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No treats
Sunday, November 9, 2003

Halloween reports include Stull visitors
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
A rifle assault, a handful of cemetery thrill-seekers and a suspicious man with candy were among the unusual reports made to police during the Halloween weekend.

6News video: Cemetery draws unwanted visitors
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Five Johnson County teenagers were cited by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at Stull Cemetery for criminal trespassing.

6News video: 6News crew checks out Lawrence's Halloween spirit
Saturday, November 1, 2003
6News visited some local celebrities to collect candy Friday night,and checked up on the children trick-or-treating in downtown Lawrence Friday evening.

6News video: Saving kids' teeth in candy season
Saturday, November 1, 2003
There are ways to prevent cavities in children, even after Halloween when children may eat significant amounts of candy.

Friday Halloween a frightfully big hit
Friday, October 31, 2003
Better buy the jumbo bag of treats this Halloween. With the holiday on a Friday and fair weather forecast for tonight's Beggar's Night, it looks like throngs will be trick-or-treating, visiting a haunted house or celebrating at a party or bar.

Halloween scares up business
Friday, October 31, 2003
When Tony Greco started selling theatrical costumes 30 years ago, he didn't bother stocking cheap children's outfits and plastic masks, so he did very little Halloween business. Now the country's spookiest holiday accounts for 60 percent of his annual revenue -- and most of the customers are only children at heart.

Candy is king for trick-or-treating
Friday, October 31, 2003
Well-known Lawrence residents were asked earlier this week what they're handing out to the horde of hobgoblins that will hit city streets at dusk. Most -- from coaches to local officials to TV anchors -- said they were ready with the goodies.

Chilly Halloween evening forecasted
Friday, October 31, 2003
Witches and werewolves may want to wear layers tonight. Temperatures will dip into the mid- to lower-40s Friday evening, said 6News Meteorologist Matt Jabobs.

Spooky fun abounds in Lawrence
Friday, October 31, 2003
Lawrence's traditional Beggars' Night trick-or-treating is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today, but other events geared more to adult revelers will go into the night.

6News video: Great Pumpkin Carving Contest
Friday, October 31, 2003
Pumpkin carvers can bring their works of art to the News Center between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Halloween.

6News video: Downtown Lawrence will sponsor trick-or-treating
Friday, October 31, 2003
Dozens of merchants will have goodies from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

6News video: The story of Virginia, ghost of Sigma Nu
Friday, October 31, 2003
Legend has it that Virginia's unexplained death occured when the Sigma Nu house was the governor's mansion. Residents of the house have several stories about strange events that they attribute to Virginia's ghost.

Revelry, safety top the agenda for Halloween
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Lawrence's traditional Beggars' Night trick-or-treating is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, but other events geared more to adult revelers will go into the night.

Lawrence author researches ghost sightings
Thursday, October 30, 2003
For people like Gil Bavel, listening to ghost stories is a year-round event. From the Eldridge Hotel and other haunted locales, Lawrence author Gil Bavel is collecting reports of ghost sightings for a book years in the making.

Fraternity members share supernatural tales
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Some just don't want to talk about her. Others mention her in hushed tones, not wanting to seem foolish. And some, like Mike Folkmann, are matter-of-fact about Virginia, the ghost of Sigma Nu. The Kansas University sophomore and some of his friends have had a few unexplained experiences -- flickering lights, slamming doors and troubled dreams -- that make them think there's something to the ghost story.

Downtown merchants sponsor trick or treating Friday night
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Don't be surprised if you see hordes of ghouls, witches, elves and werewolves prowling through Lawrence's downtown early Friday evening. Downtown Lawrence Inc. is sponsoring a trick or treat night from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday through the downtown.

Spooktacular ideas for Halloween treats, fun
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
The pumpkins have been carved into Halloween jack-o'-lanterns, perhaps more than you need. One or two to stand on the porch, another to light up with a candle set inside. Then?

Air-powered cannon chucks pumpkins
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Pumpkins are good for plenty of things: Baking, carving or decorating. They're also great for throwing, as in catapulting from whatever contraption might be devised for just that task.

Keeping Halloween safe more difficult
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Keeping Halloween safe for children has become more difficult over the years, according to a consumer product advocate. "Trick-or-treat is a cherished tradition; yet, in recent years a few people have taken some of the innocence out of it by poisoning and putting needles and other objects in the candy," said Nancy Harvey Steorts, former chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Beyond Trick-or-Treat: Four Halloween Alternatives for Older Kids
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
As enticing as a harvest of Halloween candy can be, some kids may feel too old to trick-or-treat. Instead of missing out on the fun, try some alternative activities with your kids.

Shortcut results in haunting trip for teen
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I felt the cold wind blow, sending goosebumps down my spine. I heard tree branches creek like an ancient door being pulled open, making me wish that I couldn't hear. I saw dark, eerie shadows in the bright glow from the full moon, and I hoped it was just my hyperactive imagination.

Escaping steely claws
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I got more and more uneasy with every step. My eyes darted back and forth across the ground, wondering what could be beyond the shadows that lay in wait behind the tombstones.

Fisherman's spooky return
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I got hopelessly lost in the three miles of creepy headstones. I started to think about crawling about on my knees, trying to find my footprints in the humid ground when I heard a quiet sloshing, squelching sound.

Traditional costumes lose popularity
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
The chances a ghoul, goblin or ghost will ring your doorbell this Halloween aren't as good as in years past. This year, trick-or-treaters are moving away from traditional scary costumes and focusing on creatures from "The Lord of the Rings" and characters from "The Matrix," Lawrence costume and game shop owners said.

Scary story contest entries
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
See more entries from this year's Lawrence Journal-World Halloween story-writing contest.

"Haunted Kansas" author keeps legends alive in sequel
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
A strange phenomenon is haunting towns across the state of Kansas. The phenomenon is not a ghost, a creature or demon. It is legend. Lisa Hefner Heitz, Topeka-based author of "Haunted Kansas: Ghost Stories and Other Eerie Tales" and KU graduate, is keeping the legends, but not the ghosts, alive.

Halloween expected to be cloudy, but dry
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
(Web Posted Tuesday at 12:28 p.m.) So far, the weather forecast doesn't look too scary for trick or treaters headed out Friday night for Halloween, says a local forecaster. "Friday night, it will be dry," said Matt Sayers, 6News meteorologist.

Circus officials offer tips to prepare decorative clown face
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Clown costumes are a favorite of little trick-or-treaters, and circus clowns are among the coolest. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus offers this "recipe" to create a clown face at home using only a handful of ingredients, including white, red and black theatrical grease paint, eyeliner, powder, a cosmetic brush, and a headband or shower cap.

A trip in the graveyard
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, Alex McKee apprehensively hustled down the rows of stones. He walked quickly, for he was frigid and very frightened. No one had danced with him and he wanted to get home as soon as possible to turn the evening's events over in his mind. Alex stopped, panting with his hands on his knees. He had to rest.

Dear Sylvia
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I was still singing song that I had heard at the dance when I came upon an empty grave. I was always cutting through the graveyard so this wouldn't have bothered me, but something peculiar caught my eye.

A Dark Figure
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I thought I saw a dark figure scurry across the path I was walking on. I thought it was hiding behind an old, chipped gravestone covered with moss a few yards away. I heard some weird clicking noises in that direction, so I walked on thinking it was a squirrel or something.

The Dream
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, my friend tried to scare me with a stupid costume. It didn't work. I just kept walking and so he caught up to me to say he was sorry. We were walking home together when all of a sudden something grabbed us! We screamed and kicked and tried to get away but nothing worked.

Out after curfew
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after the school dance was not my usual route home. I was thinking of the fun I had at the dance. My date, Andrew, had offered me a ride to my house, but I rejected the offer just to be polite. It wasn't a far walk to my house, and anyway, it wasn't too late.

The Thing
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after the school dance, I noted, with a shiver a thick mist rising from the ground and a stagnant breeze pressing down on me, causing my skin to crawl. As I reached the bottom of the hill rising from the edge of the cemetery, I heard the snap of a rope. I could hear it twist and moan against a branch of a tree as if something heavy were swaying, like a pendulum, from it.

60 years
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, a girl named Elena tripped over a headstone. It said R.I.P. Julia Smith.

Mummies
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I was horrified that the bodies were unconfined in their caskets arson from the dead. It was like an army of hideous ragged creatures, humming in concert. In unison they started to drift toward me, in a mummified manner.

Black cats are bad luck
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I heard a strange noise coming from one of the gravestones. I started walking suspiciously toward the cracked piece of stone and stood there hunched over with my ear toward the gravestone.

The Story of the Graveyard Devil
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard, on the way home after a school dance, with my friends. We were on the way to a sleep over at Sarah's house. I had brought one beer for everyone. It was only one beer so I know no one was drunk. After we had goofed off a little bit we started to walk.

Zombie attack
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I thought I felt something grab my leg. Suddenly another hand poked out. Then a leg and another!

A confession
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
About fifteen years ago, right about 8 o'clock at night that set the town of Lawrence on fire. A prized citizen of 15th and Iowa was murdered in a brutal fashion. His name was Charles McKenzie, originally from Kansas City, Missouri.

The Dance
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after the school dance, Mya, Lynn and Jai stopped short.

Followed by a ghost
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
When the sixth-grade dance ended at 8 p.m. on Halloween night all the kids rushed out of the gym and hopped into a car. Not Christy though; to get to her house all you had to do was run through the old cemetery. Christy wasn't scared, she would run as fast as she could and get home in no time.

The dance partner
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home fro the school dance, my friends Maggie and Leah were talking to me. Maggie, who was boy crazy, was telling us about a boy she was dancing with.

Silver eyes
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after the school dance is very scary at midnight! I was walking home one night; I had an eerie feeling that something bad was going to happen. I thought that the fog was a little strange. It was freaky because it was 2 feet from the ground.

Strange creatures
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance in Nashville, Tenn., it was after 10 p.m., and Jake Peeler, a high school student, was heading home after a dance. Jake just moved here a couple of months ago, so he had never been in this graveyard before; also, he has a family of five, a mother, a father and a brother and sister.

The old lady
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Cutting through the graveyard on the way home after a school dance, I saw something move in front of me. It looked like a person. I turned and ran. I heard, "Jessie, wait it's just me! I looked back and saw Jason; the boy I hoped would ask me to dance earlier. "Why did you leave? I wanted to dance with you," he said.

Sandy Willison
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Hi, my name is Sandy Willison. I was coming home from a Halloween dance. I was really late, I decided to take a short cut. The only short cut was through an old graveyard.

Adults claim Halloween for own brand of mischief
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Step into Frank's bar, and you'll get a glimpse of what's happening to Halloween. The popular tavern in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood has been decked out for weeks in black and orange, and patrons can order drinks with such names as "Sex on a Tombstone." On the night itself, manager Robby Ehlert expects to see a number of costumes that won't be G-rated.

Kooky is in style for Halloween
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Want a peek at the nation's psyche? Open your door on Halloween. You'll see adults dolled up as Chicago flappers, toting rhinestone-studded machine guns. You'll hear an "Argh!" Pirates are hot. Miniature Batmen, Spider-Men and Disney Princesses will peer up and chime, "Trick or treat?"

6News video: Creative pumpkins sought
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Entries are needed in the second annual Great Pumpkin Carving Contest.

In the halls
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
What are you going to be for Halloween?

Haunted house frightfully successful
Monday, October 27, 2003
The old house at the end of the lane south of town has sat empty since 1963, a sad legacy of the farm family who used to live there and a home to whatever critters dared to invade its darkness.

Briefly
Monday, October 27, 2003
• Watkins program teaches children about pumpkins

Decorated pumpkin helps boyfriend pop question
Sunday, October 26, 2003
Julie Cortes had no idea how long it would take to find the perfect pumpkin Saturday at Schaake's Pumpkin Patch east of Lawrence.

More treats on the menu than tricks
Sunday, October 26, 2003
Looking for something to break that Halloween monotony? If so, Lawrence may have something to offer. Many local businesses and organizations have come up with activities to delight and fright tricksters of any age.

Going, going, nearly gone
Thursday, October 23, 2003
John Michael Adams, 10, from Kansas City, Kan., tries his best to hold on to a pumpkin he selected at Schaake Pumpkin Patch east of Lawrence. Customers like Adams, shown Tuesday, had the convenience of fine weather all week to search for the perfect would-be jack-o'-lantern.

Halloween themes play at Arts Center
Thursday, October 23, 2003
The Seem-To-Be Players and the City Youth Theatre of the Lawrence Arts Center will combine to perform two Halloween-oriented productions beginning tonight.

World Online seeks scary Halloween recipes
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Do you have an eerie -- but edible -- recipe to tingle the taste buds at Halloween parties? We're asking readers to submit their favorite recipes for ghoulish delights to our Reader Reaction message board online at www.ljworld.com.

Favorite frightening flicks -- vote in our Halloween movie polls
Monday, October 20, 2003
Cast your ballot for your favorite horror movies by category. This is not for the squeamish.

Jon Niccum's Halloween film favorites
Monday, October 20, 2003
Check out Journal-World film critic Jon Niccum's picks for best Halloween and horror-themed movies -- and tell us your own.

6News video: KansasGhosts.com searches tales of paranormal
Friday, November 1, 2002
Lawrence resident is gathering ghost stories for book on the ghosts of Kansas.

6News video: Halloween '02 brings chills
Friday, November 1, 2002
Despite cold temperatures, trick-or-treaters still enjoyed the day.

Witch legends have dark history
Thursday, October 31, 2002
What would Halloween be without witches?

6News video: Costumes flying off the shelves
Thursday, October 31, 2002
Among the most popular costumes are angels, devils and Elvis.

6News video: Stull church's demolition ends legend
Thursday, October 31, 2002
Thrill-seekers used to visit the church hoping to find occult experiences on Halloween.