25, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
VIDEO Are You Ready For FearFest? Aliens. Monsters. Carnage. AMC is unleashing its annual horror movie marathon once again through Halloween.
MOVIE REVIEW - The Stepfather The supposedly scary movies just keep coming down the pike, and this week it's The Stepfather.
MULTIMEDIA R.L. Stine Revives Goosebumps After an eight-year hiatus, R.L. Stine, "The Master of Scaremonies," has brought Goosebumps back with an all-new series -- "Goosebumps: Horrorland." Stine tells all including what scares him and how he spends Halloween in this exclusive interview.
Ohio Pumpkins Ready To Carve While some areas of the country are having a tough pumpkin season, Ohio has seen a solid pumpkin crop.
VIDEO '13 Nights Of Halloween' Hits ABC Family A Halloween tradition returns to the airwaves on ABC Family in its 11th season. Dim down the lights, grab some candy and sit in front of the screen to take in the annual "13 Nights Of Halloween."
AUDIO Ghostly Voices From Beyond The Grave It's known as an EVP -- or as ghost investigators like to call it, electronic voice phenomenon. That is the paranormal recording of a ghostly voice on audio recorders during a search for spirits.
Halloween Fun At Football Hall Of Fame For the third year in a row, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has partnered with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank for a Halloween event.
Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade Hits Hudson Hudson Hydrant Dog Boutique, located in historic downtown Hudson at 72 North Main Street, will be having its 4th Annual Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade and Party this Saturday from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
All Hallow's Eve Brings Old-Fashioned Fun All Hallow's Eve returns to the Ohio Village in Columbus on Oct. 17 and 24. There's old-fashioned fun for the entire family with games, fortune telling, crafts, ghost stories and more. There is sure to be something for everyone.
MULTIMEDIA Looking Back At The 'Blair Witch' Remember the sleepy town of Burkittsville, Maryland? The little place with the big cemetery, dark woods and the legend of the Blair Witch...
VIDEO Boo At The Zoo Turns 20 Fall has officially arrived and the Akron Zoo is ready to celebrate their 20th annual Halloween event -- Boo At The Zoo.
Edgar Allen Poe Gets New Funeral It's been a good 200th anniversary year for Edgar Allan Poe. The master of gothic horror has been celebrated at events in several cities to mark the bicentennial of his birth. And on Sunday in Baltimore, he'll get the funeral he never had.
Family Fun At Fall Festival Looking for Fall family fun? Sirna's Farm & Market of Auburn Township is hosting its 5th annual Fall Festival for a pair of October days.
MOVIE REVIEW - Zombieland! "To get? Or not to get?" That is the question. Zombieland IS that movie. Some people will walk in and laugh like the dickens, others won't.
VIDEO 'The Thaw' Will Freeze You In Fear The threat of global warming is real, and if we don't change our ways it will be certain death. That's the idea behind 'The Thaw,' which is a fantastic movie released along with three other horror films by Ghost House Underground.
VIDEO Awful 'Offspring' A horror foursome hits DVD shelves just in time for the Halloween season via Ghost House Underground. And the absolute worst of the bunch is 'Offspring.'
MULTIMEDIA 'The Children' Brings Creepy Kids To Life Damien. Regan. Joshua. That kid from the 'Sixth Sense.' There is certainly something terrifying about children in horror movies. Now there is a new batch of awful offspring to add to the creepy kids who thrash blood across the screen.
A Horrifying Weekend Wedding An Ohio bride and ghoul have vowed to love each other and haunt and howl at the moon together at a wedding with a Halloween theme.
VIDEO 'Zombieland' Slaughters The Box Office The undead were alive and well at movie theaters as Woody Harrelson's horror comedy "Zombieland" opened on top with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
VIDEO HalloWeekends 13 Haunts Cedar Point When the Halloween season pounds at our door, Cedar Point answers with its annual HalloWeekends event. This year, the Sandusky amusement park screams into its 13th spooky season filled with freaky new features.
MULTIMEDIA 50 Years Of The 'Twilight Zone' On a Friday night in October 1959, Americans began slipping into a dimension of imagination as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. They've really never returned.
MULTIMEDIA Horror Haunts SyFy Channel For 31 Days Halloween dominates the SyFy network this October. Every day throughout the spookiest month of the year, viewers can treat themselves to dozens of horror movie marathons and creepy TV shows.
MULTIMEDIA Wiz-Tober Brings Halloween To Your TV Looking for some creepy fun for the whole Halloween-loving family? The Disney Channel delivers yet again with a freaky film lineup throughout the entire month of October.
MULTIMEDIA It's A Graveyard Smash No intelligent Halloween conversation can be had unless you take a few minutes and pay homage to the most classic of all Halloween songs -- Monster Mash. There is virtually no one on earth who doesn't know at least some of the words.
VIDEO Haunted Houses Rival Horror Flicks The towering stone walls of the Gothic prison are scary enough in the daytime. Some say it looks like Dracula's castle.
Haunted Houses Unleash Halloween Horror Although Halloween is still a few weeks away, there are plenty of haunted attractions in Ohio screaming into action tonight.
Area Parks Bring Fall Fun Guests in the mood for some Fall festivities can attend a pair of events at area parks.
Scary Times For Pumpkin Growers New England pumpkin growers, who spent the early summer mostly losing a battle with rain that destroyed many pumpkins, face the frightening prospect that the rest won't be ready before Halloween.
Halloween Haunts Hocking Hills Hocking Hills hosts a haunting good time for visitors to the region this Halloween. A wicked forest, Ash Cave ghost hunts, plus haunted and kids boo trains and more, making this Halloween season an unforgettable time.
MOVIE REVIEW - Whiteout Strange release time for a movie called Whiteout that deals with life on the South Pole, but here it is.
MOVIE REVIEW - Sorority Row Well, they've spared no expense. Rumor Willis stars in the new slasher flick Sorority Row, new this week.
Monsters Wanted For Local Haunted Houses Summer days are winding down and the Halloween season is lurking right around the corner. With the economy in such a scary situation, one spooky business may have the relief many are seeking to earn some extra cash through a seasonal job.
MULTIMEDIA Scariest Movie Moments There are plenty of scary movies to elicit nightmares, but what about singular scenes in film that bring big-time fright? Movie critic Scott Wynn tackled the task of choosing the most horrifying movie scenes of all time.
MOVIE REVIEW - Final Destination Look out! It's time to cheat death again in the next installment of the Final Destination series new at the box office this weekend
VIDEO A Horrifying Weekend At The Movies It was a brutal box office battle over the weekend that horror fans were rabid about. The fourth installment of the Final Destination series opened up against Rob Zombie's Halloween 2.
VIDEO The Haunting On Annapolis Taking a drive through Akron, you might come across the last thing you'd expect in August -- a front yard already filled with dozens of Halloween decorations.
VIDEO Black Cats, Bats & Spooky Spiders Black cats. Bats. Spiders. Do you believe in bad luck or ever wonder how these critters became associated with the Halloween season?
MULTIMEDIA The Creepy King Of Horror Since the early 1970s Stephen King has been scaring the daylights out of readers, and eventually movie-goers with his terrorizing tales. His long run of frightening stories really is amazing when you stop and think about it.
MOVIE REVIEW - District 9 Many times you see that a new "big" movie is from a certain producer, or director.
MULTIMEDIA Ghostly Investigation A Big Hit Humans were not the only creatures that go bump in the night in Akron. Something -- or someone -- may be living in a downtown landmark.
MOVIE REVIEW - Drag Me To Hell Allison Lohman and Justin Long star in the new scary, thriller Drag Me To Hell new in theaters this week.
VIDEO ' The Burrowers' Haunt The Old West "You'll be awake in your grave," the captured Indian's native tongue trickled. "You'll be alive when they feed." Those eerie utterings hint at the horror unleashed in 'The Burrowers,' which is released on DVD today.
MULTIMEDIA 'Harper's Island' Will Haunt You Harper's Island is a gorgeous place off the coast of Seattle. That's why young couple Henry and Trish decided to get married there -- but it has a haunted past where multiple murders occured just seven years prior.
VIDEO Cedar Point Announces New 2009 Attractions Cedar Point is ready to rock the coast of Lake Erie in its 140th season with all new shows and experiences when the park opens in 37 days. In addition to celebrating the 20th anniversary of Magnum XL-200, a new light show will debut.
Ohio Mill Haunted By Ghost Hunters The owners of a historic mill in western Ohio complain they've been haunted by ghost hunters ever since a book claimed spirits were seen on the property.
UPDATE AUDIO Profile Of A Ghost Hunter Sherri Brake-Recco has been a ghost hunter for 26 years, but this successful ghost enthusiast can contribute her success to her empathy and knowledge of past events.
AUDIO The Folks Who Never Left The Perkins Stone Mansion, on Copley Road in Akron, was built in 1835 for Simon Perkins, the son of Akron's founder. The Historical Society later took ownership of the house to find that some past residents may have stayed behind.
AUDIO Where Halloween Candy Comes From Trick or treat! The dressed up princesses and pirates know how to get their candy on Halloween night, but where does it all begin?
AUDIO The Haunting Of Punderson Manor The Punderson Manor offers more to its guests than beautiful scenery and majestic rooms -- it's said to be haunted by a few spirits as well.
AUDIO Economy Frightening This Halloween Horror at Halloween is usually man-made, but if you've been watching the economy, you may find your fears to be very real.
AUDIO Halloween Decorating On A Budget Many people are scaling back their spending, but that doesn't mean you have to cut back on your Halloween decorating fun.
MULTIMEDIA Spook Houses School In Scares Standing ominously atop Triplett Blvd., The Haunted Schoolhouse and The Haunted Laboratory have become a Halloween tradition bringing scares to visitors for the last 35 years.
Charity Event Haunts The Highland Watch out for the ghouls, ghosts and goblins at the Haunted Highland Theater this October 31. The Halloween Charity Ball returns for a fifth year from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. and it promises to be frightfully fun.
Trick-Or-Treating At The Mall Local malls are asking all the little ghouls and goblins to dress up in their Halloween costumes for a safe, indoor Trick-or-Treating event.
Helping Children Manage Fear The leaves are falling. Darkness comes earlier each night. And, as Halloween approaches, many children show more interest in scary stories and movies, as well as plotting their costumes and Trick-or-Treat routes.
Kent Halloween Festivities Land 81 In Court Sunday was a busy day in Portage County Municipal Court. Judge John Plough says it took a little over three hours to process 81 cases following the unofficial Kent Halloween celebration.
HighBall Halloween -- Fashion Invades In what's being billed as part Carnivale and part Mardi Gras, with a pinch of Halloween, Columbus' Short North Arts District will celebrate Halloween in its characteristic wild style as it debuts HighBall Halloween: Masquerade on High.
AUDIO Old Frat House Haunts UA The old Simga Nu house, located on Carroll Street in Akron, has passed through many hands over the years, but before the fraternity got their hands on it - it was home to Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. This is where the ghostly stories start...
MULTIMEDIA Profile: The Cool Ghoul A local horror television show host is back at creating new spooky (and funny) programs for Halloween. George Cavender, who has been wearing the Cool Ghoul makeup since he was a teen, just recently filmed a new episode.
AUDIO Halloween & Your Pets With Trick-or-Treaters set to hit area streets, your pets may be hungry for some of the tasty Halloween treats themselves. But, Veterinarian Dr. Gary Riggs says these sugary snacks can make dogs and cats sick.
Don't Trick-Or-Treat At That Home Be sure when Trick-or-Treating this Halloween you know which doors to knock on and others to stay away from.
The Haunted Past Of Franklin Castle The Franklin Castle has always been known as one of the most haunted locations in Ohio, but many people are unaware of how dark its past really is.
Halloween Safety Advice It is that time of year when pumpkins glow in the dark and gremlins and goblins come knocking on your door seeking "TRICKS or TREATS."
AUDIO Kitty Kent Haunts Kent Masons The Kent Masonic Temple has always been known for its majestic exterior as well as interior, but most people are not aware that this building also has a ghostly past...
Trick-Or-Treat At Local Nonprofit Children of all ages and abilities are invited to a free Trick-or-Treat party from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, at the Hattie Larlham Life Achievement Center.
Experts: Cell Phones Make Trick-or-Treating Safer Parents who hear the same Halloween safety advice every year are getting a new suggestion this year: Make sure your child takes a cell phone in his or her jack-o-lantern and knows how to use it.
Ghosts Of The White House A special after-hours program at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site (in Mentor) will be held on Saturday evening, October 25 at 6:30 p.m.
AUDIO Zoar Tavern Filled With Spirits The town of Zoar has the reputation of being one of the most haunted locations in Ohio. When visiting the Zoar Tavern, you can see why this reputation holds up.
AUDIO The Legend Of Lock 4 When visiting the peaceful Lock 4 Park on the outskirts of Canal Fulton. Legends of ghosts and dead canal workers usually is not the first thing that passes through your mind. That is until you read about it's haunted past...
Halloween Home Safety Driveways, corridors, condominium party rooms and lawns are not as frightening as Frankenstein or Freddy Kruger. However, they all are potential liabilities against homeowners and condo associations that could have frightening results.
AUDIO Ghosts Haunt The Civic Theatre After the final curtain call is made and the doors are closed, some say spooks stick around at the Akron Civic Theatre.
AUDIO Fall Colors Hit Their Peak One great thing about the state of Ohio: autumn's big show. The vibrant colors seen in our state parks are a subject of enjoyment for both residents and visitors, and this is the best weekend to take a road trip.
Spooky Science Experiences Late-night and overnight programs celebrate the Halloween season in a scientific way - with one million volts of electricity.
Red Cross Offers Spooky Safety With witches, goblins, and super-heroes descending on neighborhoods across America, the American Red Cross offers parents some safety tips to help prepare their children for a safe and enjoyable trick-or-treat holiday.
MULTIMEDIA Terror Reigns At Former Factory The Factory of Terror has opened its doors for the Halloween season at a brand-new location having moved the haunted attraction from the Hercules Engine Factory in Canton.
Monster Mash Fundraising Bash Monster Mash, the third annual Halloween fundraiser for Nazareth Housing Development Corporation, will be held Saturday, October 25 at Musica, from 7 p.m. until it's over.
Safety Measures For The Spooky Night On a night known for its mischief, parents should not have to live in fear for the safety of their children. To help ensure little witches and warlocks enjoy a safe Halloween, Nationwide Children's Hospital offers a few quick safety tips.
Trick-Or-Treat Set For Canton Canton Mayor William Healy announced Tuesday that the annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat activities will take place on Sunday, October 26, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
AUDIO KillerParty 13 -- Free, Frightening Family Fun Imagine a block party with more than 100 celebrities, belly dancers, hay rides, the Duke's of Hazzard car, bands, and the best part - it is completely free.
Fall Foliage, Events Fill Mansfield A stellar mix of tree species covering lovely rolling hills, the right soil and this year's rainy spring are once again expected to result in Mansfield, Ohio, offering some of the nation's most spectacular fall foliage.
Halloween At The Hall Of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame, in partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, will present the annual HALLoween Family Fun Day on Saturday, October 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Keeping Halloween Activities Safe Halloween is such a fun time for millions of children across the country. Unfortunately, there are thousands that end up in the emergency room due to preventable accidents.
VIDEO Five Scariest Movies Of All Time Our resident movie critic, Scott Wynn is never short on opinions when it comes to films. In honor of the upcoming Halloween season, he chose what he thinks are the five scariest movies of all time. Do you dare read on?
AUDIO Canal Fulton Walks Offer Halloween's Best When you visit the quaint town of Canal Fulton, scary stories of its haunted past are the last thing on your mind. That is until you meet Sherri Brake-Recco.
MULTIMEDIA Bloodview Scares For Charity Along a small road in Broadview Heights sits Bloodview -- a haunted house that has been striking fear into the hearts of its visitors for 28 years.
AUDIO Haunted Cleveland Offers Some Scares As the trees change color and the temperature begins to cool the Halloween spirit starts to resonate for those who love this time of year.
AUDIO Former Prison Locks In Screams "We always say the place is where the supernatural meets the special effects." That's how Myron St. John explains the Mansfield Reformatory, which houses an annual haunted attraction -- the Prison of the Evil Dead.
MULTIMEDIA Cedar Point Brings Halloween Thrills Screams don't only come from roller coasters in Sandusky once Fall arrives. Each year Cedar Point brings out scores of ghastly ghouls to populate their Halloweekends event, which is celebrating its 12th anniversary with all-new haunted attractions.
Experience Ohio's Fall Color There's no better way to experience the magic of Ohio's Fall Color season than with a woodland trek through a state park, forest or nature preserve.
