Halloween 2009

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It's a scream

Call in and share your most chilling screams, frightening stories, and spooky voices.

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Salem Guide

Salem destination guide

Find everything you need to have a frightfully good time in this bewitching city.
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the crypt

Take a creepy tour of a subterranean burial ground.
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Dogs in costumes
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Pets in costumes

Dogs and cats as ladybugs, pirates, and bumblebees? Boston.com readers shared photos of their pets in costume.
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Halloween costumes
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Adults and kids in costumes

See Boston.com readers doing their best Mickey Mouse, Larry Bird, and Chrysler Building impressions, and send us your costume pics.
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'Thriller' and more Editors' Halloween event picks
Pumpkin carving
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Creative pumpkin carving

Sean Fitzpatrick is a former auto mechanic who now makes his living carving and sculpting ice, sand, snow, foam, and yes, pumpkins.
Halloween decorations
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Halloween decorations

Is your house a haunted house come Oct. 31? See photos of readers' jack-o-lanterns, cobwebs, and creepy front porch decor.
Top costumes this year
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Disguises for all ages

In a Halloween bind? Browse through some of this year's most popular costumes — including this Amy Winehouse getup from iParty.
More Inexpensive, green DIY costumes
Haunted places in Massachusetts
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Haunted places in Mass.

Is the chill in the air just a cold front coming through, or could it be a brush with a poltergeist? Check out these spooky Massachusetts haunts.
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Pumpkin soup
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Local pumpkin dishes

Oh, my gourd! Fall means that pumpkin dishes are popping up on menus all over Boston. Soup, beer, or whoopie pies, anyone?
Secret scary spaces
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Secret scary spaces in New England

Dig around Lizzie Borden's pet cemetery or mix a potion with Salem's most famous witch. That is, if you dare. Mwah-ha-ha.
More Check out famous local graves
Top 50 Scary Movies
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Top 50 scariest movies

Ready to scare yourself silly? See which gory and frightening flicks made our top-50 list. (You might want to keep the lights on.)
Scary playlist
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Your Halloween playlist

See our suggestions for a perfect spooky playlist — these scary song picks should give you goosebumps. We dare you to turn up the volume.
Halloween book suggestions
Books

Season's readings

Think of these recommended books as a fun-filled bag of literary tricks and treats that won't leave you with cavities.
Blog Read Off the Shelf for literary news
2008 Zoo Howl
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Going wild at Zoo Howl

Lions, tiger, and kids — oh my! — all got in the Halloween spirit at Franklin Park Zoo's Zoo Howl last year. Trick or treat.
More Pics from the 2008 Pumpkin Fest