Some houses give off a weird vibe. Scott Fladhammer, a real estate agent in Fort Wayne, Ind., was asked by a snowbird to sell her furnished but otherwise empty house. That in itself wasn't odd, but the neighbors' reaction to the home was. Everyone warned him that it was haunted. Seemingly sane people insisted that they had looked through the windows and saw mysterious objects moving throughout the house.
Upon opening the front door, Fladhammer thought that they might have a point as wall-to-wall black mold greeted him. But it wasn't long after that he learned the plumbing had burst, and the basement had flooded. Furniture had indeed been moving; it was floating in the water.
But other times, it's harder to explain away a house's behavior. Jonathan D. Nicholas, the national president for the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers and based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, recalls showing a woman a house and coming to a room, where she suddenly said, 'I have to get out of here, I have to walk outside,' and she did. Nicholas followed her and on the front lawn she tried to explain her behavior. "I just kept seeing red," she said, "and all I wanted to do was kill myself."
Nicholas later asked the seller, who said that a murder had taken place in the house.
It may be a problem that one only thinks about during the Halloween season, but if you're trying to sell a haunted house, it's a dilemma every day of the year. Fortunately, if you have a house that the community believes -- or that you believe -- is haunted, there are some steps you can take:
Step 1: Don't get spooked by the law >>
Step 2: Give eerie rumors the ax >>
Step 3: Call in the ghostbusters >>
Step 4: Rest in peace after last-resort tactics >>
Leave your broom at home, and jump on the bed of a vintage truck for the wackiest witch ride ever. She'll take you on a journey to her enchanted sanctuary at Cricket Hollow Swamp. She'll delight you with stories, perform her magic and maybe even cast a spell or two. This is an experience not to be missed. Rides will be held on select dates throughout October. First come, first driven. Reservations not accepted. Cost is $5 a person.
Take home a piece of the fun this fall with a souvenir witch t-shirt from Gardner Village - celebrating 10 years of Witches Night Out. T-shirts will be sold exclusively at Country Furniture & Gifts. T-shirts are available in black and white for only $9.99 each. Sizes are available in XS to XXXL. T-shirts will be sold while supplies last and cannot be exchanged or returned. All sales final. 
Let your little witches and warlocks enjoy Breakfast with a Witch! Receive a bewitching welcome as you enter The Gathering Place. Enjoy a delicious buffet of fresh fruit, frighteningly fluffy scrambled eggs, haunted hash browns, bewitching bacon and paranormal pancakes. And of course your favorite bubbling beverage of hot cocoa, coffee or orange juice. As you dine, whimsical witches will entertain with wonders and cackles. They’ll mingle with you signing autograph sheets, taking photos and casting spells. The price is only $10 per person for regular seating and $12 per person for VIP seating. This will be held select dates in October. Seating times at 8:30 am and 10:30 am. 
Witchapalooza returns this year with an all-new show for the bewitching season at Gardner Village. It's the Taming of the Brew! The fair Splendora Ravencroft has fallen madly in love with the young and dashing Count Hekate, and they wish to be married. But Splendora's warlock father is a stickler for tradition and will not allow his younger daughter to marry before her older sister, Brewella, finds love! Brewella has sworn to let no man "tame" her fiery spirit...so, the young couple scheme to bring a parade of eligible bachelor-warlocks to win Brewella's hardened heart through song and dance. Can great music and true love win her over? 
B'Dazzle your face and witchy apparel with glitter eyes. Your face will sparkle in minutes. Glitter eyes will be available on a first-come basis at Purse-onality on the following dates: September 30th, 1:00 pm-5pm; October 1, 10:00 am - 9:00 pm; October 7, 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm; October 8, 10:00 am - 9:00 pm; October 14, 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm; October 15, 10:00 am - 11 pm; October 20, 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm; October 21 & 22, 10:00 am - 9:00 pm; October 27, 10:00 am - 9:00 pm, October 28, 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm, and October 29, 10:00 am - 9:00pm. Call 801.568.1014 for more information. 
Witches love any excuse to have fun and throw a party. Ladies...join your fellow sister witches for the 10th Anniversary of Witches' Night Out. Plan now to wear your most elaborate, crazy, fun, whimsical witch’s hat or witch's costume. Gardner Village will be filled with enchanting witches from 6 pm to 10 pm both nights. Enter the drawing for fun prizes at 7 pm and 9 pm nightly. Also enjoy an emcee, dancing, music, food booths and more. Stop to have your fortune told, enjoy spellbinding activities in our shops, and join the Witches' Parade at 8 pm nightly. Join in the dance finale at 10 pm at the main stage. Leave the children with the sitter and grab your witchy friends for this spellbinding ladies night out. Ladies 18 years and older encouraged. 
This is the season when the witches come out to play. Join in the fun with a hilarious display of plump, green-faced witches dressed to the nines in their most wacky and witchy attire: with mismatched colors, floppy hats and frumpy bloomers. Gardner Village is full of 'em. Plan now to bring the camera and kids for this annual favorite. Only at Gardner Village through October 31, 2011. 
The witches have landed at Gardner Village and it's your job to find them. Through the end of October, kids 12 and under, take your completed form to the Naborhood Bakery to receive a delicious chocolate chip cookie for only 35¢ (reg. price 90¢). Looking for a group activity? Spend an evening doing the hunt then hop on board a vintage truck for Ride to a Witch during select evenings through October. 