This is our special Halloween Edition of the Hidden Utah Podcast. We visit Utah's most haunted shop. We have done a few stories on Utah Book and Magazine and Pete and his ghosts, today we are revising his shop where he shows the latest antics of his ghosts. And they will surprise you! Located right in the middle of downtown Salt Lake City’s bustling bar district is a shop … [Read more...]
A Perfect Halloween Cocktail: Liquid Web Cocktail
If you’re looking for a fun and delicious cocktail to serve to your favorite spooks on Halloween, I recommend the Liquid Web Cocktail, which I first came across on the CountryLiving website. It’s not exactly calorie free, but Halloween is a time for us to indulge in sweet things, right? Despite its sweetness, the Liquid Web is actually pretty light on the palate. … [Read more...]
Following City Guidelines Fear Factory is Still Bringing on the Scare
Last November, Fear Factory began a major renovation. Back then, owner Rob Dunfield couldn’t have predicted that a few months later COVID-19 would rear its ugly head and put a damper on haunted houses and businesses everywhere. But Dunfield and his team, including his wife and co-owner Heidi Dunfield, decided that a scary virus wasn’t going to stop them from scaring Salt … [Read more...]
Budweiser Clydesdales Visit Ogden’s Trick or Treat Streets
On October 31, the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be making an appearance on Historic 25th Street during Trick or Treat Streets 2019, a family-friendly Halloween event. From 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., the eight-horse hitch will be making deliveries to several bars and restaurants along Historic 25th Street while stopping for photo opportunities with the … [Read more...]
Skkull Queen Makeup
Making herself and others into monsters and zombies had been just a hobby of Vanessa Ward of Skkull Queen Makeup, until people hired her to do their makeup for corporate parties and as head makeup artist for Insanity Point Haunted House. Vanessa taught herself the art of monster makeup with trial and error and some help from makeup artists on Instagram and YouTube. Brayden, … [Read more...]
Do You Have Your Halloween Costume?
Remember when choosing a costume was easy? They came in a box at the local Grand Central store. The material was thin and sometimes tore when you tried to put it on. It didn't matter anyway because your mom made you wear a coat. Trying to hold the mask on with that flimsy elastic was not easy. After the first five minutes of trick or treating you had to carry it. But now … [Read more...]
October Activities from Utah Stories
October 6: Third Annual Underfunded Film Festival. Held at the Riverwoods Shopping Center, 4801 N. University Avenue, Provo, Utah from 9 am to 11 pm. Showing family friendly films and promoting local, independent filmmakers. Visit http://www.uffest.com/ for more information. October 16: Pumpkin Festival at the Gateway, 50 South Rio Grande, Salt Lake City. Held from … [Read more...]
Autumn Fun in Utah
October 1 through October 31, 2014: Gardner Village WitchFest. Tour the grounds and see the displays for free. Kids 12 and younger can complete a witch scavenger hunt and receive a chocolate chip cookie at Neighborhood Bakery for 35 cents. 1100 E. 7800 S., West Jordan. October 4 - November 1, 2014: Provo Cycling Ghost Tours at Joaquin Park, 400 E 400 N, Provo, Utah. … [Read more...]
Pithy Epitaphs
Advice for the living, direct from the dead. Photos fade, records are filed away, memories die with the dead. After 50 to 100 years there are few records that even speak to the existence of a particular human, which is why epitaphs were once very important. Tombstone epitaphs that are found in area graveyards provide insights into life’s journey and allow the living to … [Read more...]
Costume Cool
The cool thing about Halloween night is walking into a convenience store around midnight and seeing Abraham Lincoln and a raccoon standing in line to buy potato chips. Yep, it’s that time of the year, and helping people make the creative most of it is the job of Heather Gwyther, Halloween manager of Pib’s Exchange in Sugar House. “We’re getting really pumped up” she said. “We … [Read more...]