The October Issue of Animalia Magazine was not only the issue that talked about the origins of well-known Halloween icons, but also was included a map of Spookyville, as well as where certain features of Spookyville came from. It was also the issue that talked about superstitions about certain animals.
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The cover couple was Ike and Ikia, due to the fact of the many superstitions that followed the aye-ayes. Their article was the one that talked about animals like the aye-ayes, vampire bats, and others that had superstitions attacked to them, as well as the truth behind those superstitions.
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There was also a list of real cursed objects that had caused all kinds of misfortunes, and were almost completely unexplained by sciences. Some of the more sensational ones was "The Crying Boy" painting, which had the start of its' paragraph One cursed object is bad enough, but mass produce it and now you're asking it. It also included a sentence that explained why The Crying Boy painting was unharmed while the house it was in was burned to the ground was because it was printed and varnished with fire retardant materials. It also said that the best way to beat the curse of the Crying Boy was to get a Crying Girl painting to "keep him company".
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Another article talked about real haunted and/or cursed locations that were confirmed such a way. One really surprising thing was the "empire of death" which was the subterranean ossuary in Paris, France. Part of its notoriety was the mere fact that, if you get lost in the catacombs of Paris, you might never get out alive.
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There was also a removable map of Spookyville which showed where to go to find certain attractions, and which attractions were newer than others, and when specific ones would take place. It, among other things, was a good reason why Spookyville was shaping up to be quite an attraction this year.