Looking for a little cultural stimulation this Halloween?

A trip to the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston might just be the venue for those looking for something new this season.

The museum, a tribute to the 19th and 20th century’s deadest industry, puts the “fun” in “funeral” as it chronicles a timeline of hearse vehicles, caskets and other exhibits under the slogan “Any day above ground is a good one.”

In addition to experiencing the skill and workmanship of caskets at the museum’s 1900’s Casket Factory, visitors can get up close and personal with Civil War embalming, a collection of fantasy caskets, and even the original Eternal Flame commissioned in 1963 by the U.S. government to burn bright above slain President John F. Kennedy’s grave.

The museum is located at 415 Barren Springs Drive in Houston.

Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 10am to 4pm; and on the weekend from noon to 4pm. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors/veterans, and $3 for children under 12. Children under three admitted free.

Tours are available Monday through Friday, from 10am to 2:30pm, and are conducted by trained museum professionals.

It wouldn’t be the witching season without a few Nightmares, right?

We were excited to learn this week that Cinemark’s Tinseltown 290 (SH 290 at Bingle exit) will host horror fans on Wednesday, Sept. 20 and Thursday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. as the theater screens the original Nightmare on Elm Street in all its blood-curdling glory.

Who could possibly resist Robert England as Freddy as he licks Heather Langenkamp with that Gene Simmons-sized tongue over the phone? Or his outstretched arms scraping the sides of houses along Elm Street?

Tickets are $6.00 for adults, $4.00 for children and seniors. However, please note, no children under age 6 will be admitted. Valid IDs are required, and word to those 17 year-olds looking for a good time…parents must accompany you to view this very great film that puts 90’s horror to shame.

Sweet dreams.

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