I know. I'm a psychic and a writer of the paranormal so why pray-tell am I interviewing wrestlers? Paul Dale Roberts of HPI Paranormal told me he had a hot lead on a fantastic wrestling team and asked me to do the story. What girl would pass up that chance? I certainly wasn't going too. It's Halloween night and it feels like the perfect time to interview men and women in costume. My assistant Tamreen Crockett joins me to take extra notes. He caught all the details I didn't. His notes became a valuable tool in this article. Our meeting place is at their practice in Sacramento, California. The place "Supreme Pro Wrestling Training Academy," where they teach pro wrestling. At the moment I ha

Halloween in the Fab Forties, specifically on 41st St. between J and M St. was full of bags begging to be filled with candy. At times there were 10 trick or treaters at once. With three of us tossing sweets into the bags, it was all we could do to keep up. In two hours time we forked over 50 lbs of the sweet stuff. Here are some of the creatures of the night:

The costumes on the streets of Sacramento during the Halloween weekend highlighted the creativity of Sacramentans. Everything from rock stars to actual rocks were present on the streets during the evenings. Government employee Michael Larson, and his girlfriend Caroline Wright said they channelled their relationship into their costumes. “My sister suggested I be Aron Ralston from 127 Hours,” Larson said. “She said our costumes would be a metaphor for our relationship.”  Larson utilized a backpack, bandanna, headband and mock bloody splint to dress as Aron Ralston. Wright made herself the rock that took Ralston’s arm by covering herself in packing paper and textured spray paint. Her shoe

Not too creepy or scary, the spirit of Halloween filled Midtown's streets yesterday. Relles Florist on J St featured a magic show, balloon twisting, arts corner and apple cider booth. The kids were out in full force. Costumed canines celebrated Halloween with a Pooch Parade around Midtown. At parade's end judges passed out coveted Pooch Parade Awards. Here's the winners and other paraders:   Spookist Costume - Sofia the Bat (no photo).  

After a slightly flawed but excellent nonetheless One Scary Nite 2, expectations were high for the third annual installment of the "Deon Taylor Enterprises presents: One Scary Nite" Halloween party, which went down at the California Auto Museum Thursday night. Familiar attractions returning this year included "Mad Scientist" Jack Sparx with his Tesla coil, huge propane fireballs and deranged laugh, stilt walkers, fire dancers, go-go dancers and many bloody, gory "staff monsters" and zombies who shuffled around the venue with a vacant look in their eyes, grunting at passing partygoers. Absent this year were the red carpet and arrivals, the national musical act (last year it was Bell Biv D

Culminating the Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos festivities this year, La Raza Galería Posada, Sacramento’s not-for-profit Latino art and cultural center, brings the Panteon de Sacramento (Sacramento’s Cemetery) to life.This is a two day/night outdoor display of fifty large, colorful altares. The altares will be available for public viewing on Saturday October 29 and Sunday October 30. Families, individuals, area artists and local not for profit organizations will build the altares for public display.Theatre, music, poets and children's workshops are all part of the two-day event. In Sacramento, Día de los Muertos has been celebrated since the early 1970s, commensurate with the Galería’

Here are some of the many music events happening in the Sacramento area this week. For more detailed information on these events and many more go to www.eMusiConnect.com. Have a  Happy Halloween!! Sacramento Area Concerts & Music Events Running through January 2012: Bingo The Winning Musical at Cosmopolitan Cabaret at 10th & K street in Sacramento. Show at 7:30 PM.. Tickets are $32.00 - $48.00. Friday, October 28th: Sacramento Ballet presents Dracula at Sacramento Community Center Theatre. Tickets are $17.00 - $68.00. Friday, October 28th: Midnight Star - A Taste of Honey at Thunder Valley Casino. Concert at 8PM. Tickets are $20.00 - $30.00. Saturday, October 29th: Exotic Hallowe

Though not nearly as widespread as Christmas decorations, many Sacramento homes and businesses are decking the halls with ghoulish adornments for Halloween. “This is Halloween you can see from space,” said Midtown resident Heather Scott outside her well-lit home at 24th and T streets. Emerging from the grave to greet – or scare – visitors is the “friendly Marcus the Carcass” in her front yard. Scott, who said Halloween is the best holiday of the year, took the decorating inside, filling the mantel with spooky accents and even letting a skeleton take up residence in the bathtub under a severed leg hanging from a chain. “I have an over-developed sense of the macabre,” she said, attri

Placerville will host a three-day musical jubilee, the Hangtown Halloween Ball, which promoters and the community hope will become an annual event. Festivities begin Friday evening and run through Sunday at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. The camping event will feature an all-star lineup on two full stages (both indoor and out): The Funky Meters, Ozomatli, 7 Walkers (featuring Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann), David Grisman Sextet, Melvin Seals & JGB, Zach Deputy, Elephant Revival, New Monsoon, Poor Man’s Whiskey, Head for the Hills, Dead Winter Carpenters and, of course, three nights of Railroad Earth. For the Friday opening, Railroad Earth will execute a unique original score t

Is Halloween what it once was? Events hosted by churches, schools and businesses, as well as parents dropping their children off in wealthy neighborhoods, may have eclipsed the good old-fashioned door-to-door trick-or-treating. “I think parents are much more cautious than they used to be,” said Lourdes Brown, an office manager at the Capital Heights Academy, an elementary school located at 2520 33 st. Aveola Abedipe, a teacher at the Phoenix Private Preschool(600 I st.) said that the school offers a Halloween party because parents of preschool children don’t commonly take their kids out on Halloween anymore. “I think some schools offer parties for children. We host a party with candy an

Midtown Merchants are brewing up a bewitching good time for kiddos and pooches of all ages and sizes. Midtown's Annual Halloween celebration is just a few days away. Join us for the Midtown Trick-or-Treat and Pooch Parade this Saturday, October 29th from 11a.m.- 3p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of Trick or Treats from over 70 participating Midtown businesses, as well as a parade of dressed up pooches strutting their stuff throughout the district. In addition to satisfying your kids sweet tooth, bring the whole family down to Mixed Bag (24th & K) and Relles Florist (24th & J) for a variety of FREE family friendly activities. Catch the hourly magic show, pumpkin decorating, face painting, balloon

Folsom is hosting its 3rd annual "Night of 1,000 Pumpkins" on Friday, October 28. Residents and visitors alike are encouraged to bring in as many jack-o-lanterns as they can for a festival of pumpkins on Sutter Street. Anyone who checks in a carved jack-o-lantern will get a raffle ticket to win one of many prizes, including an iPad 2, courtesy of MyFolsom.com. Carving parties are encouraged to get the pumpkin tally up; if you bring in 20 jack-o-lanterns, they'll give you 20 raffle tickets! Tickets will be distributed based on the number of pumpkins brought in. The event is expected to be a social gathering, as the public checks out the pumpkins, and the kids watch Charlie Brown at 6:30 a

On a clear crisp evening in late October, passersby of the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery might catch the fleeting glimpse of a lone figure carrying a lantern and weaving his way through a maze of massive headstones. But don’t be too alarmed. It’s just a local volunteer performing his role in the cemetery’s annual Lantern Tours event. This event has become a local favorite and is the cemetery’s largest fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting education programs and headstone restoration projects. Established in 1849 and recognized as one of the oldest operating cemeteries west of the Mississippi River, the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery or Old City Cemetery still has room for future “

Few children and older guests dressed up in Halloween costumes for Saturday night’s “Dracula” performance at the Community Center Theatre, which included two other performances: “Second Before the Ground” and “Serenade.” “Second Before the Ground” is a fun, light performance with simple backdrop colors and costumes. The dancers perform controlled and comical ballet movements with creative contortions choreographed by Trey McIntyre. As a united family of wildlife dancing to bongo drums and African-inspired music by the Kronos Quartet, their performance was something like out of “The Lion King,” with dancers running across the stage like a stampede of smiling, prancing antelope. Intermissi

Photo essay by Dan Ward It’s that time of the year when the candy comes out, people become scarier and Fairytale town puts on a show. This year in Fairytale Town the magical wonders of Harry Potter arrive to showcase its magical spells and large amounts of candy for the children. The Harry Potter theme will be taking place for a total of four days. The days are October 21st, 22nd, 28th and 29th. The park event will be 5pm till 9pm on all four days. Tickets are for sale at www.fairytaletown.org. Children can enjoy various attractions and displays at this year’s event. Even the adults can come and have a good time seeing all  the  magicians of Harry Potter world perform their spells. Fai

Douglas Miller, resident of Carmichael and director of labor relations for Sacramento Regional Transit, spends his weekends working with his hands, sculpting and painting Halloween masks. Miller is owner and founder of Mask Master of California and has been making masks since 1985. Without ever taking one course in sculpting or mask-making, Miller has taught himself the art entirely on his own. “I have made close to 1,000 masks since I first started and have sold most all of them,” Miller said. From dog masks and werewolves to witches and Frankenstein, Miller makes nearly 20 different types of Halloween masks that can be customized to fit customers’ color preferences. “Every mask is c

The Halloween season is upon us and besides it being a time for Jack O’ Lanterns and spiderwebs, it’s a time to get the candy scared out of us. When you’ve exhausted your stack of scary movies, it might be time to wander through a haunted house or two for a scream-filled, skin-crawling kind of fun. The Sacramento Press put together a list of several haunted houses in the area that are sure to make one’s hair stand straight. Maines Haunted Mansion Location: 2501 I St., Sacramento Hours: Oct. 21-31 (except 24th and 26th) 7 - 11 p.m. Admission: free - suggested donation This traditional Midtown classic is now moving into its sixth year with a completely new show every year. This year br

On Halloween, we all have the opportunity to be someone else. From nostalgic retro-nurses to bruised and battered zombies, almost everyone will be dressed up for a spooky night of fun, fright and candy. The Sacramento Press rounded up various local costume shops to help you find your perfect Halloween fit. B-Bop Costumes 1931 L St. 443-2234 Hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m - 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Sundays Hours will be extended as Halloween nears Rentals: Yes Sales: Yes Located in what owner Larry Slaybaugh called “one of the older and more iconic houses in Sacramento,” B-Bop costumes provides customers with an intimate costume-shopping experience. Racks of authent

If you're like a lot of people, Halloween is your favorite holiday, and what better way to get your Halloween week off to a rousing start than to see one of the goriest movies about Zombies ever made.  Lucio Fulci's 1979 classic, "Zombie," is making its way to the big screen at The Crest Theatre for two screenings, Friday and Saturday, 21 - 22 October at Midnight. When a young women travels to a remote tropical island in search of her missing father, all hell breaks loose when she and her companions find that a strange epidemic is causing the dead to walk…with an insatiable hunger for human flesh! This Undead classic features some of the most shocking scenes in horror cinema…don’t miss it

As about 40 customers browsed Halloween costumes on the second floor of Old Sacramento’s Evangeline’s Costume Mansion Monday, Manager Jen Kossmann remarked that business was slow, as the rain kept people at home. Costumes for adults have grown in popularity over the past five years, and Kossmann said this year was no exception, with the store expanding its costume mansion opening hours from as early as February. Traditionally, the costume mansion opens around August. “We’ve just been really busy, and we normally only open (the costume shop) to escort people up in the off season,” Kossmann said. “This year, we had so many people going up there, it just made sense to open it all the time.”