2011 HAUNTED CANADA CALENDAR!!

Just a heads up that there will be a new 2011 calendar coming for the new year but I'm very excited to announce that this year it will be expanded to include all of Canada! After the success of last year's inaugural Haunted Ontario Calendar and knowing what amazing haunts there are all across the country the decision to expand was an easy one. Although the print run was small for an first-time offering the response was overwhelmingly positive! And with this year featuring all of Canada it looks to be better than ever.

So with Halloween fast approaching it's time to take get out your camera and send in your best shot (or 2) for the 2011 HAUNTED CANADA CALENDAR! It doesn't matter whether you think your haunt measures up or not - we want to see them all. Yard Haunt, Garage/Back Yard Walkthrough, Amateur & Professional Haunt, even indoor display, large or small it doesn't matter. The only criteria is that you are based within Canada.

Cost will be $20 including shipping (within Canada). Order info coming soon.

The calendar will be 8.5" x 11" when folded opening to 11" x 17", full colour, printed on good quality glossy paper and cover. There will be a large area for photos at the top part of each month with plenty of space to write each day's appointments. This year I'm even thinking of putting in a Halloween countdown so we know exactly how many days it is until our favourite holiday rolls around again.

For those with a Halloween related business/professional Haunt who wish to advertise there will be 12 banner ad spaces (one per month) available as well as four 1/2 page ad spots on the inside centre spread. The banner size is 1.375" H x 5.5" W at a cost of $60 and the 1/2 page ads will be 8.5" H x 5.5" W at a cost of $160. Ads will be reserved on a first-come first served basis. Please contact me if you would be interested in this option. You could supply your own ad artwork to my specs or I could design something for you for a small fee.

Here are the Photo Submission Guidelines:

- Basically the largest shot your camera can do is best. Files should be, at minimum, over 1 MB filesize. If you aren't sure, send me the photo and I can tell you if it is acceptable or not. Images that have been saved for the web are generally too small to use. The larger or better quality photo you send the larger or more prominent I will use it (when possible).

- Send a maximum of 1-4 photos. I will choose the best depending on the calendar layout. The photos can be sent to me at halloween@hectorturner.com

- include with each photo your name, haunt name (if any) & location (including Province). For example mine would read:

Hector Turner
A Haunted Halloween at Blackstone Cemetery, Brampton, ON

- also include "HAUNTED CANADA" in your subject line when you submit your photos so I can try and keep the spam filters from catching it. I will send out a confirmation once I have received your submission so if you don't hear anything back from me within a week, please try to contact me.

- I reserve the right to have final say as to which photos will and will not be included, however I will endeavour to include at least 1 photo from each person that submits their shots.

That's it for now, let's get those photos rolling in so I can get started. The final cut-off date for photo submissions will be FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th so that I can complete the calendar and get it to the printer in time for the New Year. If everything goes according to plan I would hope to have the calendars ready to ship by the 1st week of January 2010. This promises to be a great showcase for the Canadian haunting community and a great way to keep the Halloween spirit all year long!

See my website for examples of last years calendar.
http://www.hectorturner.com/halloween/shop.html

Looking forward to seeing your photos.