Cartoon of The Day: Haunted Body

 

 Taken at Club Cutlass, DeniseUnicorn Toonie asked if I could make a cartoon of her dark-looking avie for Halloween. I could think of one way it could happen.

 

By 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

 

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
 

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 

 

Announcement: PBC Fright Fest Kickoff Today, October 15 at 4PM

YOU'RE INVITED TO: PBC FRIGHT FEST KICKOFF WEDNESDAY OCT 15TH @ 4:00 PM SLT!

YOUR RIDE TO PBC FRIGHT FEST PLAZA: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/PBC/67/189/3500 
 

 EVERYONE INVITED *PLEASE SHARE*

   *PLAZA OPEN 24/7*

ATTIRE: COSTUMES OR CASUAL    

COME AND ENJOY HOURS OF FAMILY FUN, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, ESCAPE ROOMS, HAUNTED HOUSES, PHOTO PROPS, HAUNTED ATTRACTION RIDES, & SO MUCH MORE!
               
ADDITIONAL SPOOKTACULAR PBC HALLOWEEN EVENTS OCT 15, 17, 19, 23, & 30 DETAILS COMING SOON!

PBC ENTERTAINERS (DJ's)                                                             PBC CREWSADERS (GREETER'S)
4:00 KING NEO                                                                                       JASI-O 
5:00 CAESAR WRIGHT                                                                             LILLYROSE
6:00 LADY SQUEEZE                                                                              RHYME
7:00 JAAJAAMARIE PHILLY                                                                         JANDORA

    YOUR MISSION: EXPLORE. SOLVE MYSTERIES. ESCAPE. MINGLE. DANCE AND HAVE FUN!  
    
    BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY FOR A NIGHT OF PBC FAMILY FUN!!

 

It Came From Fantasy Faire Chat: Halloween Decorating

 

 

A few days ago in Second Life, chatter started up in the Fantasy Faire group. Topics went to someone playing hide and seek with his pet snow leopard, "he's not very good at hide-and-seek, but I pretend I can't find him sometimes." Then eventually Milisandre Sarleon (Milisandre Resident)

then eventually talked about her pet "helping me spook the place up a bit for Halloween." It was quickly complimented, "That looks delightfully cozy." "Wow!" Milisandre thanked them, "Thank you. I made a couple modifications to it from stock, like redoing the interior surfaces to a cleaner stucco, and adding an upper floor and mezzanine reading spot; outside vines and trellis etc."

Delain (Delain Canucci): would add, "finished up my place too and is ready for Halloween. "That's amazing!" "Thank you *smile* It's open for public so if anyone wants to visit let me know, I toss the LM" She would later give the SURL, which was for a house in Color Alchemists.

What Halloween houses have you the readers seen? Feel free to mention some in the comments?

EOTB: Linden Lab Shows Off Several Halloween Happenings

 

 

On the official blog yesterday, Linden Lab posted about several Halloween happenings in Second Life, "Immerse yourself in the spooky Halloween spirit within one of the most lively virtual communities in the metaverse!"

Among the goings on is the return of Bellisseria's Trick or Treat game. Get your HUD and candy bucket at Millbank (217/41/23), and go around Bellisseria looking for pumpkin-shaped candy buckets to grab treats out of, and get prizes for it.

Prepare to celebrate Halloween Belli style! Collect candy across Bellisseria this Halloween season and win prizes! This is an interactive event where residents living in Bellisseria can host Candy Buckets on their parcels and anyone (even residents not living in Bellisseria) can go all around Bellisseria Trick or Treating to collect candy. 

 

In the forums, Patch explained that this year's event was a little different, with small changes following reading some player feedback from last year, "We’ve reduced the amount of candy required for the prizes, making it easier for everyone to win. Plus, now when you arrive in a region with the HUD attached, you’ll receive a message letting you know how many buckets you can find in that region. And to encourage more users to join the event, rezzing out a candy bucket at your home will earn you extra bonus candies."

 

The prizes are nightfang, twilight squeak, and cuddle claw boopies (decor, hugable, and animesh follower). Once again get the HUD and candy bucket at https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Millbank/217/41/23 .

There's also a new set of last names available for residents, Halloween themed. They are:

Claw, Fangsby, Shade, Spooktail, Growl, Bloodstone, Witch, Vile, Ebony, Phantom

As a reminder, the names are available for a limited time, presumably until just after Halloween is over, and there is a fee to change one's last name.

There's also a Halloween Swaginator hunt.

Linden Lab's Halloween Swaginator Hunt is back! Start at the spooky Millbank region, touch to receive the Halloween 2024 Swaginator HUD, right-click and add it from your inventory, and then dive into a thrilling adventure as you search for hidden treasures and exclusive Halloween-themed prizes. Explore eerie locations, solve mysterious clues, and enjoy the festive atmosphere. Don’t miss out on this exciting quest to celebrate the Halloween season!

The HUD, and first clue of the Swaginator Hunt, is also at Millbank (217/41/23) .

 

As for Milibank itself, it's been transformed for the season into the Haunted Neighborhood, which we've written about in the past. 

Also available are Halloween Premium, and Premium Plus, gifts available at a list of locations.

To read more about these, and more, Click Here. 

Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: Haunted Nawlins Howloween 2024

 

"Haunted Nawlins Howloween!" is a sim-wide yearly gala in FLOX: a wild celebration of Samhain, Halloween, and Dia de los Muertos.  Our grand, feral festival feeds on dark humor, a plethora of premium gifts, and the rotting bones of long-forgotten tourists.

Top features include: free games & prizes, roaming interactive characters, live entertainment & parties, shopping, food, fun, and last but never least: Trick-or-Treating for all ages!

Trick-or-Treat?  YES!  Grab a "Trick or Treat HUD" (free or deluxe) at the Arrival Building.  Wear it to collect points and goodies by knocking on doors (when the light is on!).  Then trade those points for prizes at the French Market.

This event is rated Moderate due to mildly-mature and scary content.  However, we have a ”PG-ish” less-spooky section in the SE sim quarter. Families and small ones are welcome there.  Just follow the bats on the ground.


Participating Merchants: This event's sponsor is ~Lantian/Flox~, and other merchants include Aleymart, All Things Beautiful Textures, backSTORY, Chimeric Arts & Fashions, The Crafty Fox, DANI - Designs by Danielle, Dragon's Den, Dragonsworn, Indecision, Junk Food, Kaerri's, LozMac Designs, LOVE, Martine's, Moon's Mad Minis, Naughty Bits, Someone Stole My Sign, A Touch of Magic, Telsiope's Couture, Weder Design Enterprises, Widdershins, Zinner Shapes, and more!

Come find a wide range of top-rate decor, clothing, jewelry, furniture, and full perm items for your shopping therapy.  Even better, each merchant has a free gift waiting for you!



~~~~~
CONTACT INFORMATION

    * Organizer and Builder:
       Wyvern Dryke  (email: wyvern.dryke@gmail.com)


~~~~~
WHEN:

    * Midnight, Saturday, 28 September through 11:59pm, Sunday, 3 November 2023
    
    * (The Haunted Nawlins build is permanent - come back for Creepy Cryssy in December!)


~~~~~
WHERE:

    * All of Flox sim:
    
       http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Flox/128/128/28
    


~~~~~
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT "HAUNTED NAWLINS HOWLOWEEN":

* BLOG: https://hauntednawlins.blogspot.com/

* Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/groups/nawlins/

~~~~~

Three Halloween Shopping Places

 

While it may still be September, already Second Life is getting ready to the spooky season that is Halloween. Gemma Cleanstate decided to take a look at three. She went to Dench Designs, Khargo, and :"Fiendish Rides and Haunt." So what did she think?

 

Read Gemma's article in Design.

 

*Update: two more pictures in the article since it was first posted*

Haunted House in Bridesmere, Bellisseria

 

October isn't the only time you can find a haunted house in Second Life. Gemma Cleanslate recently heard about one in the Bridesmere sim in Bellisseria. Called the Mysterious Manor, it was created by Evangeline Ling, and has a number of spooky thrills. So what did Gemma think?

Read Gemma's story in Places.

Reader Submitted: Halloween on Caledon Downs

 

This month, spooky things are happening at Caledon. At Caledon Downs, ghosts have descended onto the land, and people are asked to help in making them go away. A mysterious train has been making the rounds, with rumors it takes passengers through the depths of Hell. And there's the pumpkin hunt. There was also a Halloween party last week as all this was starting. Cynthia Farshore, the owner of the sim, had a few things to say and sent a reader submission.

Read Cynthia's story in Places. 

Haunted Area in Sunweaver Bay

 

 

 In the Sunweaver community, there's now something for those who enjoy a good Halloween haunt. "A Little Odd Place," in Sunweaver Bay and owned by BrianL61 Landar, now has a haunted house, with a maze and graveyard in the back.

 

 

The old house itself has a lot of skeletons in and around it. Some are animated, some static. There are also a few with funny captions over them, such as a one-legged skelly telling a buddy "Friggin dog grabbed my leg again!" The dining room is also animated, with ghosts setting up the table and food floating over. 

Behind the house was a maze, which you need to traverse to get to in order to get to the last area. It isn't too difficult to get through (especially if you can pan around and look from above).

Getting past the maze, you see the third part of the area, the graveyard and mausoleum. There are more skeletons in various poses, and a few witting sayings on the graves, "As you now are, so I once was. As I am now, so you will be."

A spooky fun place that isn't gory or too terrifying.

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunweaver%20Bay/234/225/22

 

 Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Haunted Nawlins Howloween

 

 30 Sept-5 Nov 2023

Explore Spooky New Orleans!
Trick or Treating for all ages
Shopping & guest merchants
Great free games
Parties, djs, and live performances!
Interactive animesh characters
Monsters, zombies, and ghosts
TONS OF FREE GIFTS!

Grab a Trick or Treat HUD at Arrival Building....
Win Points & Trade for Prizes at French Market!


VISIT -> http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Flox/128/128/28
BLOG -> https://hauntednawlins.blogspot.com/

 

 

Press Release: Haunted Nawlins Howloween 2023

 

 

 "HOWLOWEEN" means all things spooky, monstrous, dark, and haunted (not gory).  Our celebration is grand, fun, wild... and interspersed with Dark Humor, Magick, and the (un)Dead.  We include Dia de los Muertos!
 
Celebrate the scary season in Haunted Nawlins (New Orleans).  Trick or treating for ALL ages, not just kids.  (Due to mature & spooky content, underage players should have adult supervision).

Lots of games, free unisex gifts, tons of food both creepy and Cajun!  Explore the French Quarter, dodge the zombies, barrel through the Bayou!  Another fantastic Festival in Flox.

The Sponsor for this event is ~Lantian/Flox~.  Participating merchants include: Chimeric Arts & Fashions, Indecision, +Inner Mantra+, Junk Food, Kaerri, Lorin's Sound Effects Station, LOVE, LozMac Designs, The Mustard Seed, Porta Portraits, Tea Lane, A Touch of Magic, and many more!  The full list is available here: https://hauntednawlins.blogspot.com/p/participating.html.
 
These merchants offer a wide range of top-quality decor, clothing, jewelry, furniture, and full perm items for your shopping therapy.  Even better, each of them has a free gift waiting for you!

Important: We encourage all to grab a FREE or Deluxe "Trick or Treat HUD" at the arrival building.  Wearing that, you can collect points by clicking doors, playing games, and interacting with certain animesh characters.  You can then trade those points for exclusive, high-quality prizes at the French Market!

 

     * 30 September - 5 November 2023
    
    * Also, the Haunted Nawlins build is permanent, and will be reused for future events.

    * At the Flox sim: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Flox/128/128/28

 

* BLOG: https://hauntednawlins.blogspot.com/

* Flickr Group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/nawlins/

 

 

Various Halloween Places

 

Halloween is fast approaching. And while people have been getting into the spirit of the season for a few weeks, things are getting truly spooky now. Some are wearing scary and spooky avatars. Some are going to Halloween-themed events. And then there are the Halloween places. By all means there's too many to list all of them. But we can mention a few. Here, Bixyl Shuftan takes a look at several across Second Life, some of which offer activities.

Read more in Places. 

The Happy Vixen's Halloween Haunt: "The House on Haunted Hill"

 

Once again, the Happy Vixen has it's "Halloween Haunt" up and running. Over the years, the place has had haunted mazes, ghost pirate ships, and dark circuses. All have been built by the talented Jasmine Dawn (Jasmine Knickers). This year, it offers "The House on Haunted Hill." 

 

Hey folks! After a couple weeks of anticipation, we're finally revealing Jasmine's Halloween Haunt for this year: "The House on Haunted Hill." We're starting things off with a Come As You Are event with suggested atire being that of the characters in the "Scooby Doo" cartoons, the mystery-solving gang and their dog (and the villians and other supporting cast members). So come on over, but, "don't visit alone." DJ Jazzy spins the tunes. We have a 2000 Linden dollar prize available in a fishbowl giver. 

The haunted house is high above the sim. To reach it, touch a teleporter in the middle of the beach club's dance floor, and accept the port upwards. The place has a first and second floor, as well as hidden ways to get to the attic and basement. The place is full of spooky and scary sights. When I and a few others gave it an early preview, a couple were a bit freaked by a few scenes. So be forwarned.

Jasmine herself was the DJ on the reveal party at 5PM Sunday, October 9. While it was Come As You Are, people were asked if they could come dressed as one of the "Scooby Doo" gang, considering they were in a number of haunted houses, "I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling furries." There was a 2000 Linden dollar prize that was given away to a couple winners at random. The winners were Ginger (Dusk Griswold) and DeniseUnicorn Toonie.

The Halloween Haunt is at Purrfection Estates (207/210/2501). Those who end up ground level when getting to the sim, click the teleporter in the middle of the beach club.

Bixyl Shuftan

Linden Lab's "Haunted Neighborhood" Is Back

 

In another sign Halloween is approaching, Linden Labs has brought back it's Haunted Neighborhood. Located in the Bellisseria sim of Millbank, there's all sorts of spooky sights and sounds.

For more information, check our 2020 writeup.

 

 https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Millbank/217/38/23/

 

Bixyl Shuftan

Halloween in Bellisseria

 

Many Second Life locations are offering some Halloween fun. One well-known area, Bellisseria, has a few spook-tacular things going on as well. The big thing going on is "The Great Trick or Treat" event. But that is not all. The Haunted Neighborhood is back. And for something more spooky fun than terrifying, there's the "Hammieween."

Read more in Events.
 

Don't Forget the Destination Guide For Halloween Locations

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There's a LOT going on around Second Life this Halloween, too much for us to do a review on it all. Plus there are other things going on, such as the closing of one mental health support group and the opening of another. We're still going to write up on a few more Halloween haunts. But don't forget to check the Destinations Guide's Haunted category.

And if you find a haunt that's very well done, let us know about it, or even better write a reader submission to describe it in your own words.

Happy Halloween.

https://secondlife.com/destinations/haunted
 

The Happy Vixen's Ghost Pirate Island

 

Once again, it's Halloween. Many clubs just put up a few decorations. But the Happy Vixen beach club has a special Halloween area. Builder Jasmine Dawn (Jasmine Knickers) makes one appear every year. This year's area is a ghost pirate island. So what can you expect should you brave the fog of this misty haunted isle?
 
Read more in SL Clubbin'.