Ride in style on Halloween with "spooktacular" savings on a limo, party bus or shuttle bus. Gather up a gang of your favorite ghosts, ghouls and goblins and enjoy the supreme service offered by R&R Transportation on Monday, October 31st as you haunt your favorite night spots. If you call R&R at 713-977-0088, and tell Carla you want to book a Halloween trip with the Queen of Clubs discount, your rate will be discounted by 10%. There is a four hour minimum and this offer is only valid on Monday, October 31st.

There is one last week to visit Haunted Houses, most of them close after October 31st, so here are a few you might want to check out. The River of Doom is inside the Rainforest Cafe on Galveston Island, 53rd and Seawall at the San Luis Resort. Call 409-744-6000 or click www.rainforestcafe.com. Come aboard the River of Doom ride, which is the scariest haunted house on water. This interactive ride aboard a six-person raft offers a chilling Halloween journey, with frightening surprises. Guests will be spooked by animatronics, skeletons and many scary turns along the way. Phobia is located at 18777 Highway 290. Details at 713-526-DEAD or www.darke.com. Phobia operates four haunted attractions, all at one location. The Darke Institute, Asylum, 3D Clown Phobia and Simon Fowler Woods. This will be your last chance to catch Fright Night at AstroWorld, which is located off the 610 South Loop between Kirby Drive and Fannin, across from Reliant Park. The park is closing this year and if you are like me, we all have memories of younger years spent at Astroworld. Call 713-799-1234 or click www.sixflags.com/parks/astroworld/index.asp if you want to know about what you'll find at Astroworld. Fright Nights are on weekends ONLY in October and include spooky shows, three haunted houses called Fearanoia, Gothica and Phantom Funhouse of Fright in 3-D. Visit www.screamworld.com for info on Scream World at 2225 North Sam Houston Parkway West. There are three shows incorporated into one experience at ScreamWorld: The Haunted Hotel, The Edge of Darkness, and their 3D Adventure called "Movie Monsters in 3D." The Mansion at 2001 Commerce boasts a challenge that their place is so scary that if you make it through the mansion without turning back, they will refund your money, www.challengethemansion.com. Is the Mansion a new one? I don't remember hearing about it last year. Here is the link to see the Mansion's hours of operation:

http://www.excessiveproductions.com/mansion/cal2.htm

There is a complete list of many more Houston Halloween attractions if you aren't afraid of things that go bump in the night, click over to http://www.houstonhaunts.com/ for all the gory details. If you're traveling, www.hauntedhouse.com is a resource for all the attractions around America.

MORE PLACES TO GO FOR HALLOWEEN: The theme is Cowboys and Indians at Shadow Bar on Sunday the 30th (213 Milam) with DJ Daverse spinning old school, hip hop and house. Test your skill on the Mechanical Bull, too! The Club Monkey's Ninth Annual Pimp -N- Prostitute Ball in Midtown at Pub Fiction will be a MACK DADDY of a party. There will be DJ's spinning the funky jams and live music from The Lost Boys (excellent band,) a $4000 Costume Contest, prizes for Pimp of the Year, Classiest Ho, and Best Overall Costume. The event will feature the first ever Pimp and Ho Runway! Walk the runway anytime between 10PM-12PM to be seen by the secret judges. You'll receive complimentary 40's and the official draft beer of Club Monkey, while it lasts. Drink specials will be $3 beers (16 oz), plus Jager and Corazon Specials. Club Monkey says "the theme be Pimp and Ho, but you can wear any wack-ass costume you got and rememba playa, it's daylight savings time so we all get an extra hour to party!" Tickets are $15 in advance; $20 at the door. R&R Valet service (the Queen's FAVORITE) will be their to park your funky ride, too. Crome and the Modern Leadership Council are hosting a Masquerade Ball on Friday, October 28th from 7-11PM benefiting the American Red Cross. Crome is located at 2815 S. Shepherd.

AND EVEN MORE PLACES TO GO FOR HALLOWEEN: Ghosts and Goblins and Devils, Oh My! The Boyz are stirring the caldron again. Late Night Saturday, October 29th BEYOND Entertainment's Spoiled Boyz present BEWITCH'D: The Halloween Ball at HUE, located at 202 Tuam @ Helena. BEWITCH'D features the dance beats of NYC's Spell-Bounding DJ Joe Gauthreaux and a cast of Bewitched look-alikes. Bewitched character attire is encouraged. Be greeted by Endora at the door. Doors open 3:30AM. Limited $15 Advance tickets are available at M2M Fashion. For more event info or to sign-up for invitations to future events, please visit www.spoiledboyz.net. The world-famous RENT will be at the Meridian (1503 Chartres) on the 29th with Juicy JD Arnold, Mighty Michael DeGrace and Luscious Little Martin, see www.upsidedownhouse.com. M Bar (402 Main) is hosting the Race Car Club's Halloween Bash on October 29th. The Second Annual Houston Press Halloween Parade will take place on Saturday, October 29th, in the Downtown Entertainment District from 6 to 10PM. This year's event, featuring the theme "Haunted Hollywood," will include a parade, a costume contest featuring prize packages worth more than $10,000 including Continental Airline tickets, celebrity judges, live entertainment from The Band Not Formerly Known As KISS, the ultimate Kiss tribute band and MUCH more. For info, go to www.deda.org. There are dozens more in the two past issues (October 12th and October 19th, both in the archives at www.houstonqueenofclubs.com.)

WHO'S YOUR "MUMMY?" On Saturday, October 29th, 12-4PM, Tricks, Treats and Mummy is the place to be this Halloween. Come dressed in costume and enjoy 8 different activities including Frankenstein's laboratory, The Haunted Dome and The Mummy's Tomb, where kids can take part in a variety of spooky experiments and scary fun. $15 includes admission to Mummy: the inside story; $9 includes admission to the Museum's Exhibit Halls. The Museum of Natural Science is at One Hermann Circle Drive. For information or tickets, call 713-639-4629.

The Houston Zoo presents "Zoo Boo" this Friday and Saturday from 4-8PM. Families can enjoy safe Halloween trick-or-treating fun with a "naturally wild" twist. "Zoo Boo" features a kid-friendly "Happy Haunted House" which is an animal themed haunted house specially designed for little goblins 10 years of age and under with rooms created by seven local artists. Get in the spirit of Halloween with the Pumpkin Glow featuring 500 illuminated pumpkins each evening at the Zoo Reflection Pool, children's trick-or-treat and craft booths, costume parades and costume contests, special musical presentations, magic shows, and the stars of Zoo Boo - more that 3,100 animals from around the world.

Houston Single Source has three parties this week. Tuesday October 25th at Berryhill Way Out West, Wednesday October 26th at Berryhill Inside the Loop and Thursday October 27th at Berryhill North Side. Grab your friends and come join the group for music, happy hour drink specials, Baja Munchies and meeting loads of new friends, in your neighborhood. Free of charge to Houston Single Source members and $10 at the door or $8 in advance for non-members. Everyone is welcome. All events are 6:00-9:00PM. Call Dezi to RSVP at 713-630-0546 or e-mail her at dezi@houstonsinglesource.com.

Houston has a new kid on the block, downtown, by the name of 'a+,' and I have experienced it first-hand and loved every minute (and every sip) of it! a+ is formerly the Sam Bar in the Sam Houston Hotel, which is now the Alden Hotel. a+ serves up an amazing specialty cocktail menu, as well as boasting an enormous fully-stocked bar with a huge selection of rum, vodka, tequila, gin, scotch, you name it, but the icing on the cake is that a+ also serves great food until closing time. Do yourselves a favor and check out DJ Sun (best DJ of 2005, according to Houston Press. The Press KNOWS what's up) every Thursday, and Gracie Chavez (a FEMALE DJ, you KNOW she's GOT to be SMOKIN') every Saturday from 9PM-1AM. If you run into me, Kim Coyne in the elite social circles of Houston, and also well-known the not-so-elite social circles around town, ask me for a complimentary cocktail card (I always have the hook-up,) and then slide in to a+ and get your drink on. Tell my girly girl, Emily, who told you about a+ and tell her how freakin' great of a job she does, both managing a+ and being an awesome friend to me.