I thought this movie was great. Especially great for PG-13. I loved Elizabeth Lail in the show You. When I saw she was doing this movie I was totally in. Usually I know when jump scares are coming — but they got me good a couple of times during this movie. They were very quick!
If you need a good Halloween fright, definitely check this one out.
This was a full weekend of fun but I only attended Saturday’s events. I found out about this event from Night Of The Demons. As soon as I heard cast reunion and showing — I knew I had to go!
Night Of The Demons was a childhood classic. When cousins would come over for the weekend, or summer vacation, sleepovers with girlfriends — this was on the watch list. I mean, this is my favorite Halloween movie. Plus, there’s a TSOL sticker on the boombox during Angela’s iconic dance scene.
I didn’t rush to get tickets right away because I’ve never been to one of these horror events and I wasn’t really sure how they worked. Plus, I was going alone. Then, I get an email from LifeStream about receiving a ticket to Darkside In Riverside if you donate blood. I’ve been donating blood with them since 2016 so I jumped at the opportunity.
The day came and I couldn’t believe I was going to be a part of Night Of Demons. Arrived early to pick up my pass. I turned in my LifeStream ticket and was given a VIP wristband and VIP lanyard. What?! Nobody filled me in on this. I see people talking to Tony Todd (Candyman), John Kassir (voice of the Crypt Keeper), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), Ari Lehman (Friday The 13th), Harry Manfredini (Friday The 13th composer), Ann Robinson (War Of The Worlds), Robert Mukes (House Of 1000 Corpses), Linda Blair was also one of the guests but I didn’t see her. I made my way through some of the vendors.
The Night Of The Demons Q&A was hilarious! I have a few video clips of some of the funny stuff they were saying. The stories about filming, how they were cast, scaring the shit out of people in full demon makeup without even knowing it.
I went home to see my son and returned for the Night Of The Demons screening.
The cast were there to introduce the film and even stuck around to watch it while doing funny commentary throughout the whole thing.
If you’re into lipstick in the titty, booty shots, amazing demon dancing, fantastic one-liners, snapping necks, and just that classic 80s horror — this movie’s for you.
After it was over half of the cast stuck around and shook hands with everyone and took some photos. I met Billy Gallo (Sal), Hal Havins (Stooge), Lance Fenton (Jay), Amelia Kinkade (Angela) They were so nice. The rest of the cast in attendance, Cathy Podewell (Judy), Linnea Quigley (Suzanne), Phillip Tanzini (Max), Jill Terashita (Frannie), and director Kevin Tenney. Hopefully we’ll do it again one day.
Check out my favorite Halloween movie, Night Of The Demons.
If you’re interested in donating blood at LifeStream or just getting information about it visit lstream.org
Well, and that I really enjoyed it. We have Tommy Lee Jones in space really taking that Men In Black stuff to the next level. Liv Tyler has left Ben Affleck for another astronaut.
I’ve never seen so many people at a library event. It looked like a great success. The crafting room was packed. We got there just in time for Giuseppe to design a trick-or-treat bag and line up for the treating.
All the kids paraded around in their costumes collecting their treats.
Seppe spotted Georgie in the children’s section
After treating Giuseppe went back to crafting and made a couple of pumpkin cups that are displayed on our mantel with the rest of our Halloween decorations.
I’ve been to Knott’s Scary Farm a handful of times throughout my life — I’m sure it’s the same for a lof of folks in Southern California. I just haven’t been since becoming a mommy. I like a lot of Halloween events and nothing compares to Knott’s Scary Farm. I’m not even talking about the scare level. I’m talking the scare actors, decorations/designs, and the atmosphere. Every corner has something going on and it’s a big bang for your buck.
Since we have passes we didn’t have to worry about getting on any rides. The amount of mazes, shows, and scare zones will keep you busy from opening til closing. This year I was more interested and excited about the shows.
We arrived an hour early. The parking was great and not many people were lined up yet. They let you in a half hour early at the entrance of Ghost Town where they do a pre-show about The Curse Of Calico. The fog becomes very thick and when the clock strikes 7 o’clock all of the monsters run into the crowd. I’m glad we were there to witness that.
We had to make it through the Ghost Town Streets Scare Zone to get to our first mazes. Ghost Town is what I always remember the most about Scary Farm because of the Sliders Of Ghost Town. You know, those crazy monsters and ghouls that appear out of the fog and slide in front of you? When you see girls running through the street of Ghost Town you know one of them is after them.
Knott’s goes big with their mazes. Long mazes with a lot of detail. I’d love to stop and check out props at times but there’s no time for that. Between other people walking through and being on the look out for creatures to pop out. That uncomfortable feeling doesn’t allow me. Speaking of creatures, they had some crazy big scares in their mazes, not even sure what I was seeing at times but they were giant, and I mean GIANT, monsters. Definitely the most amazing part that will keep me coming back.
Our first maze — Wax Works. New to Scary Farm, victims of wax, you must escape before you become one of them.
The Depths — dive right in and see some freaky sea creatures.
Paranormal Inc — Demonic spirits and evil doctors! This maze was something else! We were all brought into a room with some actors and a story-line and then CHAOS. Shocking chaos. This maze is definitely a keeper.
Dark Entities — You had me at space! Another one not to miss! I’ll be back for it next year.
We took in our first show of the night, The Hanging. Watch your favorite, or most hated pop culture figures get the shit beat out of them and killed.
We made our way through the Carnevil Scare Zone where all the clowns were waiting. We were able to walk on to HangTime.
In it’s final year, Shadow Lands — demon samurais are loose in this maze. I thought it really interesting and wish it wasn’t its final year. There’s something eerie about this one.
Everyone’s favorite bunch, The Peanuts, are hiding come night fall and Camp Snoopy is now The Hollow Scare Zone. Since I was a kid I loved the scare zones in Camp Snoopy. Something about such a happy magical land being transformed into something so scary.
With a very grand entrance, Pumpkin Eater, is an elaborate maze. It was hard to escape the Pumpin Eater when there’s so much to look at.
It was time for magic and mirth at the Birdcage Theatre with Conjurers. A lot of crowd participation magic.
Excited for the brand new, and so true to the Knott’s Ghost Town spirit, maze, Origins The Curse Of Calico. This maze was fully interactive before you even got in. The residents of Calico were engaging with the crowd while you waited in line. This is another one that took me back to Scary Farm as a kid. Anything Ghost Town and Knott’s themed, I’m all about it.
Another one in its final year, Special Ops Infected. This interactive maze arms you and sends you in with your squad to fight off zombies. Some how I got separated from everyone and was chased by a zombie until the very end, where I was finally rescued. This was our longest wait of the night because of the small groups, the prep, and the story line. We almost missed Puppet Up!, which was the main reason for my Scary Farm visit.
Brian Henson presents Puppet Up!Uncensored. Yes, that Henson. I went into this with high hopes. The Henson family are amazing. The tagline for the show is, “as bad you want them to be”. A lot of shout out crowd participation. The crowd was yelling the nastiest shit they could think of to build up the stories. They got a guy from the crowd to come up and help and everyone was roaring with uncontrollable laughter. They redid, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Face. My favorite was their skit to the Association song, Windy. This was the last showing of the night, if we would have saw this first we would have went to another showing. After the show the cast comes into the crowd with the puppets.
Dark Ride was our last maze. An abandoned carnival ride filled with carnies and clowns! Lots and lots of clowns! I love anything clowns so the set design was amazing!
As we made our way to the exit we went through Forsaken Lake Scare Zone. Our last jump scares of the evening.
Highlight of night; watching a werewolf stop in the middle of an empty street of ghost town, in the fog, and howl. Fucking great!
There are a lot of spooky food offerings and merchandise to grab. All of it is also available during normal park hours.
We were disappointed we made a date night out of it to try it out and didn’t take the kids. Next year we are are most definitely bringing them along.
Scary farm is taking place Thursday’s – Sunday’s until November 2nd. Grab your eats, treats, goodies, and scares while you still can! knotts.com
Having a pass to Knott’s is the best! Having a pass during holiday seasons — even better!
We’ve done Spooky Farm a few years now for the trick-or-treating, the Camp Snoopy show, and the character meet-n-greets. Now that Giuseppe is bigger we’re able to take in more of the sights.
We started with trick-or-treating in Ghost Town. They provide treat bags right when you walk in at the front gate. You don’t even have to ask — as well as a map of the days events and treat locations. Treats included; Kit Kat, Hershey’s, Jolly Rancher lollipop, Junior Mints, and Twizzlers.
During our treating adventure we stopped in the Livery Stable to see the Creepy Critters Of Calico — there’s even a horse in a “skeleton costume”. We even stopped in with the Undertaker so he could measure Seppe.
We stopped in to check out Linus Van Pelt’s Great Pumpkin Patch at Calico Park. Linus wasn’t there but his place looks real fine. You can decorate your own pumpkin or cookie.
Then it was time for the reason we were there — the Spooky Farm Costume Contest and Peanuts Dance Party. Seppe was more excited about the dance party with the Peanuts gang. Giuseppe thought he was dressed for the occasion because he’s the Great Pumpkin. The place was packed! All the kids were asked to line-up and strut their stuff across the Camp Snoopy Theater. Out came Lucy, Charlie Brown, and Snoopy to help out. Seppe’s jaw dropped. He was so excited to see them and he couldn’t believe that he was going on the stage where he’s seen so many shows. So across the stage he went — in front of a way beyond packed house. As he walked off the stage he was given a Knott’s Spooky Farm Costume Party Participant ribbon. It was so sweet. A bunch of kids gathered in front of the stage for a dance party. If you know my kid, you know he lets loose. Franklin and Schroeder came out in the crowd to dance with the kids. Giuseppe had a hard time posing with Franklin because they were both too busy having the time of their lives and dancing. The Peanuts Gang look great in their Halloween costumes! A lot of bigger girls kept telling Seppe that they liked his costume. Everyone working the character meet-n-greets kept telling the characters — look, it’s the Great Pumpkin! The characters would get excited and play along.
We took A Trip To Camp Spooky on the Grand Sierra Railroad. Love it! The Monsters Are Coming, Charlie Brown is such a cute show. We’ve enjoyed the Halloween show at Camp Snoopy Theater every year.
The only thing we weren’t able to fit in our trip was the Spooky Story Time at the Bird Cage Theatre. We were bummed that we missed it — but there’s just SO MUCH TO DO!
Spooky Farm is happening every Saturday and Sunday until October 27th and Thursday October 31st. For more information visit: https://www.knotts.com/
Giuseppe was really excited to trick-or-treat. We always have a lovely time at community events. The Corona PD were so sweet to Seppe. The event was set up really nicely with a lot of open space. Giuseppe couldn’t wait to put on his costume. He chose it months ago.
He loves his costume!
Trunk-or-Treat was a success 🙂
There were photo-ops
He was definitely ready for the mazes. They asked what level we wanted the maze from 1-5. We chose a 5 and the guy asked, are you sure? Our son is the ruler of mazes, we were sure. They did a fine job with decorating. The rooms looked great.
They also had an escape room, paranormal investigation, and showing Hocus Pocus on the main lawn. Giuseppe isn’t the best at sitting through movies unless it’s good and scary — totally my kid.
We’re now in the 2nd week of October and our Halloween event calendar is filling up quickly. Since having my son 4 years ago, I started searching around for events happening around our area every holiday. Over the years I’ve been able to find a lot of great stuff that we attend year after year.
Knott’s Scary Farm
Knott’s Scary Farm — Location: Buena Park, CA Taking place on select nights between Sept 19th – Nov 2nd. Select nights means, Thursday – Sunday. Hours: 7pm – 1am Thurs & Sunday. 7pm – 2am Fri & Sat. Prices: $40 – $60 depending on the day.
I love that major theme parks start all of their Halloween events in September. I start decorating and feeling the spirit during September and so we take our Scary Farm trip in September. The largest haunt in Southern California with 9 mazes, 4 scare zones, and 4 shows — you’ll definitely be busy during your visit. Timber Mountain Log Ride has transformed into Halloween Hootenanny which you can also experience during your daytime visit to the park.
Let’s talk about ticket prices: Thursday’s and Sunday’s are $45. Friday’s are $54. Saturday’s are $60. Nov 1 – $48 & Nov 2 – $50. All passholders get a $5 discount. They have the easiest and fastest website to guide through when you’re trying to buy tickets to view all the different prices.
Knott’s is also the king of add-ons. You can purchase a Scary Farm ticket with Fright and Fast Lane for all mazes and rides. An all inclusive ticket which includes; admission, parking, Fright & Fast Lane, Boo-fet. Or you may choose just to add on one thing like the Fright & Fast Lane. The Boo-fet which allows early entrance, a photo with a monster, and a souvenir bottle. Of course all passholders get a $5 discount on all of these.
This is what I have to say about Knott’s Scary Farm — if your kids can handle scary stuff — take them! We made a date night out of it and left the kids at home. Our kids would have loved it. We’ll definitely be taking them next year. Here’s a spoiler — they have some great giant monsters that pop out. Of course, when you’re nervous going through a maze and you have strangers walking behind you you don’t really get to take the time to look and enjoy the scenery to it’s fullest, but what I did see was fuckin great! There were some great scares in there.
The best mazes this year — Dark Entities, Paranormal Inc, Origins: The Curse Of Calico. (Honorable mention: Pumpkin Eater)
Best show: Brian Henson (yes, that Henson) presents: Puppet Up! Don’t miss this. We caught the last showing and if we would have caught an earlier one we would have went again. They take suggestions from the crowd and it is so damn funny (and dirty). (Honorable mention: The Hanging, it’s a classic)
The Peanuts Gang are looking great and ready for you to meet-n-greet and see them during “The Monsters Are Coming, Charlie Brown”
Knott’s Spooky Farm — Let’s not forget about the daytime magic happening during Knott’s Spooky Farm. Taking place every Saturday and Sunday (as well as Halloween which falls on a Thursday this year). From opening until 4:30 you can trick-or-treat your way through Ghost Town. Grab your candy bags at the front gate and head to Calico to collect all your Hershey’s treats. Charlie Brown and the gang are back with their Halloween show. Let your little’s strut their costumes to the Peanuts dance party. Reese’s has transformed the Grand Sierra Railroad into something really spooky. Check out the critters at the livery stable. Kit Kat is presenting a pumpkin patch and Linus is there to help you pick one out — or decorate a cookie. Make a stop at the Bird Cage Theatre for spooky story time. Finish your visit to Camp Spooky with a drop down the Timber Mountain Log Ride and see it transformed into Halloween Hootenanny. We’ll see you at Spooky Farm!
Castle Dark — Location: Riverside, CA Known as Castle Park during normal operating hours this classic childhood location of mine is located here in Riverside. Taking place Friday – Sunday until October 27th. Hours: 7pm – 11pm Fri & Sat. 7pm – 10pm Sun. Price: $10 – $25 depending on what deal you can catch.
We’ve been attending their haunt for a handful of years and this was the 2nd year bringing Giuseppe. We noticed there were a lot of kids this year. This year Castle Dark is back with 5 scare zones and 3 mazes.
Best maze: Meltdown — you’ll be twisting, turning, and ducking in this one!
Don’t miss these scare zones: The Midway & The Lady In White. The lady in white had the kids too scared to turn their back on her. The midway had some great scare actors that show no mercy on children.
Let’s talk price: Normal: $24.99. Online sale: $19.99. Sign up to their emails and pay attention to their Instagram/Facebook and be on the lookout for their $10 deals. I was lucky to grab ours for $10 and we could use them for any night.
They also offer add-ons, like the pre-scare dinner with a souvenir cup. Dinner and a ticket. Behind the scenes experience which includes; admission, dinner, lanyard, trading card, t-shirt, drawstring bag, tour of the mazes, scare actor make-up prep, 15-20 minute scare experience in a maze. Or the Dia De Los Muertos & Castle Dark combo ticket. Prices vary.
Also, Dia De Los Muertos is happening every Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 5:30pm until November 3rd. Kids can enjoy arts & crafts, pumpkin painting, costume contest, and trick-or-treating. Tickets are $14.99 but if you buy them 4 days in advance you can get them for $10.99.
Spooktacular Halloweekend Friday Oct 11th & Saturday Oct 12th — 5pm. Location: Historic Civic Center – Corona, CA
The city of Corona is going crazy with their brand new Halloween event. 5 – 8 — Corona PD Trunk-Or-Treat – Location: City Hall Parking Lot – FREE 5 – 8 — Haunted House – Location: Vicentia Activity Center – $5 6:30 — Family Movie: Hocus Pocus – Location: City Hall South Lawn 4 – 9 — Escape Room by OBC Theater – Price: $20 (easy) $30 (hard) 9 – 11 — Paranormal Investigation Tours by Pacific Paranormal Investigation – Location: Corona Historic Civic Center – Price: $20
You’ll see us out there on Friday enjoying the Trunk-Or-Treat and the haunted house.
Darkside In Riverside — October 18th – 20th Times: 18th – 7pm – 1am 19th – 10am – 1am 20th – 10am – 8pm. Location: Fox Performing Arts Center & Riverside Municipal Auditorium Price: VIP Weekend Badge – $75. Weekend Badge – $45. Friday Badge – $25. Saturday Badge – $33. Sunday Badge – $20 (two children under 10 are allowed on each badge for free)
Friday frights – Friday the 13th – 40th anniversary celebration. Which includes a free mask. Paranormal Walk. Monster Speed Dating. Horror Dating Game. Vampira Screening
Saturday frights – Photo-Ops with Linda Blair (Exorcist), Michael Berryman (Hills Have Eyes), Tony Todd (Candyman/Final Destination), Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), John Kassir (Voice of Crypt Keeper), PJ Soles (Carrie/Halloween), Night Of The Demons Group, Linnea Quigley and Amelia Kinkaid (Night Of The Demons). Location: Riverside Municipal Auditorium Q & A’s – Location: Fox Theatre – Linda Blair and PJ Soles. Night Of The Demons Cast Reunion. Michael Berryman. Ben Templesmith. Other Events include – Night Of The Demons Screening. Horror Jeopardy. The Deadly Survival Chase. The To-Fright Show. Monster Speed Dating. Paranormal Haunted Walk. Haunting Of Hill House. Yates Family Haunting Panel. Strange Mysteries. Resurrecting The Dead. Horror In Video Games. Folklore In Horror. Performance By Fitz and the Tantrums.
Sunday frights – Photo-Ops – Linda Blair, Tony Todd, Michael Berryman, John Kassir. Location: Riverside Municipal Auditorium Q & A’s – Location: Fox Theatre – Tony Todd and John Kassir. Vampira screening and discussion with director Kevin Sean Michael. Other events include – The Toys That Made Us. The Movies That Made Us. Darkside Of Disney. Grim Grinning Ghosts. Monster Speed Dating. Scream Contest.
Other guests include: Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th composer). Bob Elmore (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2). Danny Hicks (Evil Dead 2). Ann Robinson (War Of The Worlds). Robert Mukes (House Of 1,000 Corpses). The Boogeyman (wrestler)
You will find me at the Night Of The Demons events. Childhood classic for me.
Cove Waterpark Trunk-Or-Treat Saturday October 19th — 7pm – 9pm Location: The Cove Waterpark – Jurupa Valley, CA (Riverside) FREE
The 3rd annual trunk-or-treat at The Cove. We attended the first two. The first one was under the radar and super amazing. By last year word had really gotten out and if you arrived late some trunks ran out of candy. On that note, I suggest you arrive at 7. They also have crafts and games but do those when you’re done with the treating. It’s a fun little night out with the fam and folks do a really great job at decorating their trunks.
Stranger Things Party — Wednesday October 23rd — 4 – 7pm Location: Glen Avon Library. Jurupa Valley, CA (Riverside) FREE
Stranger Things – treats, activities, photos, and who knows what else! This is our local library and we just adore them. They’re always having amazing events which include; guests, characters, crafts, treats, games, prizes — they really go above and beyond. My kids are REALLY looking forward to this one.
Norco Sheriff’s Deparment & Norco Fire Department Trunk-Or-Treat & Pizza In The Park Thursday October 24th — 4pm Location: Pikes Peak Park. Norco, CA – FREE
A slice and a treat, sounds really neat! We’re there!
City Of Riverside Halloween Happenings Friday October 25th — 5 – 8pm Location: Various Parks in Riverside, CA — FREE
The sound of Halloween Carnivals sounds amazing but we’ll be attending the Eastside Fall Festival at Bobby Bonds Park. Why, you ask? Because they have the Fright Night Haunted Maze for $3. This looks like a lot of fun!
Inland Regional Center Fall Festival – Community Resource Fair And Carnival Sunday October 27th — 11am – 2pm — FREE Location: Main Street in Riverside, CA
Mom’s Club Halloween Open House Tuesday October 29th — 3:30 – 5:30pm Location: Arlington Heights Sports Park – 9401 Cleveland Ave, Riverside, CA — FREE