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ScreamFest Calgary 2015

Well, Halloween is over for another year.  As I took down my decorations yesterday, I had many mixed feelings plus a few ideas for what I'd like to do in my year next year.  I am that person who puts up her decorations the first weekend of October so I did get to enjoy the horror for a few weeks! While not exactly an annual tradition, I would say that I try to get to ScreamFest at least every second year.  However, I believe I have missed quite a few years since I first discovered the small yet frightening haunted house event that pops up in the city each October.   My first ScreamFest took place in some large warehouse lot that seemed to be off MacLeod Trail, with a few games, some snacks and one large haunted house exhibit.  I vaguely remember the exhibit taking 10 or so minutes to walk through with a bunch of ghouls walking around, severed limbs hanging from the ceiling, and robotics popping up at the last minute to scare you.  What lingers with me, though, is the final walk