What’s that sound? The leaves are turning from green to orange. The wind feels different, even here in Southern California. It’s a crisp, pumpkin smelling aura. The pumpkin spice lattes are back, which means one thing, Fright-A-Thon is back. What exactly is Fright-A-Thon you ask? Well here’s the mantra for the annual celebration of Halloween here at THS.
Christmas and those holidays get to swallow up the majority of December, November, and part of January. Why not Halloween? September is a month of going back-to-school and residual heat from the summer. Now it’s another month of pumpkins, serial killers, ghosts, ghouls, specters, goblins, and things that go bump in the night.
I know for myself, that change from August 31st to September 1st is a big one. It might not mean much here in Southern California; the weather is still gross out, but it does signal that change is in the air. Those blinding lights of summer, pastel colors, the yellows and reds of Summer mix together and turn orange. Those summer parties die out, and the coming of Labor Day signifies the harvest is near. Those shadows that were thin start to lengthen, and creepy crawlies come out to bask in the cool air. That fear of the dark erupts again from the back of your neck to your brain. Things once thought to be long gone might start appearing in those shadows. The goblins, ghouls, ghosts, monsters, specters, zombies, serial killers, and anything else that goes bump in the night gain power.
So What Does Fright-A-Thon Entail?
It means that every work day from September 3rd all the way until October 31st (and sometimes into the beginning of November), I’ll be writing an article about any Halloween topic or news of the day. You can check out the full index of Fright-A-Thon, all the way back to 2020. It ranges from Halloween decorations, theme park attractions, haunt openings, movie reviews, lists, opinion pieces, guides, and more. It is definitely harder and harder to find topics as the years go by, but that’s part of the fun giving everyone an article a day.
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Check back here every day for whatever you might have missed. Get your favorite Halloween decorations, skeletons, lollipop ghosts, Charlie Brown, Michael Myers, and whatever else makes Halloween feel like Halloween for you. Buckle up, grab some candy, and get ready for the ultimate Halloween marathon.
Fright-A-Thon 5 Index
September 1st: The 2024 Halloween Movie Marathon
September 2nd: Labor Day, Fright-A-Thon Loves Unions
September 3rd: Is Michael Mann’s The Keep Coming To Blu-Ray Soon?
September 4th: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review
September 5th: Mercyful Fate Represses Don’t Break The Oath On Vinyl
September 6th: Halloween Horror Nights 2024 – Review
September 9th: How To Do All The Houses At Halloween Horror Nights In One Day
September 10th: Speak No Evil – Review
September 11th: 10 More Amazing Halloween Heavy Metal Songs
September 12th: Beyond Fest Announces Full Genre Slate For US Film Festival
September 13th: Top 5 Best Movie Vampires Ever
September 16th: Winchester Mystery House Unhinged: Hotel Review
September 17th: Top 5 Robert Englund Roles That Aren’t A Nightmare On Elm Street
September 18th: Call Of Duty Adds Michael Myers, Art The Clown, In The Haunting Event
September 19th: Agatha All Along – Premiere Review
September 20th: Call Of Duty: The Haunting Review
September 23rd: Number 1 Ranked Haunted House Returns For 2024 Halloween Season
September 24th: Azrael Review – Samara Weaving Stuns In A Movie That Doesn’t Know What It Wants To Be
September 25th: Spirit Halloween Unleashes The 2024 Trending Costumes
September 26th: Salem’s Lot Review – Vampires Are Terrifying Again In This Biting Stephen King Adaptation
September 27th: Delusion: The Red Castle Review – The Best In Immersive Entertainment Gets Better
September 30th: Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Review – Familiar Faces But Still Missing Something
October 1st: LA Haunted Hayride Review – Baby’s First Halloween Haunt
October 2nd: Frankie Freako Review – A Joyous Throwback With Partying Puppets
October 3rd: Why Time Cut Isn’t A Ripoff Of Totally Killer Which Isn’t A Ripoff Of The Final Girls
October 4th: The 10 Best Horror Films Ever
October 7th: Knott’s Scary Farm 2024 Review
October 8th: In Search Of Darkness: 1990-1994 Drops New Trailer
October 9th: The 13 Best King Diamond Songs
October 10th: Teacup Review – Pressure Builds As Mystery Unfolds
October 11th: Celebrating 50 Years Of Texas Chain Saw Massacre And It’s Immense Terror
October 14th: How Organic Is Terrifier And Art The Clown’s Popularity?
October 15th: The Top 5 Best Cameos In Horror Movies
October 16th: Ranking The SoCal Halloween Haunt Events Worst To Best
October 17th: RetroRealms: Halloween and Ash VS. Evil Dead Review
October 18th: Hysteria! – Satanic Panic Plus Heavy Metal Is A Great Recipe – Review
October 21st: The Strangers: Chapter Two Releases Teaser Trailer, But Is It Too Little Too Late?
October 22nd: The Top 5 Scariest Pokemon Ever
October 23rd: Venom: The Last Dance Review
October 25th: Trick Or Treat Finally Heads To 4K UHD From Synapse Films
October 28th: Ghost Announce 2025 World Tour
October 29th: Scary Movie Is Back And Yes, The Wayans Brothers Are Involved
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