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Sep 14th, 2006 06:48 PM
executioneer well there is still a month and a half to go, they may still have some spots :/
Sep 14th, 2006 06:47 PM
snowwhite
winchester mystery house

I think they sell out for halloween in advance, though.

It's about 6 hours north of Burbank, give or take depending on the route you pick and how fast you drive...
Sep 14th, 2006 06:44 PM
executioneer
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Sarah Winchester inherited more than $20 million upon her husband's death. She also received nearly 50 percent ownership of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, giving her an income of roughly $1,000 per day, none of which was taxable until 1913. This amount is roughly equivalent to $19,000 in 2005 dollars.

Deeply saddened by her husband's death and seeking solace, she consulted a spiritualist on the advice of a friend. According to legend the medium (who has become known colloquially as the "Boston Medium"), told Winchester that there was a curse upon the Winchester family because the guns they made had taken so many lives. She told Winchester that "thousands of persons have died because of it and their spirits are now seeking vengeance."

Although this is disputed, many believe the Boston Medium told her she needed to leave her home in New Haven and travel west, where she must "build a home for yourself and for the spirits who have fallen from this terrible weapon, too. You can never stop building the house. If you continue building, you will live. Stop and you will die." Whether this tale is true or not, Winchester did move west, settling in California. Some believe Winchester followed the medium's directions to distract the spirits she believed were hunting her. She was reported to have slept in a different room each night for some time.

She moved to Santa Clara County in California in 1884. She was convinced that she was guided by the hand of her late husband. Many believe that she selected Santa Clara County, California because of the climate. Sarah Winchester suffered from horrible arthritis, and the Mediterranean-like climate is known to help soothe aching joints.

Prior to the 1906 earthquake, the house had been built up to seven stories tall, but today the highest point is the fourth floor. The house is predominantly wood frame construction, with a brick foundation. There are 160 rooms, including 40 bedrooms and two ballrooms. The house also has 47 fireplaces, 10,000 window panes, 17 chimneys (with evidence of two others), two basements and three elevators. Winchester's property was some 162 acres (650,000 m²) at one time, but now the estate is just 4.5 acres (24,000 m²) — the minimum necessary to contain the house and nearby outbuildings. It has gold and silver chandeliers, inlaid parquet floors and trim. There are doors and stairways that lead nowhere, and a vast array of colors and materials. Before the availability of elevators, special "easy riser" stairways were installed to allow Winchester access to every part of the mansion, despite her severe arthritis. Roughly 20,000 gallons (76,000 litres) of paint are required to paint the house. Due to the sheer size of the house, by the time every section of the house is painted, the workers must start repainting again.

The house also has many conveniences that were rarely found at the time of its construction, including steam and forced-air heating, modern indoor toilets and plumbing, push-button gas lights, hot shower from indoor plumbing and even three elevators, including one with the only horizontal hydraulic elevator piston in the United States.

The house retains unique touches that reflect Winchester's beliefs and her reported preoccupation with warding off malevolent spirits. The number thirteen and spiderweb motifs, which she considered to be lucky, reappear around the house. For example, an expensive imported chandelier that originally had 12 candle-holders was altered to accommodate 13 candles, wall clothes hooks are in multiples of 13, and a spiderweb-patterned Tiffany window contains 13 colored stones. In tribute, the house's current groundskeepers have created a topiary tree shaped like the number 13.

Today, several different tours of the house are available, including flashlight tours at night on dates around Halloween and each Friday the 13th.
I've been there once, and even during the day it is kind of spooky what with certain rooms having abnormally cold spots and it being creaky as hell

and that was in August, if i remember right
Sep 14th, 2006 05:33 PM
Mockery The who? The what? Huh?

Tell me about this place, Willie. :o

And yes, snowwhite, I do hope to go to some of those things you mentioned, I've been mailed about all of them quite a few times actually. All depends on what else is going on and what kind of time I have. :o
Sep 14th, 2006 04:37 PM
executioneer omg you guys should go to winchester mystery house for halloween :o
Sep 14th, 2006 04:20 PM
snowwhite
local events

Are you guys going to cover any of the cheesy haunted houses in the area?

You know, the "mazes" they set up in mall parking lots... they're awful. Not always in the good way, but you could get lucky!

or now that you're in California, are you planning to go to Knotts Scary Farm or Universal's Halloween Horror Nights? I don't know what's going on at Knotts this year, but Universal is trying to bring Horror Nights back (they stopped holding them for a year or two) and they're sinking all kinds of crazy money in to it.

at risk of sounding like a spam bot... AGAIN...

I'm just excited about the prospect because they're supposedly going to let people get off the tram and wander around in designated areas of the backlot. Which could be cool. Or could be totally lame in the museum-like "we're walking... we're walking..." kind of way. Have to wait and see, I guess.
Sep 8th, 2006 12:08 AM
Zomboid That's very true, but still..
Sep 7th, 2006 11:50 PM
Dr. Boogie
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Originally Posted by Zomboid
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Originally Posted by Mockery
Splatterhouse is Dr. Boogie's territory. I don't know anybody that knows those games (or is as fanatical about them) as he is.
Ha, you had your chance, bumpkin. The closest you've come lately to writing a horror piece for the site is that pic of your pierced wiener.
Sep 7th, 2006 11:37 PM
Gorlack the Destroyer The crazy adventures of Stay-Puft Man.
Sep 6th, 2006 07:00 PM
Grislygus I demand that you do a Pickleman Halloween flash movie with "Dead Man's Party" in it.
Sep 6th, 2006 01:32 PM
mburbank Oh! Oh! A costume contest for your testicles, but only olde tyme photography allowed with really slow exposures, so you have to staple or duct tape your testicles in place so they don't move around and make the picture come out all blurry!
Sep 6th, 2006 01:28 PM
Zomboid
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Originally Posted by Mockery
Splatterhouse is Dr. Boogie's territory. I don't know anybody that knows those games (or is as fanatical about them) as he is.
Sep 6th, 2006 01:12 PM
Grislygus I have a hard time with them, but they're so awesome.

In all of the games, the gore is gooey and excessive, the mood is creepy and disturbing, the music is fantastic, and the story actually gets you interested, something which many, many beat-em-ups fail to do.

(And by all of the games, I do not refer to Wanpaku Graffiti, which is nifty in it's own right but is a whole different ball game.)
Sep 6th, 2006 12:40 PM
Trash I remember playing Splatterhouse for 15 minutes, and not even getting through the 2nd level.

EDIT: After 2 minutes of research, it appears I am talking about Splatterhouse 2 for the Gen.
Sep 6th, 2006 12:28 PM
Mockery Splatterhouse is Dr. Boogie's territory. I don't know anybody that knows those games (or is as fanatical about them) as he is. So perhaps you will see some Splatterhousey goodness :o
Sep 6th, 2006 12:16 PM
Grislygus I'd like a Splatterhouse send-off, as well. I love that series. Good and grisly.
Sep 5th, 2006 09:01 PM
NES Boy How about Ultimate Ghosts n' Goblins for the PSP? I think it's out in the US by now...
Sep 5th, 2006 08:47 PM
Fathom Zero
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Originally Posted by Sniperwulf
Perhaps something on the Real Ghostbusters cartoon?
No... the EXTREME GHOSTBUSTERS.
Sep 5th, 2006 08:41 PM
The Good Reverend Roger
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Originally Posted by Fathom Zero
I lolled at the mittens.
No you didn't.
Sep 5th, 2006 08:39 PM
Girl Drink Drunk Shorts on video games as Splatter House or Silent Hill would be great. Perhaps something on the Real Ghostbusters cartoon?
Sep 5th, 2006 08:35 PM
Fathom Zero I lolled at the mittens.
Sep 5th, 2006 12:27 AM
The Good Reverend Roger
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Originally Posted by Mockery
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Originally Posted by Courage the Cowardly Dog
or a zombie steve irwin with a manta through his chest.
Wanna know what makes a bad joke even less funny? When nobody laughs at it the first time, so the creator of said joke uses it in another conversation a 2nd time hoping that someone will "get it" this go around.
Sep 5th, 2006 12:22 AM
Mockery
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Originally Posted by Courage the Cowardly Dog
or a zombie steve irwin with a manta through his chest.
Wanna know what makes a bad joke even less funny? When nobody laughs at it the first time, so the creator of said joke uses it in another conversation a 2nd time hoping that someone will "get it" this go around.
Sep 4th, 2006 11:29 PM
Grislygus Being one of them?
Sep 4th, 2006 10:23 PM
Fathom Zero That's so gay. What were you doing around these "nerds"?
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