Everything to do for Halloween

Scary stuff

Trail of Fear 2
When: dusk to 10:30 p.m. weekdays and dusk until the last victim runs away on weekends through Saturday
Where: 5706 Keeversville Road, Newton (beside Fred T. Foard High School
Cost: $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger
For more: www.myspace.com/trailoffear2
Hickory Ridge Haunted Hayride
When: 8 to 11 tonight, Friday and Saturday
Where: Hickory Ridge Farm, U.S. 64, Morganton (10 miles west of Exit 103 off Interstate 40)
Cost: $10 for everyone 10 and older; $5 for 5 to 9-year-olds and free for ages 4 and younger
For more: www.HickoryRidgeHauntedHayride.com

Spooky Woods Haunted Trail
When: 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: Lenoir Aquatic & Fitness Center, 1031 Jim Barger Drive, NE, Lenoir
Cost: $5 for adults and $3 for everyone 17 and younger
For more: 757-2196

Decades Ghost Tour
When: Tours beginning at 7:30 p.m. with last tour at 10:50 p.m. Friday, rain or shine; and Bloody Bistro Midnight Boofet (for ages 21 and older)
Where: Downtown Lenoir
Cost: $10 for tour; $15 for tour and dinner at Sister Futs Cafe; and $25 for tour and Midnight Boofet (for ages 21 and older only)
For more: 726-0616

Terror by the Creek
When: Ticket booth is open 6:30 to 9:30 tonight and 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Doors open at dark.
Where: 717 Howards Creek Mill Road, Vale
Cost: $10
For more: www.TerrorByTheCreek.com

Forbidden Hollow
When: 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: Firemens Lane, Taylorsville (Take N.C. 16 North approximately 9 miles from Wal-Mart in Conover, turn left onto Friendship Church Road drive .3 mile to Firemens Lane)
Cost: $10
For more: www.ForbiddenHollow.com

Camp Fear
When: Dark to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: Hiddenite Family Campground, 601 Princess Lane, Hiddenite
Cost: $18 for adults; $14 for children younger than 10
For more: www.CampFearNC.com
For more haunted attractions, check out the Scaredy Pants Web site at www.ScaredyPantsNC.com

Creepy and kid-friendly

Boo Bash
Table Rock Middle School hosts a safe and fun trick-or-treat event
When: 4:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Table Rock Middle School, 1585 N.C. 126, Morganton
Cost: Free to trick-or-treat; Buy a hot dog, cookie, chips and drink for $5
For more: Call 437-5212

"Bunnicula" on stage
When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 1
Where: Hickory Community Theatre, 30 Third St., NW
Cost: $16 for adults; $14 for seniors; and $7 for children
For more: www.HCT.org

Downtown Hickory Candy Crawl
Trick-or-treating at participating businesses for costumed kids ages 12 and younger
When: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday
Where: Downtown Hickory
Cost: Free
For more: www.DowntownHickory.com

Halloween Spooktacular
Hit the downtown Morganton stores for tricks or treats and stay at the historic courthouse square for a costume contest and games.
When: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. trick-or-treating and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. carnival Friday
Where: Downtown Morganton
Cost: Free, with Halloween photo packages for $15
For more: www.DowntownMorganton.com

Spooktacular in Newton
Kids can trunk-or-treat, compete in costume contests for babies to 12-year-olds, play games, win prizes and listen to stories. Free photos of kids in their costumes will be available. There's an adults costume contest, too.
When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Historic courthouse square an at area businesses in downtown Newton.
Cost: Free
For more: www.NewtonNC.gov

For adults only

2009 TDJ Halloween Throwdown
Area cover ban Throwdown Jones hosts a party for ages 21 and older with costume contests and a full bar
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Morganton Elks Lodge, 500 Golf Course Road, Morganton
Cost: $10 in advance at www.myspace.com/throwdownjones or $13.50 at the door.