At long last it's October, my favorite month of the year! Why is it my favorite you ask? Well, aside from the veritable cornucopia of Fall release dates in the coming weeks, October means the return of some of my favorite things: Brightly-colored leaves, candy, costumes and of course my favorite - Going to creepy places with large groups of friends with the intent of having the shit scared out of me! And what better way experience these things than alongside my robotic comrades from Destructoid?

This weekend Destructoiders from New York and New Jersey will embark on a spooktacular roadtrip to a few of the creepiest places the North East has to offer. First up is Centralia, Pennsylvania - an abandoned coal mining town town that was supposedly the inspiration for the town in the Silent Hill movie. Just like in the film, there are still decades-old coal fires burning just below the surface of the ground!

After nightfall we'll be heading back into New Jersey to check out Ghost Lake and The Shades of Death: a region known for a long history of grisly murders and strange phenomena. From there, we head off to the railroad tracks that are known to be the proving grounds of the infamous Hookerman, a local legend that is linked to hundreds of eyewitness accounts!

I'm so psyched about this trip because at long last it will unite some of my favorite people with one of my favorite pastimes. As of now, we're potentially looking at a fully-loaded 3-car caravan, but if you're going to be in the area and want to join in our spooky little escapade, get in touch with Tino and we'll see what we can do.

Hopefully we'll all come out alive!!! >:D