Cartoon of The Day: Happy Halloween

 

 

 Taken at Urban Furry. Whiskey demonstrates an animation that takes off an avatars head. But I can think of one thing that would cause many guys to lose their heads.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

  

More Halloween Locations in The Destinations Guide

 

We were hoping  to write a little more on Halloween locations. But alas, real life got in the way. We've written about a bunch, but there are more. Don't forget to check out the Destinations Guide for some spooky fun locations from haunted houses, to shopping, to escape rooms and other games, and more. 

 

Click Here: https://secondlife.com/destinations/haunted

 

Announcement: Rosehaven's 19th Anniversary and Farewell Ball

 

 Join us for a formal farewell ball to celebrate nearly two decades of community, memory, and magic.

 

Saturday November 1, 2025 at 12 Noon 

 

Attire: Formal fantasy of any era. Costumes are welcome, but please, no masks this year.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Realm%20of%20Rosehaven/117/26/1860

 

This Saturday at The Science Circle

 

Saturday November 1

 

    ~*~

 

    At 10 AM PST   

Virtual Worlds in Education and Museums III: Triassic Dinosaurs

https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/triassic-dinosaurs/

 

Dr. William Schmachtenberg

 

Auditorium 

 

    ~*~

 

    NOTE: Non-members required to register once

    IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway

╚══════════════════════════════ The Science Circle (72,129,30) ═╝  

 

 

 

 

Halloween at Club Zero Gravity

 

 October is Halloween month, and there have been spooky parties all over. This includes Club Zero Gravity, the space station club of the Sunweaver Angels community.

 

 DJ Snowy (Skylark Lefavre) played the tunes in a Crux avie. Hostess Kylee Gracemount was costumed as a witch. Manager Mato (Matoazma Kazyanenko), was dressed as a nurse in case anyone partied too hard.

 

 And people showed up in all sorts of costumes, This included Sunweaver community leader Rita Mariner as a Ghostbuster.

 

It was a "spooktacular" party.

 

Club Zero Gravity has events every Wednesday from 4-6PM at Sunweaver Space (129, 249, 3597).

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

SL Video: Halloween at Premier Business Center (PBC)

 

 (click here if the video does not play) 

 

By Haven Bridge/Tara on October 25, "Halloween at PBC on Second Life: escape rooms, haunted houses, haunted attraction, and so much more!" - https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/PBC/67/189/3500

 

Press Release: November HFOT November 2025 Benefit

 

Frets Nirvana, longtime supporter and contact for Homes For Our Troops in Second Life in conjunction with the US Military Veterans Group, announces the November 2025 Homes for Our Troops benefit in Second Life.   The benefit will be held on November 2 from 12-3 PM SLT.

Frets Nirvana states:  “HFOT is a privately funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes nationwide for the most severely injured Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of these Veterans are multiple amputees, paraplegic, quadriplegic or have suffered severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).  Since its inception in 2004, nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent by Homes for Our Troop has gone to directly support Veterans. DURING THAT TIME HFOT HAS BUILT 423 SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOMES NATIONWIDE FOR EXTREMELY INJURED VETERANS.” 


This HFOT benefit concert will feature the following DJ’s and artists from 5 PM- 8 PM on November 2:

DJ Zack 12 PM
Zak Calxton 1 PM
Ricky Hystack 2 PM


Sponsored by Frets Nirvana and the U.S. Military Veteran’s Group of Second Life.  To learn more about Homes for Our Troops visit https://www.hfotusa.org

 

"The Multiverse Fair," A Halloween Fundraiser For Parkinson's

 

The Multiverse Fair is going on. This fundraiser for Parkinson's Disease research takes place over seven sims, and is going on until Tuesday November 4.

 

Multiverse Fair is a seven region mega event in Second Life supporting The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Step into the ripple where realities collide. The Multiverse Fair is not just an event, it’s a dimensional detour through twisted fantasy, surreal sci-fi, and haunted dreams. Seven realms. Countless stories. Booths, quests, secrets, and surprises await. Come get lost you might just find something impossible. One question: What even is reality? 

 

 The grounds consist of seven sins (the one on the map on the upper right is a phantom that can't be reached). Five have various themes, related to Halloween. They are Dodge City (think Weird West), Folktales and Fleshwounds, Carnival Nocturne (evil clowns), Uncanny Ink, and Lolliocalypse. 

 

The sims have some scary scenery. And I found shops all over with various goods. 

 

 Note: from the chatter on Discord, Lolliocalypse sounds super-scary to some.

 

 The mascot of the fair are the Nubbins. You can buy an animesh one for 800L,and take part in the "Hunt for Nubbins" game in which you search for little statues of the critters across the sims for prizes. 

 

Every day up to Monday Novemeber third, there are music events.  For more events, check the schedule (here).  

 

The music events take place on the EclipticAquatia sim, at (128/133/22). 

 

So to have a scary time, and support a good cause while doing so, head on over to the Multiverse Fair. 

 

To check out the blog, go here: https://slmvfair.com/

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Multiverse%20Fair/129/57/78 

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Announcement: Final Week of The Bradbury Project

 

THIS WEEK at The Bradbury Project
October 29th - November 4th

 

Welcome Area: Bradbury Project (197/32/41)

All times slt
    
Wednesday, October 29th:
    * @ 4pm: PIPKIN'S TRAIL presented by **Catalyst** - A group dance-story-exploration experience.
    * @ 6pm: FLICKS IN THE PARK - seasonal television specials on screen at Green Town Park
    * @ 8pm: HALLOWEEN ROCK with DJ Kam at The Halloween Tree.

Thursday, October 30th & Friday, October 31st: No events but enjoy the SEARCHING FOR PIPKIN Quest and explore the region. Who knows? There may be some pop-up events before the holiday is over. Stay Tuned!

Saturday, November 1st:
    * @ 3pm: PIPKIN'S TRAIL presented by **Catalyst** - A group dance-story-exploration experience. - FINAL PERFORMANCE!
    * @ 6pm: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS DANCE PARTY presented by FlyGearz at the Dia de Los Muertos Village
    
Sunday, November 2nd :
    * @ NOON: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS DANCE PARTY presented by FlyGearz at the Dia de Los Muertos Village

Tuesday, November 4th:
    * @ 7pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Story Tour (full text) - Conclusion

FOR MORE . . .

Information: https://irelandslstory.blogspot.com/p/the-bradbury-project-sl.html

Event Calendar: https://tinyurl.com/mvwaz89b 

 

SURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/197/32/41

 

Cartoon of The Day: Dying in SL

 

Taken at Furry Fashion. While your avatar can be sent back to it's home location (or a newbie area if you didn't set one), unless you or the Lindens delete your account, an avatar can't truly die. But some avatars make it look like you did.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

  

"Dedication to Crim" Video Updated

 

 A few days ago, the Newser posted a "Dedication to Crim" video by Bain Finch, the song sung by Empress Luna at the memorial service to Crim Mip on October 4 with a number of screenshots. Since then, the video was taken down, and redone, giving it a new address and making the old link unviewable. It has been corrected.

 

On another note, the Newser is doing an article about the funeral, but a combination of the writer's real-life plus writing about Halloween has delayed it. It should be done soon. 

 

Events This Week at the Sunweaver and Montecito Bay Clubs, Furry Fashion, Urban Furry, and Club Scorn

 

Here's what's going on at the Sunweaver, Montecito Bay, Furry Fashion, Urban Furry, and Scorn clubs.

Club Cutlass: Hair Bands, Halloween, TBA

Happy Vixen: DJ Arooo, DJ Malit, TBA, DJ Khyra

Club Zero Gravity: DJ Snowy  - Fur and/or Scales

 

Bouncing Bunny Beach Club:  DJ Snowy - Anime and/or Cartoons

Xanadu: DJ Jesse 

Club Squeaks: DJ Squeaks

 

Montecito Bay:  CAYA, After Dark

Club Scorn: Th 8-12, Sat 2-12

 

Furry Fashion: Creepy V Cute, Halloween Colors, Halloween CAYA

 

Urban Furry :  DJ Juana, DJ Charlee, DJ Vantox

 

Read the schedules in SL Clubbin'

Burn2 Ends, Burning of "The Man"

 

 This weekend saw the last two days of the Burning Man art and music festival, and on Saturday October 25 was the main event: the burning of "The Man." A crowd gathered to see the final moments of the wooden effigy (this was the best picture of the crowd I could get before I crashed).

 

 Before the burn, the lamplighters would do a dance. 

 

 There were also some fireworks. Some minutes after Noon SL time, "The Man" caught fire. 

 

The effigy burned to a char and began to fall apart. And as the burning wood fell, the base caught fire as well.

 

 And that too burned away and fell apart. 

Once the fire died down, people were invited to dance on the embers.

 

The festival is now over, though many of the art exhibits will still be up for a few more days. Feel free to explore them. Some Burners may also be throwing impromptu parties. But soon all of the temporary builds will be gone, leaving no trace. At least until the Winter Burn in a few months.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

SL Video: "Bellisseria Spooktober 2025"

 

 (click here if the video does not play)

 

From Sceneris on October 19, "Second Life Bellisseria Halloween"

 

Cartoon of The Day: Party Gravestones

Taken at Club Zero Gravity. Among the Halloween decorations were some gravestones. Very picturesque and added to the spookiness. But the problem with a hard stone object in the middle of a dance floor is obvious, and at one point people joked about them.

 

Sometimes the best punch lines others come up with. 

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Dedication to Crim Mip"

 

 (click here if the video does not play)

 

 From Bain Finch on October 23, "Dedication to the one known to us as Crim Mip. 'The Starfish and the Sky' by Empress Luna."

 

*Addition*  The video was updated, and briefly unavaibale. It's been corrected and should be seen without trouble now. 

 

Announcement: Bellisseria "Spooktober 2025"

 

 Ghouls and Goblins, perk your ears;

You are cordially invited to two weeks of eerie enchantment at Spooktober!

Gather your courage and join us for a hauntingly delightful time where the streets come alive with mystery and magic.

The festivities will commence from October 17th till October 31st at the heart of the Bellisseria Continent, where the veil between worlds grows thin.

Come in your most bewitching costume, for the nights belong to the spirits and the shadows.

Oct. 25th, 12PM - DJ Giselle
Oct. 26th, 12PM - DJ Fuyuko
Oct. 29th, 12PM - DJ Stephanie
Oct. 31st, 12PM - DJ Hammie (Closing Party)

 

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bellisseria%20Fairgrounds/153/233/24

 

Luna's Empire Fallout Equestria Ghost Hunt

 

Once again, the Luna's Empire Event sim is hosting a Halloween Ghost Hunt event. But this time, it has a new twist. This year, it has a "Fallout" theme, taking place decades after a civilization-ending event, and this time you take down monsters. 

 

Near the entrance, you pick up some gear, the weapon and a couple HUDs. It is recommended you take off unnecessary HUDs and scripts to lighten your load to make play easier for you, and others. 

 

 The lower right HUD keeps track of how much you've been slimed, which happens when monsters touch you, which clogs your screen and reduces the amount of candy you get from busted creatures. It also keeps track of how much candy you have, and what fighter class you are. The HUD on the upper left shows your location on the map, as well as locations of some monsters. 

 

 Some monsters can be taken on single-hamded. Others are stronger, and require a team effort. But they drop more candy when beaten. There's also a boss monster in a special area that's only accessible every so often. 

 

You can exchange the candy for prizes near the entrance. While some are pony-themed and not much good for human or furry or tiny avatars, others are useable by most everyone..

 

The game costs nothing, so if you're a pony of Fallout fan, or like busting monsters in general, come on over and zap away.

 

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lunas%20Empire%20Event/240/26/12

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Reader Submitted: Fake SL Login Screen

 

 From The Orange Floof (FriendlyDaWusky Resident). This is an image of what looks like an SL login screen. But checking the Internet address, one can see this is a fake. This was almost certainly meant to to was to get passwords and account names as a "phishing" scheme, then hack the account and swipe all their Lindens.

 

A reminder to be careful when clicking on strange links, and double check what you're logging into.

  

 

 

 

EOTB: Call For Merchants For Christmas Shop And Hop, Ends November 2

 

It's not even Halloween, and already Linden Lab is getting ready for Christmas. Yesterday on the official blog, the Lab announced they were accepting applications for those wanting shops in the 2025 Holiday Shop and Hop.

 

 Halloween may still be spookily lingering, but we’re already brewing up plans for the festive season! We’re excited to announce the return of our highly anticipated Holiday Shop & Hop event. Mark your calendars for a spectacular shopping extravaganza starting on December 5th, 2025, and running through January 4th, 2026. Get ready for a festive shopping experience like no other!

 

 Those merchants interested need to fill out a form on Google Docs (here). The following conditions apply:

 

* Merchants are required to provide a NEW non-group gift.
* Merchants are required to have at least a 20% discount on ALL items present at the Shop and Hop location.
* Items need to be appropriate for a moderate audience and adhere to the Linden Lab ToS.
* Content should not contain or reference political issues or figures.
* All items displayed and/or advertised in the Shop and Hop store MUST be for sale at the Shop and Hop for the duration of the event. This means you can not use the Shop and Hop to promote items for sale at other events. 

 

The setup period is Nov 5 to Dec 1, and merchants will be asked what they sell the most of and it is reminding that applying does not guarantee a spot.

 

The Lab would remind people that the Halloween Shop and Hop is still going on, and invite people to check it out.

 

 To read the blog post in full, Click Here.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

This Saturday at The Science Circle

 

 

Saturday October 25

 

    ~*~

 

    At 10 AM PST   

Writing For Low Watt Brains

https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/low-watt-brains/

 

Steven Van Hook

 

Auditorium 

 

    ~*~

 

    NOTE: Non-members required to register once

    IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway

╚══════════════════════════════ The Science Circle (72,129,30) ═╝  

 

 

 

Announcement: PBC Fright Fest Today, October 23 at 1PM

 

YOU'RE INVITED TO: PBC FRIGHT FEST THURSDAY, OCT 23RD @ 1:00 PM SLT!
BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY FOR A NIGHT OF PBC FAMILY FUN!

YOUR RIDE TO PBC FRIGHT FEST HAUNTED MANSION: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/PBC/52/55/3501
 

EVERYONE INVITED *PLEASE SHARE*
 

*HAUNTED MANSION OPEN 24/7*

ATTIRE: COSTUMES OR CASUAL    

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FAMILY NIGHT OF EERIE EXCITEMENT AND CHILLING CELEBRATIONS THAT YOU WONT FORGET!

COME AND ENJOY HOURS OF FAMILY FUN, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, ESCAPE ROOMS, HAUNTED HOUSES, PHOTO PROPS, HAUNTED ATTRACTION RIDES, & SO MUCH MORE!
               
PBC ENTERTAINERS                                                            PBC CREWSADERS (GREETER'S)
1:00 PM SLT- MAPOO LITTLE                                                           LITTLESTREAM
2:00 PM SLT- ROXANNE YSABEL                                                       LILLYROSE
3:00 PM SLT- RJ YACHVILI                                                                 JANDORA
                                                                                                               
    YOUR MISSION: EXPLORE. SOLVE MYSTERIES. ESCAPE. MINGLE. DANCE AND HAVE FUN!  
    
    DON'T MISS OUT!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/PBC/52/55/3501
 

Do YOU Have A Story?

 

On occasion, Second Life Newser will print an article or picture submitted to us by one of you, the readers.

Have you seen a particularly well-detailed sim? Went to a great event? Seen a first class spooky haunt for Halloween? Found yourself in a hilarious "only in SL" predicament? We're very interested in what you the readers have to say. Send us a story or funny picture, and if we like it, we'll post it as a Reader Submitted. For pictures, jpg format is preferred.

 

This is where you the readers come in.  On occasion, Second Life Newser will print an article or picture submitted to us by one of you. We're very interested in what you the readers have to say. Send us a story or funny picture, and if we like it, we'll post it as a Reader Submitted. For pictures, jpg format is preferred.

Mail submissions to bixylshuftan(at)gmail.com.

PLEASE include your SL user name and tell us if you wish it to appear with your story.

SL-Newser reserves the right to post in the appropriate section, edit,  and to investigate any names used in submitted stories (please ask permission before using anyone's name or picture that's clearly someone or use an alias for them).

 

Cartoon of The Day

 

 Taken at the PBC "Fright Fest." This lady's outfit was, well, quite shocking.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Necropolis Umbrae And Bewitched

 

Gemma Cleanslate has continued to check out Halloween places as the month of October ticks on. Necropolis Umbrae is a darkly enticing cemetery with a riddle in it's library. She was able to solve it, but can you? Bewitched had many places to see, including a foreboding castle to explore, and a haunted railway to ride. And she stopped by Yosemite, which has decorated one place up for the spooky season.

 

Read Gemma's article in Places.  

 

 

SL Video: PBC Literary Event :"The Corsean Encounter" by Murray M Lee/Bixyl Shuftan

 

Readers likely remember the "Corsean Encounter" book event at the Premier Business Center on August 30.   Tara (ArtemisFlidais) would work on a video of the event. As I was speaking in text, which is hard to see in the video, she used a computer-generated voice, one that sounds better than I actually do (click here if the image doesn't play). 

 

Events This Week at the Sunweaver and Montecito Bay Clubs, Furry Fashion, Urban Furry, and Club Scorn

 

Here's what's going on at the Sunweaver, Montecito Bay, Furry Fashion, and Scorn clubs.

Club Cutlass: Purple Blue and Red, Evil Genius, Gone Country

Happy Vixen: DJ Arooo, DJ Malit, TBA, DJ Khyra

Club Zero Gravity: DJ Snowy  - 

 

Bouncing Bunny Beach Club:  DJ Snowy - Birthday Party

Xanadu: DJ Jesse 

Club Squeaks: DJ Squeaks

 

Montecito Bay:  CAYA, After Dark

Club Scorn: Th 8-12, Sat 2-12

 

Furry Fashion: Wings, Fantasy, Ballroom/Formal

 

Urban Furry :  DJ Juana, DJ Vantox

 

Read the schedules in SL Clubbin'

 

Scenes From Burn2

 

Burn2, the Second Life version of the real-life Burning Man festival, is going on. Across 12 sims, there are various exhibits and music events going on. While the official entrance at Burning Man-Deep Hole (147/30/24), one can enter on the grounds anywhere. 

 

 There are artistic exhibits of all kinds.

 

 This year's theme is "Tomorrow/Today," and some of the exhibits reflected that with retro-future themes. 

 

 There were also parties were music was played and people danced.

 

 There were tour balloons people could see the grounds from above with. 

 

Burners would drive around in mutant vehicles

 

 And in the center of the grounds was "The Man," a huge effigy to be burned this Saturday.

 

Burn2 goes on until about Midnight on Sunday June 26. But the exhibits should be up for a couple more days. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

"Massive" Amazon Server Troubles Take Down Much of Internet

 

 If you've had some trouble online today, you're far from alone. Various Internet services from Snapchat to Netflix to Reddit and were down, and many others had problems because of an Amazon Web Services server outage. The trouble supposedly started today, Monday October 20, at 2:40 AM EST, possibly at one of their largest datacenters in northern Virginia. There were supposedly "over 1,000 businesses impacts, including many banks." The total damage done may be in the billions of dollars. 

 

Second Life was affected as well, the Grid Status report showing "A service provider for Second Life is currently experiencing an outage which is affecting the Destinations page: secondlife.com/destinations/" Search was affected as well. A couple friends told me they had problems getting on. 

 

Supposedly the data engineers have taken care of the trouble, though this is a reminder of how many companies use Amazon servers, and what can happen when something big goes wrong. 

 

Sources, CNN, Techradar 

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Making The Upgrade to Windows 11

 

 Well, finally did it.

 

 It was last week on October 14 that after ten years of use, Microsoft finally ended support for Windows 10, which in the early days they were calling the last Operating System we would be needing. But as we all know, that would not be the case and Windows 11 was developed. Early on, I heard about some issues, and like many saw no reason to change.

 

But a couple years ago, Microsoft announced support for Windows 10 was ending in October of this year. While there was the option to extend Windows 10 support (article), it would be only for a year. So decided to just go ahead and make the change. So I figured out what to do, and then restarted. 

 

 

So far, things seem okay, just different. One driver had an error message, but that may have been temporary. Getting used to things and figuring things out. So the news will be a little late. 

 

For those who haven't updated yet, there are still ways to do so (article).  

 

Sources: Forbes, PC Magazine  

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Cartoon of The Day: Owl Costume

 

 Taken at Club Zero Gravity. One lady came in an owl avatar. So naturally I had to ask "whoooo" was the maker of it.

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

SL Video: "Samm Qendra - My Immortal"

 

 (click here if the video does not play)

 

 From Samm Qendra on June 2012, "Video I made ... one of my most requested song. Video taken at Toxian City in Second Life" 

 

 

At The PBC Fright Fest Kickoff

 

 Wednesday October 15 was the first day of the "Fright Fest" at the Premier Business Center. At 4 PM, there were dozens there, most in costumes and dancing away to the music. 

 

 Jarden Alexis, the owner of the PBC, was there in a striped outfit and makeup. The DJ was encouraging the crowd over the airwaves while dancing away in a green Power Rangers costume.

 

 There were costumes of all kinds. 

 

 That wouldn't be the only day of the Fright Fest. It's going on again today, Friday Oct 17, at 4PM, as well as Oct 19, 23, and 30. Between parties, one can explore around the haunted town, including an escape room. 

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/PBC/67/189/3500 

 

Bixyl Shuftan