{"id":5612,"date":"2026-09-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:15:27","slug":"halloween-past-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/halloween-past-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Past &#038; Present"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5612\" class=\"elementor elementor-5612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78a2af0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78a2af0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c0495c2\" data-id=\"2c0495c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc54a94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fc54a94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Halloween Past &#038; Present<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42abddc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42abddc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HalloweenPastAndPresent_HANLogo2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HalloweenPastAndPresent_HANLogo2026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HalloweenPastAndPresent_HANLogo2026-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c3af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c3af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day 57 of the #Emilys100DaysOfHalloween challenge is: Get Lost in a Corn Maze. That makes this the perfect time to share this old podcast from the Haunted Attraction Network. In &#8220;Halloween Past &amp; Present&#8221;, Philip takes listeners on a journal through Halloween Past &amp; Halloween Present. He visits haunted attractions all over the US, including: Kinetic Theory in Los Angeles, The Queen Mary in Long Beach, Forbidden Acres in El Paso, The Maize in Buffalo, Howl o Scream in Tampa, Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando, Creatures of the Night at ZooTampa, The Dark Seance and The Tunnel of the Damned, and Sir Henry&#8217;s Haunted Trail in Orlando.<\/p><p>I had the pleasure of joining Philip at The Maize in Wheatfield, NY. It was a corn maze that I visited frequently when I was growing up. I had a lot of nostalgia returning after many years away. 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>\n\t\t\t\tHalloween Past &#038; Present\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Day 57 of the #Emilys100DaysOfHalloween challenge is: Get Lost in a Corn Maze. That makes this the perfect time to share this old podcast from the Haunted Attraction Network. In<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/halloween-past-present\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Halloween Past &#038; Present\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5728 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-apparel category-lifestyle tag-100-days-of-halloween-2 tag-accessories tag-fashion\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/spooky-accessories\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SpookyAccessories_20200915_BatEarrings_IMG_1353-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5730\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SpookyAccessories_20200915_BatEarrings_IMG_1353-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SpookyAccessories_20200915_BatEarrings_IMG_1353-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SpookyAccessories_20200915_BatEarrings_IMG_1353-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SpookyAccessories_20200915_BatEarrings_IMG_1353-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SpookyAccessories_20200915_BatEarrings_IMG_1353.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/spooky-accessories\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSpooky Accessories\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 16, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In my earlier post about Summerween fashion, I mentioned how accessories can take an outfit from standard to spooky. For this post, I want to highlight three shops I love<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/spooky-accessories\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Spooky Accessories\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lifestyle tag-100-days-of-halloween-2 tag-calendar tag-halloween\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/halloween-calendar\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HalloweenCalendar_20251030_Pumpkins_201708-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HalloweenCalendar_20251030_Pumpkins_201708-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HalloweenCalendar_20251030_Pumpkins_201708-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HalloweenCalendar_20251030_Pumpkins_201708-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HalloweenCalendar_20251030_Pumpkins_201708-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HalloweenCalendar_20251030_Pumpkins_201708-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HalloweenCalendar_20251030_Pumpkins_201708.jpg 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/halloween-calendar\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHalloween Calendar\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>If you make your own Halloween countdown calendar, now is the time to work on it! 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