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Miranda Enzor 5/18/18 Miranda Enzor 5/18/18

11 Killer Outdoor Halloween Decorating Ideas

Looking for some killer outdoor Halloween decorating ideas for this October? I've got 11 that will turn your front yard from a piece of cookie-cutter suburbia to something MUCH more sinister.

Miranda Enzor 5/16/18 Miranda Enzor 5/16/18

Costume in my Closet: Black Bat

How many costumes are hiding in your closet? Here's how I recreated a childhood costume and made a black bat look from items I owned.

Miranda Enzor 5/11/18 Miranda Enzor 5/11/18

Spooky in the City: Death by Natural Causes

Take a virtual tour of the Houston Museum of Natural Science's Death by Natural Causes exhibit and learn how many animals, vegetables and minerals can kill you. Then, find out how to find creepy museum exhibits near you.

Miranda Enzor 4/22/18 Miranda Enzor 4/22/18

A Day in Sleepy Hollow, New York

Only have a day to spend in Sleepy Hollow, NY? Go along with Spooky Little Halloween on her walking tour + her four must-see spots in town.

Miranda Enzor 4/10/18 Miranda Enzor 4/10/18

Spooky in the City: Olivewood Cemetery

Take a tour of Olivewood Cemetery, Houston's first incorporated black cemetery. Learn about its history, how it was almost lost, and how to find historic cemeteries near you.

Miranda Enzor 3/20/18 Miranda Enzor 3/20/18

Spooky in the City: Burtonesque, A Tim Burton Art Show

What Halloween and spooky art shows are hiding out in your city, waiting to be discovered? Come to Houston's Tim Burton art show with me, then see how you can find events like this where you live.

Miranda Enzor 3/16/18 Miranda Enzor 3/16/18

How to Make Sour Apple Margaritas

Give your favorite summer cocktail a fall twice by making this sour apple margarita for your next Halloween gathering. The measuring is fool-proof, it's easy to mix up as a big batch cocktail and it's the perfect blend of sweet and tart.

Miranda Enzor 2/27/18 Miranda Enzor 2/27/18

9 Killer Halloween Decorating Ideas

It's never too early to start thinking about Halloween decor. I've rounded up nine absolutely KILLER Halloween decorating ideas I love.

Miranda Enzor 2/20/18 Miranda Enzor 2/20/18

Spooky in the City: National Museum of Funeral History

Take a tour of the National Museum of Funeral History in the first post of the Spooky in the City series. Through this series, Miranda will take you to spooky spots in and around her hometown, Houston, give you a tour and then teach you how to find similar haunted hotspots near you!