extreme halloween

another pleasure of halloween i find is on television. not movies but programs about haunted attractions found across the u.s. the travel channel specializes in such fare, such as the best burger joints and ice cream shops that i enjoy because these shows are mini romps thru geography and popular culture, but for specific holidays such as halloween, programs about the best haunted houses and giant pumpkin competitions are shown thru out the month of october, the best month of the year.

and the show extreme halloween is just that, the largest and scariest traditions, competitions and haunted attractions in the country. the largest corn maze, according to the show, is located in lathrop which is about an hour drive south from where i sit now. i don't want to quibble with the producers of the program but another extreme corn maze is located in dixon, about a half hour drive east and the site of a giant pumpkin patch we plan on visiting later this month.

still, what i liked about this tv show is how it allows one to be an armchair traveller as i can relish the imagery i so love. but i favor armchair travel shows anyway, such as no reservations with anthony bourdain or pole to pole with michael palin. i also used to read travel essays like crazy and one of my favorite writers remains pico iyer so i'm already biased in favor of the travel channel what was fun about extreme hallowen is that it is about halloween. doesn't get any simpler or more fun than that.

below is the last, and most extreme, attraction of the show, an intense haunt called house of shock located in new orleans. well, who am i to quibble with the producers, it looks pretty damn extreme to me.

boo