Halloween

Hours before you arrive for "Terror Behind the Screen" haunted attraction in Pasco a crew of scare actors are fastidiously applying makeup to look like a zombie, corpse or killer clowns. We decided to give you a glimpse at how that's done:

Remember the 1990s when one earring in the ear meant something? Overall straps meant something? Not tying your shoe laces meant something? Red light bulbs, purple triangles and wearing all blue or all red meant something? Well, in Halloween 2014 TEAL PUMPKINS MEAN SOMETHING! You better know what before taking the kids around the block!

When I was a kid my Trick-Or-Treating bag was always full of Big Hunk bars when I got home. Now I hardly see them. I really miss Zots (the hard candy with sour, fizzy powder inside) and Tangy Taffy, too. All three are still available, but Halloween no longer brings a plethora of them. What do you miss?

Visit The Reach interpretive center Oct. 24 to introduce your children to bats, owls, spiders and other Halloween animals.

It's that time of year when I'm craving caramel apples. I know I can get some at Country Mercantile north of Pasco (and I'm going there this weekend, as a matter of fact) but it's kind of far. Anywhere else closer to Tri-Cities?

Halloween is just around the corner and if you have a daughter like me I am sure you have been looking for an Elsa costume from the movie "Frozen." Earlier this year they were crazy expensive but you can order one now for a pretty reasonable price. Here is a list of the most affordable Elsa costumes I could find and one that is more expensive but worth it!

We named her Cicely. A friend was getting rid of her and I just couldn't say no. But my son HATES her!

"Movie Macabre" starring Elvira: Mistress of the Darkness was a hit show in the 1980s inspired by "The Vampira Show" from the 1950s. Cassandra Peterson's Elvira was clearly a satire of Maila Nurmi's Vampira (who was inspired by the Morticia Addams cartoons).

It's time to buy your Halloween candy before the stores start gouging you on price. We did a survey asking about the most popular candy and you'll be pleasantly surprised some of it is cheap!

We asked you what movie MESSED YOU UP as a kid. Not the best scary movie you saw as a kid, but the one you SHOULD NOT HAVE SEEN! It gave you nightmares. You peed the bed. You had phobias for years. Here's what you said:

What scary movie did you see as a kid that messed you up? That made you pee the bed or develop phobias that lasted years? Not the "scariest" movie you saw, but the one you saw too young that ruined your childhood.

There is no "right way" to bake pumpkin seeds. Each method has pros and cons so you'll have to settle on what works for you. Personally, I hate chewy shells so I like recipes that crisp them. Once they're baked some like sweet seasoning, others prefer savory. So here are the best tips -- you decide which is correct for you.