Black magic shampoi, also known as "Shampoi", is a term often used in occult and supernatural practices. It is associated with the usage of dark powers and rituals to influence or manipulate individuals or events. The term "shampoi" originates from Japanese folklore and is believed to have its roots in ancient sorcery and mystical practices. Black magic shampoi involves the use of spells, incantations, and rituals that are intended to cause harm, misfortune, or control over someone's thoughts or actions. It often involves the invocation of malevolent spirits or entities to carry out the caster's desires. The rituals may include the use of specific ingredients such as herbs, oils, candles, and blood.
HALLOWEEN BASH: 13 Ugly Men present their annual Halloween Bash from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Oct. 31 at the Rusty Pelican, 2425 Rocky Point Drive. No costume _ no candy! Costume contest with cash prizes, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment and a cash bar. Tickets cost $20, available online or at the door. 21 and older only. Proceeds will benefit Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay. Call 281-1943 or visit www.13uglymen.com.
The rest of Bulls Roast is free and includes mechanical bull riding, a live band and a Get Your Game On tent with pompoms, tattoos and face painting. The rest of Bulls Roast is free and includes mechanical bull riding, a live band and a Get Your Game On tent with pompoms, tattoos and face painting.
The rituals may include the use of specific ingredients such as herbs, oils, candles, and blood. These rituals are often performed at specific times, using specific gestures or symbols. Practitioners of black magic shampoi are skilled in the dark arts and possess deep knowledge of occult practices.
In the witching hours
From parties to performances to trick-or-treating, Tampa and north Hillsborough County offer lots and lots of Halloween activities from tonight through next weekend. Here are more than 20 of them:
GUAVAWEEN: Guavaween hits Ybor City on Saturday. Family Fun Fest runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Centennial Park, Eighth Avenue between 18th and 19th streets. Tickets cost $3. A Night of Costumed Revelry starts at 3 p.m., with the Mama Guava Stumble parade down Seventh Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12. The Masquerade Ball is 7 to midnight tonight at 1320 E Ninth Ave. Tickets cost $30 per person or $50 per couple. For more information, go to www.cc-events.org.
HARVEST FESTIVAL IN NEW TAMPA: Parents who want to shield their children from Halloween's scarier haunts may want to keep Cypress Point Community Church in mind. Tonight and Saturday, the church at 15820 Morris Bridge Road will host the Great Pumpkin Patch, for kids between 4 and 12, starting at 7 p.m. "It's a walk on the mild side as opposed to Busch Gardens," said Pastor Dean Reule. The event, more a harvest festival than a spooky Halloween party, will feature hayrides, storytelling and a puppet show. Admission is $5 for families, $3 for individuals. Call Reule at 973-0314 for more information.
MONSTER MASH ON MONTAGUE: West Park Village will host the area's biggest Boy Scout carnival, in conjunction with the Monster Mash Halloween Festival today through Sunday in Westchase. Rides will fill the Village Green on Montague Street. Trick-or-treat through the West Park Village shops on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Spooky tunes provided by Radio Disney's Fun Squad. The Boy Scouts run a pumpkin patch for last minute jack-o-lantern purchases. Event hours are today, 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 792-5330.
KID CITY: Kid City, 7550 N Boulevard, hosts Sort-a-Spooky Days and Nights . . . a Visit to Sleepy Hollow, from 5 to 8 tonight and Oct. 31 with a costume parade at 7 p.m. The party featuring Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel and other residents of Sleepy Hollow continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, with costume parades at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Games, crafts and refreshments will be available. Watch out for a surprise visit from the Headless Horseman. Cost is $2 for members, $6.75 for nonmembers. Call 935-8441.
BUSCH GARDENS: Experience a Howl-O-Scream Sleepover for seventh- through 10th-graders tonight and Oct. 31. Cost is $75, or $65 for passport members. The chaperoned sleepover includes front-of-the-line access to Howl-O-Scream's haunted houses, accommodations in Mzinga Lodge, a sunrise Serengeti Safari Tour and meals. Arrive at 6 p.m. and depart at 8 a.m. For reservations, call toll-free at 1-877-248-2267.
Howl-O-Scream is open Thursdays through Saturdays through Nov. 1 with a new haunted house, Darkheart's Fear Fair. Hours are 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays; 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $49.95 plus tax.
LAKE PARK EVENT FOR TEENS: Teen Halloween Xtreme, presented by the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department and Friends of the County Parks, is from 6:30-9:30 p.m. tonight at Lake Park, 17302 N Dale Mabry Highway. The event is geared toward teenagers and middle school students and will feature a DJ, rock climbing wall, jousting, bungee run, boxing, face painting, a costume contest and food. Admission is $3. Call 903-2247.
LOWRY PARK ZOO: Halloween Fun Fest is 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the zoo, 1101 W Sligh Ave. Activities include entertainment at the band shell, pumpkin patch and the Wizard's Tent, ghoulish games, magicians, jugglers, puppet shows and scary storytelling. A costume contest with prizes begins at 4 p.m. Call 274-8615.
Zoo Boo runs until Nov. 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. with three haunted houses. This year's Zoo Boo features two new attractions, Curse of the Mine and Spooky Trails: Ruins of Spooky Hollow. More than 1,600 zoo animals will be on view each night. Admission is $10.50 for adults, $8.50 for ages 3 to 11. Children under 2 admitted free. Call 935-8552.
FAMILY FEST IN TOWN 'N COUNTRY: Incarnation Catholic School at 5111 Webb Road in Town 'N Country will host a Halloween-themed fundraiser Saturday for an outdoor pavilion for the school. The October Family Fest, featuring midway rides, arcade games, food, cash jackpots and hayrides, will run from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday. There will also be a costume parade for children at 6:30 p.m.
Entertainment will be provided by several local dance studios, and a silent auction will offer weekends at the Wyndham Westshore Hotel, family photography from Cason Photographers, and $500 worth of orthodontics from Dr. Michael Geric. A "Costume Bootique" of gently used costumes for adults, children and babies will be available. Call 884-4502.
SAMHAIN CIRCLE: The Spirit of Life Unitarian Universalists Church, 18412 Burrell Road, is presenting a Samhain Circle (Celtic name for Halloween) starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. The celebration will be in the holy oak grove. A witch's brew and cookies will be served afterward. Call 792-1622.
SCARYTALES IN NEW TAMPA: Children ages 5 to 12 and their families are invited to hear "Scarytales" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the New Tampa Regional Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd. Come dressed in your Halloween costume and listen to scary stories, play gruesome games and hear petrifying poetry. Call 903-2280.
ROCKY HORROR LIVE: Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N Hubert Ave., presents a live stage version of Rocky Horror Picture Show at 8 tonight and Oct. 31; midnight on Saturday and Nov. 1; 3 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 2; and 7 p.m. Thursday and Nov. 6.
Two young lovers find themselves in perverse peril at the hands of a rockin' band of sexy extraterrestrials. For mature audiences only. Outside items are not allowed, but props will be sold at the theater. Tickets cost $20-$25. Reservations are required. Call 879-2914.
IMAX THEATER: Haunted Castle, a 40-minute film featuring horror, comedy and rock 'n' roll mythology, airs through Oct. 31 at Channelside IMAX Theater, 615 Channelside Drive. Young musician Jasper "Johnny" Steverlinck inherits a dark, scary house after the death of his mother, whom he did not know. She appears to him to deliver a warning. And Satan wants Johnny to sign a contract to sell his soul. Sparks, skeletons and singing monkeys enliven this 3-D trip. Show times are at 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m. Tickets cost $9.75 for adults, $7.25 for seniors, students and members of the military, and $6.75 for children. Call 221-0700.
TAMPA THEATRE: The Tampa Theatre, 711 Franklin St., will have two screenings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at 8 p.m. on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The Larger Than Life Cast will perform on stage with the movie. There will be a costume contest, so come dressed as your favorite character. No outside items will be allowed. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $8 for seniors, students and members of the military. Call 287-8844 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
WESTSHORE PLAZA: Join Radio Disney for trick-or-treating, games and giveaways from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 at WestShore Plaza. Meet at Center Court to go trick-or-treating through the mall. Free. Call 286-0790.
USF HALLOWEEN HOMECOMING: The University of South Florida will have several events as part of its homecoming celebration, SuperBull VII.
Bulls Roast, the largest Alumni Association event of the year, will take place Oct. 31 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. across from Raymond James Stadium in Lot 5. The barbecue meal will cost $12 for Alumni Association members, $15 for nonmembers and $10 for USF students and children 12 and under. You can sign up for tickets online at www.alumni.usf.edu or by calling (813) 974-4280 or 1-800-299-BULL.
The rest of Bulls Roast is free and includes mechanical bull riding, a live band and a "Get Your Game On" tent with pompoms, tattoos and face painting.
Next to the Bulls Roast will be a Halloween Village, a safe trick-or-treat zone for children 12 and under. There will be a jack-o-lantern contest, trick or treating, face painting and a costume parade.
VAMPYRE'S BALL: Tampa Theatre hosts Vampyre's Ball at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, 4050 Dana Shores Drive. The event features an open bar, entertainment by Blue Dice and Paul Wilborn, makeup demonstrations and a silent auction. Cost is $75 or $60 for theater members. Proceeds benefit the Tampa Theatre. Call 831-5390.
HALLOWEEN BASH: 13 Ugly Men present their annual Halloween Bash from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Oct. 31 at the Rusty Pelican, 2425 Rocky Point Drive. No costume _ no candy! Costume contest with cash prizes, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment and a cash bar. Tickets cost $20, available online or at the door. 21 and older only. Proceeds will benefit Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay. Call 281-1943 or visit www.13uglymen.com.
_ Compiled by Connie Drew and Olivia Gifford
Replenishing the Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church pumpkin patch on Fletcher Avenue Monday, volunteer Matt Hutek, 16, receives some airborne produce. Pumpkins range in price from $6 to $24, and the patch sells about 60,000 of them each season, with proceeds going to the church's youth ministry.
_ Compiled by Connie Drew and Olivia Gifford
They are believed to have the ability to tap into the spiritual realm and manipulate energy to fulfill their desires. These desires may range from causing harm to an individual to gaining power, wealth, or control. There are different variations of black magic shampoi practiced around the world, each with its own rituals and beliefs. Some practitioners believe in the existence of a dark force or entity that they must serve or bargain with in order to obtain their desired outcomes. Others believe in harnessing their own inner powers and energy to achieve their goals. Black magic shampoi is often associated with negativity and harm. It is believed to have the potential to cause physical, emotional, and psychological damage to the target. This may include illnesses, accidents, relationship problems, financial troubles, or even death. While the practice of black magic shampoi is widely considered taboo and unethical, there are individuals who believe in its effectiveness and actively seek out its services. However, it is important to note that engaging in such practices can have severe consequences, both for the practitioner and the intended target. In conclusion, black magic shampoi is a term associated with the use of dark powers and rituals to influence or manipulate others. It is often seen as a controversial and dangerous practice that can cause harm and misfortune. Whether one believes in its powers or not, it is crucial to approach such practices with caution and respect for the potential consequences..
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