Halloween Blaze Van Cortlandt Manor Westchester

Happy Halloween to all!  I went to the Halloween Blaze at Van Cortlant Manor in order to deliver to everyone some prime photos from one of the areas primary hot spots for Halloween..  The Halloween “Blaze” celebration is nothing short of amazing with 4000 pumpkins lit up on the 18th Century colonial estate.  They make them into dinosaurs, they have black cats, and rats carved into pumpkins, ornate patterns as well as a spaceship, a pirates ship and so much more too numerous to even begin. The tour takes a little over an hour and is worth the trip up from lower Westchester to Croton-on-Hudson…Unfortunately, I’m still playing with the pics.  I admit – a professional photographer I am not.  I made a mistake with my settings and it was literally too dark to fix!

So, as a poor substitute – I found this video of Bobby Picket singing the “Monster Mash” on YouTube.  I’ve heard it every Halloween since I was a child, but I didn’t know the artist behind the voice. His immitation of Boris Karloff made him and the song “The Monster Mash” famous. The song was composed in 1962 and was a major hit.  It went through several incarnations – taking off in Britain in the 1970s.

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Thanks Beth Ann!

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The lyrics to this song are hilarious.  I've always gotten a kick out of it.

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I remember the Monster Mash back from when I was a kid, but had no clue who behind it.

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Ruthmarie, Halloween Blaze sounds like a terrific event and I'm sure it was a wonderful sight with all of the carved pumpkins lit up. We've visited Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow and took a tour of Washington Irving's home. A beautiful area.

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Hi Syreeta, You have to really LISTEN to the lyrics - they're great!

 

Hi Suesan, Neither did I.  I just remember hearing it at Halloween.  Sort of like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at Christmas.

Hi Debbie, I was SO annoyed at my camera.  i knew it was going to be near impossible to fix on sight.  It had to be very dark for the pumpkins to stand out.  But I made a mistake or a setting moved. Either way - I was out of luck for photos.  LOVED The idea though.  Great fun.

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Great music, but I enjoy everything about the headless horseman. Even the kidie version.

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