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OHIO VALLEY HAUNTS

Meet the Review Staff of Ohio Valley Haunts

Gary (Founder)	Jim (Webmaster)	Jamie	Dawn	Moose	Sweeney

The 2009 Season is Underway!

Welcome to Ohio Valley Haunts - the tri-state's most trusted name in haunt related journalism. We're glad you're here!

This is our online home for annual reviews of Haunted Houses, Haunted Trails, Hayrides, and other Halloween related attractions.

For years, our team members of Haunted House enthusiasts have regularly toured as many of the yearly "scares" as possible.

It's our purpose to promote the business, by sharing the experiences of our visits with the general public in order to provide some

educational information so that others may benefit from our opinions, and not miss out on some of the best entertainment the season

has to offer. A record number of 90+ different Haunts were visited on these pages one year ago, making OHIO VALLEY the largest group

of its kind. Included are location, admission, and contact information, as well as brief descriptions, and links to official websites

of each individual "haunt" in our area. We're here to acknowledge the deserving, assist others in growing and improving, and to help

you, our readers spend your entertainment dollars wisely. We're based in Cincinnati, and proudly serve Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

Invitations, review requests, comments, photos and questions in general are welcomed, and may be submitted to the e-mail link below.

NOTE: Other sites have undergone recent name changes that are creating confusion in the industry. We are NOT Ohio's Haunted or

Haunted Ohio, nor are our opinions and ratings influenced by free T-Shirts or other forms of bribery, as is often the case with other

so called "Reviewers." While imitation is the highest form of flattery, perpetrations attempting to capitalize on our reputation and

accomplishments are most unfortunate! Don't be fooled by this chicanery! OHIO VALLEY HAUNTS takes great pride in our honesty

and fairness, and has worked very hard through the years to earn the respect of the industry. Often imitated - Never duplicated!

Happy Haunting!!

Biography - by Jim, Ohio Valley Haunts Webmaster

I, personally, began writing haunted house reviews for various print publications longer ago than I care to remember.

Ohio Valley Haunts is a haunted attraction review group descended from a gathering of "haunted house" enthusiasts.

We've worked in haunts, decorated our homes, and continued the traditions of Halloween we fell in love with as kids.

Every October, this group of friends would visit every Haunted House we could find. Sometimes just two or three of us, but

often more. I recall one night, seven or eight years ago riding that crazy schoolbus as it sped wrecklessly down that winding

hill on our way to The Loveland Castle! Gosh! There must've been 20 of us!! The bus screeched around a curve a little too fast

and Heather (my girlfriend at the time) bounced off her seat, and landed in the aisle! And we all laughed - oh boy, did we laugh!

That bus ride is gone now - no longer a part of the Loveland Castle experience. But the memories of it, and many more like it remain.

As do the fond recollections of The WSAI Haunted House, Night of Fright, Nightmare Estates, The Mill of Fear, and on, and on.

Gary officially named us "Ohio Valley Haunts" in 2002, and began posting reviews on various message boards. I carried that

one step further, and began uploading his comments as an addition to my personal home page. Fast forward a few years, and we

have our own domain name (acquired in '06), and links originating from much larger sites like Scary Ohio and cincinnati.com.

There have been other members of OVH through the years, but the core group pictured above has been around since day one.

Honorable mention goes out to past or part-time members Kristoffer, David, Erin, Tracy, and Rick. We miss you guys! It's my

hope that through the writings on these pages, I'm able to inspire some of you to gather some family and friends together, and

get out and enjoy some of this excitement and happiness for yourselves, by partaking in the fun this industry I love has to offer.