Blood, guts, maggots, and brains are flashing before my eyes as I surf the web in search of ways to keep a group of preteens entertained at the Halloween party. Today’s kids are so exposed to horror movies and scary music that the things that would have sent chills down my spine at their age are ‘simply child’s play.’ When I was a little girl “Night Mare on Elm Street” horrified me. In our house at the time we had a long dark hall way. My older brother, doing his duty as an older brother took it upon himself to hide in the rooms along the hall where I couldn’t see him; when I would pass he would jump out of the rooms behind me yelling “Freddy’s coming” which of course sent me screaming down the hall because I thought Freddy Kruger was after me. In my defense I was only nine. My children on the other hand watched that movie and laughed at the special effects. They become more desensitized with every new horror movie produced now days. I...
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