Guide to area Halloween happenings
This is not a definitive listing. Readers are strongly encouraged to contact the event prior to going as Graffiti is not responsible for cancellations or misinformation.
West Virginia
– Greyskull Manor – weekends in October; 450 Rosebud Plaza, Clarksburg, W.Va. (304) 623-9184.
– Octoberfest – Oct. 3-5, Riverfront Park in Ravenswood; “http://www.RavenswoodOctoberfest.com”>www.RavenswoodOctoberfest.com.
– Spooky Goofy Halloween Show – Oct. 10-11, Alpine Theatre in Ripley. www.spookygoofy.com.
– Ripley Ghost Walk – Oct. 10-11, departing from Alpine Theatre in Ripley. (304) 514-2609.
– The 16th annual Halloween Hootenanny – Oct. 31, the Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St., Charleston.
– The Asylum presents Forsaken – open Wed., Thurs. and Sunday, dark until 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday dark to midnight; www.theasylumwv.com.
– Kanawha Players third annual Zombie Prom – Oct. 3, 9 p.m. to midnight; www.kanawhaplayers.org.
– Evil Dead the Musical – Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and Nov. 1. Kanawha Players, Charleston. www.kanawhaplayers.org.
– Haunted Trail & Not So Spooky Wagon Rides – Oct. 24-25, Jackson County Fairgrounds, Cottageville, W.Va. www.jcjfhauntedtrail.com.
– The Haunted Barn “Nightmares” – Sept. 26, 27, Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Nov. 1. 426 Beauregard St., Charleston. www.thehauntedbarn.us.
– Fright Nights at The Resort at Glade Springs – weekends Oct. 10-Nov. 1; Daniels, W.Va. www.frightnightswv.com.
– Dungeon of Horrors at the West Virginia Penitentiary – Sept. 26 – Nov. 1; Moundsville. www.wvpentours.com.
– Ghost tours of Harpers Ferry – offered year round; Harpers Ferry; www.harpersferryghost.20m.com.
– Cooper Family Farms corn maze – through Nov. 2; Milton, W.Va.; (304) 634-MAZE.
– No Pants Players Halloween Scaretacular – Oct. 26; Tamarack in Beckley; www.tamarackwv.com.
Ohio
– The Paul Bunyan Show – Oct 3-5, Guernsey County Fairgrounds, Cambridge, Ohio. www.ohioforest.org.
– Haunted Prison Experience – Thurs. through Sun. until Nov. 1; Mansfield. www.hauntedx.com.
– 2nd annual Hocktoberfest at Hocking College – Oct. 4, Nelsonville, Ohio; www.hocktoberfest.org.
– Dead Acres Haunted Hoochie – Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through?Nov. 1; Pataskala; www.deadacres.com.
– The Dent Schoolhouse – Wednesdays through Sundays, through Nov. 2; Cincinnati; www.frightsite.com.
– Halloweeum at the Museum – Oct. 18, 6 to 8 p.m. at Campus Martius Museum in Marietta, Ohio. www.campusmartiusmuseum.org.
– Night of the Living Dead – Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre, Marietta, Ohio. midohiovalleyplayers.org.
Pennsylvania
– Fright Farm – opens Sept. 26; Smithfield, Pa. www.frightfarm.com.
– Haunted Hills Estate – Sept. 19 through Nov. 1; 236 Rolling Hills Estate Rd., Uniontown, Pa. hauntedhillsestate.com.
– Terror Behind the Walls – check website for dates, times; Philadelphia; www.terrorbehindthewalls.com.
– Sleepy Hollow Hayride – weekends through October, check website; Newtown, Pa. www.sleepyhollowhayride.com.
– Wells Township Haunted House –
Kentucky
– Benton Farm Haunted Farm House – every Friday and Saturday in October and Halloween night; Walton, Ky.
– USS?Nightmare Haunted Steamboat – through Nov. 1; Newport, Ky. www.ussnightmare.com.
– Sandyland Acres – Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 1; Petersburg, Ky. www.sandylandacres.com.
– Mayhem Mansion – through Nov. 2; Morning View, Ky. kentonlakes.com.
– Sinister Tombs – Friday and Saturday through Nov. 1; Eastview, Ky. www.sinistertombs.com.