When Category 4 Katrina slammed into Louisiana on Monday, and hit Mississippi and Alabama as a Category 3 storm hours later, no one knew just what to expect. As the storms cleared, it was apparent the country had suffered one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.

Houston Haunts sends our condolences to the families and people affected by this monstrous disaster and urge everyone to contribute to the cause of helping some of our own in need.

www.redcross.org
www.houstonredcross.org
www.giveblood.org

…or at least to Houston.

The news is out that Screamworld has started their advertising campaign with the buzzing of radio commercial broadcasts. The first sign of an approaching Halloween season.

Do you believe in the Chupacabra? We ran across this article the other day on Netscape’s site. Yep, we admit it is pretty old news, but we thought we would share anyways. Here is one of the pics that went along with the story…why does this remind me of a cartoon character?

  After spending some time down on UH’s campus, we decided to stop by the Jefferson Davis Hospital and take some pictures with our new Canon Power Shot SD400 (Digital Elph) camera. The progress at the JDH site is amazing. The fence is down and we were able to walk up to the structure. Of course we were stopped and asked not to go inside, I assured them that we were innocent. While they weren’t looking though, I pressed my face up against the glass to see the interior. Oh what a rebel I am.

  Anyways, I’m not a big fan of this type of architecture, but I am finding this building to be attractive. Maybe it is because every time I see this building, it is like seeing time reverse itself. I’ve said several times how we like imagining what this building looked like when it was first constructed. It is not often that we see our imaginations realized on such a grand scale. Sadly (for you ghost hunters) The building no longer seems threatening, but (happily) it is now finding itself in an aura of glory. Truth be told, I’d like to live there. I’m a starving artist…maybe I qualify.

Click on the pictures above to see some more recent pictures. Has any one else seen the new JDH?

The Haunted Trails are the first out of the gate to get their section updated. You can see their section here. They are also sporting a pretty cool new website.