Halloween Horrors Abound at Local Haunted Houses

The three biggest St. Louis area haunted houses open up for the 2012 Halloween season this weekend.

It's time to go boo! in The Lou. Scarefest.com, St. Louis' best haunted attractions, presents a Trilogy of Terror, three very different and chill-inducing haunted attractions. The "trilogy" includes: Each of the Halloween haunts opens in September with added new themes, scarier scenes and more thrills for daring visitors. Here's what's happening at each of the haunts for the 2012 season: The Darkness      The Darkness features three fright-filled haunts under one roof: This year, The Darkness' elaborate, hi-tech animation and Hollywood quality special effects have been expanded and include a breath-taking Zombie Room and huge animatronic scorpions, spiders and snakes. Terror Visions in 3D, inhabited by crazed clowns, has a new video-…

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Haunted Happenings: Paranormal Encounters Around St. Louis

We're sharing some tales of ghostly haunts around St. Louis Patchland. Have your own? Tell us about it!

In the immortal words of Ray Parker, Jr. (crooning the theme song from the movie Ghostbusters), "I ain't 'fraid of no ghost." We may not confess to being afraid, but many people would admit to being fascinated by ghosts.  To go along with our Halloween video, Patch provides this roundup of metro St. Louis ghost stories. Creve Coeur The story behind how Creve Coeur got its name is pretty haunting, although no one knows whether there's an actual ghost lurking around. The city's website shares this tale: Legend has it that an Indian princess fell in love with a French fur trapper, but the love was not returned. According to the story, she then jumped from a ledge overlooking Creve Coeur Lake; the lake then formed itself into a broken heart. …

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