Yes boys and girls, the Haunt is recruiting and we need you.

What is The Haunt? It is "the premier social networking site for horror fans and professionals."

If you are a member of MySpace or FaceBook, you are a member of s social networking space and you already have an idea what the Haunt is. If not, let me give you a simple explanation:

The Haunt is a space on the Internet designed as a close community. When you sign up, you get a profile page where you can talk about yourself and the things you enjoy about horror.

You get tools with which you can meet new people who share your love of horror. You can be friends with them or really engage in a conversation with them. Send messages, start a public blog, join a group focused on a topic of interest, use the Haunt's instant messenger -- even twitter within the community exclusively.

There are even arcade games with which to waste time.

The one rule is that you stay on topic. Whatever you do in The Haunt, needs to be related, somehow, to horror.

If you want to talk about cars or bestsellers or child rearing, try another social network.

We have writers, actors, film makers and musicians who work in the horror genre. We have bibliophiles, goths, horror movie addicts and self proclaimed gods of the underworld.

We have a lot of fun.

And if you think this might just be a place for you to hang out in, give us a try.

Yes, I want to sign up for the Haunt. Click here please.

This is the last week of easy sign-up. Starting next week, the sign-up process will take a little extra time for a staff member to confirm that you are who you say you are. Why? To keep out the Internet spammers that plague MySpace (and maybe FaceBook) with profiles that are thinly veiled advertisements for porn or credit loans or for rip-off artists.

Get in now while its still easy. Then stop by The UndeadRat's profile and say "hello"..