I’m clearing off a shelf in my House of Fashion and getting ready to showcase how you can look fabulously stylish this Fall! I’ve got an assortment of Fall hats on their way, set to arrive this Friday, November 6th. I know, I’m excited too! I’ve noticed there’s been a slight chill in the air since Halloween ended, so I quickly got to work on some marvelous hats that will not only keep your head bundled and warm, but also look fierce!

I bet you can’t wait! See you this Friday!

Fashion Legend,

Groomfur

We know how much you all love Charms, so make sure to check out the next few months of the Charm Calendar to see what’s coming! There’s something for everyone, so have fun accessorizing your name and collecting them all!

Check out the rest of the Charm Calendar by visiting the Dizzywood Guide.

Don’t have The Skeleton Key to open the gates? No worries. Just head to the DW Exclusives Store to get your hands on it! The Skeleton Key is the only way to enter this party, and we can’t wait to see you there.

Don’t forget to check out the Costumes up at the DW Exclusives Store while you’re there! You may just find the perfect costume that will get you dancing all weekend long!

Happy Halloween Dizzies!

Tip: You can also find more fun costumes in the Snapfish Photobooth. To get there, look for the photobooth in Presto’s Edge.

Laser, from a magical place called Croc Pond.

Skeleton Fluppy treat for Gold Explorers

]]> http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/new-stuff/more-dizzywood-halloween-treats/feed/ http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/new-stuff/monster-mash-dizzywood-player-video/ http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/new-stuff/monster-mash-dizzywood-player-video/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:27:35 +0000 The Dizzywood Team http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/?p=1954 One of your fellow Dizzywood players, HappyBirdDay created a YouTube video to the Monster Mash song and we were so amazed that we just had to feature it on The Explorer’s Journal!

Make sure to give HappyBirdDay a high five if you see her in Dizzywood. She put a lot of hard work and time into producing this video and we want to congratulate her on a job well done! It was SPOOKTACULAR!

New Halloween Charms have also arrived! And as part of Dizzywood’s Trick or Treat fun, Bram Dracovich himself will be making special appearances inside Ravenloft Manor passing out these spooktacular new name and home charms. Want to find out when you can meet the vampire himself? Check the calendar below to find out when he’ll be inside his manor. Tip: When you see him keep your eye out for his creepy coffin (that’s where you’ll find the Halloween Charms).

I came here vanting to throw the most terrifyingly best Halloween costume party for you, but sadly I cannot. It looks like the vile Emperor Withering has assigned one of his henchmen to put a stop to my festivities. He goes by the name, Rat Wraith. Have you heard of, or seen such a creature before in your life? And I thought I vas hard to look at!

Vell, this Rat Wraith snuck through the gates and into the manor all just to leave my magical grandfather clock broken! I get riled up just thinking about it. The part I treasured most about my clock vere the custom carved roman numerals that marked the minutes that I vaited to hear from my dearest Gwendolynn. Now they are gone! And I have no vay of knowing vhere he’s gone to hide them. I can rebuild the clock, that is not the issue, but in order for my costume party to go off I must get my hands on the four missing numerals (III, VI, IX, and XII). I’ve got clues that I think might help, but it vill be up to you to make sense of them and find me those numerals!

Once you’ve helped me find the missing pieces, I’ll reward you vith a spooktacular Halloween mask that I hope to see you vear once I’m able to kick off my costume party!

Now vhat say you, ready to uncover the mystery? Keep an eye out out for the mission, Enter Ravenloft Manor. You’ll need to complete that in order to get the key that will unlock your way into my manor.

Signed me,

Bram Dracovich, Lord of Ravenloft Manor

*BECOME A GOLD EXPLORER to get inside Ravenloft Manor and uncover the mystery!

]]> http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/activities/the-haunting-of-ravenloft-manor/feed/ http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/activities/celebrate-national-writing-day-with-a-dizzywood-scary-story/ http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/activities/celebrate-national-writing-day-with-a-dizzywood-scary-story/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:50:08 +0000 The Dizzywood Team http://www.dizzywood.com/blog/explorers/?p=1900 Since Halloween is creeping up on us, it’s time we begin our Dizzywood scary storytelling. And what better day to start than today, National Writing Day! We want you to pull out all your bone-chilling tricks and give us your most haunting story. The only thing that we ask is that your story takes place in a Haunted House.

We can’t wait to read your writing, and hope you all enjoy reading each other’s scary tales! To kick things off we thought we’d share our haunted house story. If you’re having a hard time coming up with a story, feel free to continue where the following story leaves off!

Truth or Dare

They slammed the door shut behind me, then immediately opened it to throw me a dying flashlight. I flicked it on and could only see as far as the laces on my shoes. In case I needed my friends to rush in, they allowed me to tie a metal whistle to my wrist, to blow if I chickened out. The rest of the town must have already gone to sleep, it was so late. And here I was about to take on a dare to sit inside the attic of old Mrs. Whittaker’s abandoned haunted house, alone, for half an hour. I told everyone, “sure, no biggy” with a slight tone of confidence that was quickly wearing off as I began to climb up the third floor staircase.

As if it was waiting for me, the narrow staircase leading to the attic appeared closer than I had wished. Halfway up the steps, I felt a finger tap the bottom of my pants. My eyes began tearing a little, hoping it was one of my friends playing a nasty joke on me, but I knew I would never convince myself of that. I had made it all the way up here without hearing any of them following me. I took one more step and was able to peep a glance of the attic flooring.

The flashlight was the only friend I had now, and we were going to sit up here for thirty minutes. Today is not your day to have your batteries die, I whispered as I took the last step up. I decided not to shine my light around the attic. I didn’t want to see what else might have been up there. So I took my seat on what felt like a battered pillow near my escape route. Did it even matter if I kept my eyes closed? I’m guessing five minutes went by before I began hearing small whispers. My friends were all outside, but the whispers sounded like they were coming from inside the attic. I tucked my body into a ball, not wanting to feel anything touch me, and just as I did something tugged my hair and giggled. I refused to open my eyes. Just start counting, I told myself hoping that would help the time go by faster. If I had known what was going to happen when I reached 406 I never would have counted…

The End.

* Share your haunting stories by commenting on this blog post!