Alton’s oldest haunted tour is laid to rest

work at home moms appy Halloween! I was sorry to hear that this year would be the last for Antoinette’s Haunted History Tours in Alton. “It has been a lot of fun, and I have enjoyed it tremendously,” Antoinette “Toni” Eason told me. “I have had a wonderful business partner, wonderful people working for me, and I have seen some …

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Where were you during the Cards’ 1982 World Series win?

online jobs work from home was 10 years old when the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in game seven of the nail-biter that came to be known as the “Suds Series” (St. Louis-Anheiser Busch, Milwaukee-Miller…get it?) My friends and I watched in awe as the series did a back-and-forth, with the Cardinals catching an early lead before the …

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Readers’ choices for the best Halloween movies

On The Telegraph’s main Facebook page, I recently asked people to share their favorite scary movies and I got some very interesting responses. I myself prefer my horror movies to be thought provoking, smart, and atmospheric, rather than the “jump out at you and say BOO” type. Even as a kid, I was bored with the Friday the 13th series, …

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Who watched American Horror Story?

Who caught last night’s premiere of the new FX show, American Horror Story? Anyone who knows me can tell you I am a huge cynic when it comes to most horror movies and television shows from the last 20 years. It is by far my favorite genre, and I loathe seeing a trailer that looks promising, only to find the …

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My tribute to three Halloween icons

During the month of October, three legendary figures that helped define the Halloween season as we know it today passed over “to the other side.” On Oct. 3, 2004, Janet Leigh died of vasculitis. Best known of course as the unfortunate shower-taker in the original Psycho, Leigh actually built an impressively wide array of Hollywood work, including comedies, dramatic roles, …

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